UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 3, 2010
ENCOMPASS GROUP AFFILIATES,
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Florida
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000-30486
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65-0738251
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(State
or Other
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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Jurisdiction
of
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File
Number)
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Identification
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Incorporation)
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Number)
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420 Lexington Avenue,
New York, New York
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10170
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (646)
227-1600
_____________________________
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item
5.02.
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Departure of Directors or
Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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Departure of CEO;
Elimination of COO Position; Appointment of New CEO
On
September 3, 2010, Wayne I. Danson separated from his employment with Encompass
Group Affiliates, Inc. (the “Company”) and from his positions as President,
Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company. Mr. Danson and
the Company are negotiating the terms of a separation agreement.
Also
effective September 3, 2010, the Company eliminated the position of Chief
Operating Officer. Mr. Steven Miller will remain with the Company as
an Executive Vice President.
Effective
September 3, 2010, the Company appointed Robert Gowens of Phoenix Management
Services, Inc. (“PMSI”) as its interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr.
Gowens is not expected to serve on the Company’s Board of
Directors. A subsidiary of PMSI, through a team led by Mr. Gowens,
was engaged in August, 2010, to provide strategic advisory services to the
Company. Mr. Gowens has been a Managing Director at PMSI since
November 2007 and has over 38 years of senior leadership experience in a variety
of business environments. Mr. Gowens has been a senior operating
executive for over 16 years at both growth-oriented and challenged companies,
and has had full P&L responsibility as Chief Executive Officer, President,
and Vice President/General Manager. Prior to joining PMSI, Mr. Gowens
led his own consulting firm providing strategic planning, turnaround management,
reengineering, due diligence support, and other consulting services to a variety
of middle market clients. Mr. Gowens has worked with companies in
both the public and private sectors.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
ENCOMPASS
GROUP AFFILIATES, INC.
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Dated:
September 8, 2010
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By:
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/s/ William
Nolan
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Director,
Authorized Signatory for this Report
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