UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): August 17, 2015

GLYECO, INC. 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 960-1539

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Election of Directors

On August 17, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of GlyEco, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), appointed Charles F. Trapp to serve as a member of the Board, effective immediately.

Mr. Kneller, 57, is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Verengo Solar, a leading residential solar installation business that was founded in 2008 and grew rapidly to be a top 5 installer by 2014. Kneller was recruited to Verengo Solar last October for his successful track record of driving operational excellence at multiple companies and across several different industries. In eight months, Kneller executed a turnaround project that reduced expenses and increased revenues in the strategic solar market of Southern California. From 2010 to 2014, Kneller served as the Vice President of Sales & Operations at Sears Holding Company, where he led sales and operations with full profit and loss responsibility of $1.3B, 740+ corporate stores, six franchise stores, multiple call centers, and over 12,000 associates. From 2007 to 2010, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Aquion Water Treatment Products, a $250M global manufacturer and marketer of water treatment equipment and water quality solutions, where he was selected by the board to lead the revitalization of the company and was responsible for a total reorganization of the business.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Kneller and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director; there is no family relationship between him and any of the Company’s directors and officers; and there is no related party transaction reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Mr. Kneller will be compensated as a Board member according to the Company’s FY2015 Director Compensation Plan.

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

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