3D SYSTEMS CORPORATION (NYSE:DDD) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On June 7, 2017, the Board of Directors of 3D Systems Corporation (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board of Directors to eleven members and appointed John J. Tracy as a director of the Company.
Mr. Tracy, age 62, has more than 37 years of experience in the aerospace industry, most recently as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Engineering, Operations and Technology at The Boeing Company. Dr. Tracy has strong leadership in technology, operations, quality and engineering from several aerospace companies, including Hercules Aerospace Company, McDonnell Douglas Corporation and The Boeing Company. From 2006 until 2016, he served as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Engineering, Operations and Technology at The Boeing Company. Prior to that he served as Vice President, Engineering and Mission Assurance for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems and Vice President Structural Technologies, Prototyping and Quality of Phantom Works at Boeing, after serving in increasing roles at Hercules, McDonnell Douglas and The Boeing Company since 1979. Dr. Tracy brings specialized expertise in aircraft manufacturing, structure and materials.
Mr. Tracy has not been appointed to any committees of the Board of Directors, and no determination has been made as to any committees of the Board of Directors to which he may be appointed. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Tracy and any other person to which he was elected as a director of the Company, and there is no information required to be disclosed with respect to Mr. Tracy to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. In connection with his election as a director, Mr. Tracy was granted 5,020 shares of common stock under the Company’s equity plans.
The Company issued a press release announcing the election of Mr. Tracy on June 8, 2017. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by this reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated June 8, 2017
About 3D SYSTEMS CORPORATION (NYSE:DDD)
3D Systems Corporation is a holding company. The Company provides three-dimensional (3D) products and services, including 3D printers, print materials, parts services and digital design and manufacturing tools. Its ecosystem supports applications from the product design shop to the factory floor to the operating room. Its precision healthcare capabilities include simulation, Virtual Surgical Planning, and printing of medical and dental devices, as well as patient-specific surgical instruments. Its brands include Accura, DuraForm, LaserForm, CastForm, VisiJet, Quickparts, Gentle Giant and Simbionix. Its customers can use 3D printing to design and manufacture parts. Its customers include companies and small and midsize businesses in a range of industries, such as automotive, aerospace, government, defense, technology, electronics, education, consumer goods, energy and healthcare. It operates through subsidiaries in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region.