HILL INTERNATIONAL,INC. (NYSE:HIL) 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
On September28, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hill International,Inc. (the “Company”) voted to appoint each of Arnaud Ajdler and James Chadwick as additional independent members of the Board, effective as of October1, 2018. The initial term of Mr.Ajdler’s appointment will be from October1, 2018 until the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders which is scheduled for December6, 2018. The initial term of Mr.Chadwick’s appointment will be from October1, 2018 until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2020. In addition, the Board has appointed Mr.Ajdler to serve on the Board’s Compensation Committee, which he will chair.
As previously disclosed in the Company’s filings, the Company is a party to certain Nomination and Standstill Agreements whereby the Company has agreed to nominate each of Mr.Ajdler and Mr.Chadwick to the Board at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2018.
Mr.Ajdler has served as the managing partner for Engine Capital L.P., a value-oriented investment firm, since 2013. Mr.Ajdler, who was a member of Hill’s Board from June2006 to June2009, currently sits on the boards of Stewart Information Services Corporation (NYSE:STC) and StarTek,Inc. (NYSE:SRT). He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium, an MS in Aeronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mr.Chadwick has served as a Director of the investment firm Alternative Investments with Ancora Advisors, LLC. since 2014. He has served on the board of seven public companies. Mr.Chadwick earned a BA from the University of California Los Angeles.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
In addition, the Board has elected David D. Sgro as Chairman of the Board, effective as of October1, 2018.
The Company has issued a press release on October2, 2018 regarding the matters described above. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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