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16-Jan-2013
Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits
On January 16, 2013, Thor Industries, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that Mr. Dominic A. (Dom) Romeo will become its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective February 4, 2013.
Mr. Romeo, age 53, served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IDEX Corporation from 2004 to 2011. Prior to that, he served as Vice President - Chief Financial Officer of Honeywell Aerospace, a segment of Honeywell International, from 2001 to 2004. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Romeo served as Vice President - Chief Financial Officer of Engines, Systems and Services, a segment of Honeywell International. Mr. Romeo holds a B.A. in both Accounting and Business Administration from Manchester College.
Colleen Zuhl, who served as the Company's Interim Chief Financial Officer during the search process, has been promoted from her previous title of Director of Finance to Vice President and Corporate Controller, effective February 4, 2013.
The terms of Mr. Romeo's employment are set forth in the Company's employment
offer letter dated January 11, 2013 (the "Offer Letter"). Mr. Romeo will be
eligible to receive: (i) an annual base salary of $650,000, (ii) a one-time
inception bonus equal to $750,000 of restricted stock units of the Company (the
"Bonus RSUs") under the Company's 2010 Equity and Incentive Plan (the "Plan"),
(iii) an annual cash performance-based incentive award under the Plan equal to
$300,000 plus .15% of the Company's net earnings before taxes, payable on a
quarterly basis, with respect to the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2013
and for each fiscal quarter thereafter and (iv) an annual performance-based
incentive award under the Plan payable in restricted stock units of the Company
(the "Performance-Based RSUs") equal to 0.3% of the Company's net earnings
before taxes, payable on an annual basis, with respect to the third and fourth
fiscal quarters of fiscal 2013 and for each fiscal year thereafter. The Bonus
RSUs will vest in three equal annual installments beginning in or about October
of 2013. The Performance-Based RSUs will vest in three equal annual installments
beginning on the first anniversary of the date such RSUs are issued. Mr. Romeo
will also participate in the compensation and benefit programs generally
available to the Company's executive officers. The Company has agreed to provide
indemnification to Mr. Romeo in accordance with the Company's standard form
indemnification agreement for executive officers.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Romeo and any other person pursuant to which he was or is to be selected as an officer. Mr. Romeo has no family relationships with any of the directors or executive officers of the Company. Since the beginning of the Company's last fiscal year, Mr. Romeo has had no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or any proposed transaction involving the Company worth more than $120,000.
A copy of the Offer Letter and the Company's press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Romeo are attached as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary of the Offer Letter does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Offer Letter.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
10.1 Employment offer letter, dated January 11, 2013, from the Company to
Dom Romeo
99.1 Copy of press release, dated January 16, 2013, issued by the Company
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