A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC. (NASDAQ:AMRK) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC. (NASDAQ:AMRK) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On September 10, 2019, Cary Dickson notified A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intent to resign from his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective September 30, 2019. Mr. Dickson’s departure was due to family and personal reasons and not as a result of any disagreements with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s financials, operations, policies or practices.
Effective upon Mr. Dickson’s resignation, Kathleen Simpson-Taylor will succeed Mr. Dickson as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Simpson-Taylor is currently the Company’s Executive Vice President, Controller and Assistant Secretary.
Ms. Simpson-Taylor, age 56, was appointed Executive Vice President, Controller and Assistant Secretary in November 2017, after serving as Vice President, Controller and Assistant Secretary since January 2016. Prior to working for the Company, Ms. Simpson-Taylor held various executive positions at Mattel, Inc., a toy manufacturer, from 2000 to 2015, including Vice President, Mattel Division Finance and Vice President, USA Finance, and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Mattel Federal Credit Union from 2002 to 2004. Prior to working for Mattel, Simpson-Taylor held management positions at the accounting firm of Ernst & Young. Ms. Simpson-Taylor is a Certified Public Accountant.
A press release announcing Mr. Dickson’s resignation and Ms. Simpson-Taylor’s appointment is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Exhibits
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A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. Exhibit
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hereAbout A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC. (NASDAQ:AMRK)
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. is a precious metal trading company. The Company is a wholesaler of gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion and related products, including bars, wafers, grain and coins. It distributes gold and silver coins and bars from sovereign and private mints; provides financing for the purchase of bullion and numismatics; offers storage for bullion, and offers complementary products, such as consignment, customized finance and liquidity programs, such as repurchase (Repo) accounts, and trade quotes in a variety of foreign currencies. It operates through various business units for accounting purposes, including Industrial, Coin and Bar, Trading, Finance, Collateral Finance Corporation, Transcontinental Depository Services and Logistics. It is an authorized distributor of gold and silver coins for sovereign mints and various private mints. The sovereign mints include the United States Mint, the Australian (Perth) Mint and the Austrian Mint, among others.
