WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION (NYSE:WHR) 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
OnSeptember19, 2017, David T. Szczupak, Whirlpool Corporation’s Executive Vice President, Global Product Organization, announced his plan to retire from the company in the first quarter of 2018 after 10 years of service to the company. Mr. Szczupak will transition the responsibilities of his current role effective in the fourth quarter in 2017, and remain actively engaged on special projects through his retirement.
About WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION (NYSE:WHR)
Whirlpool Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of home appliances. The Company manufactures products in approximately 15 countries and markets products around the world under brand names, such as Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air and Indesit. The Company’s segments include North America, Latin America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Asia. The Company manufactures and markets a line of home appliances and related products. Its principal products are laundry appliances, refrigerators and freezers, cooking appliances, dishwashers, mixers and other portable household appliances. It also produces hermetic compressors for refrigeration systems. In the United States, it market and distribute products primarily under the Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Roper, Admiral, Affresh and Gladiator brand names primarily to retailers, distributors and builders.