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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): | September 30, 2015 |
The WhiteWave Foods Company
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35708 | 46-0631061 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1225 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1000, Denver, Colorado | 80202 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (303) 635-4500 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 30, 2015, the Board of Directors of The WhiteWave Foods Company elected W. Anthony Vernon to the Board, effective January 1, 2016. Mr. Vernon will serve as a Class I director with a term expiring at WhiteWave's 2016 annual meeting of stockholders. No determination has been made as to the committees on which Mr. Vernon will serve.
Mr. Vernon, age 59, served as the CEO of Kraft Foods Group, Inc., from 2012 until December 2014, and as President, Kraft Foods North America from 2009 to 2012. He also served as a member of the board of directors of the Kraft Foods Group, Inc. until May 2015. Prior to joining Kraft, Mr. Vernon was the healthcare industry partner of Ripplewood Holdings LLC, a private equity firm. Mr. Vernon also spent 23 years at Johnson & Johnson where he ran independent business units and led several successful consumer brands. He currently serves as a director on the boards of Medivation, Inc., Intersect ENT, Inc. and NovoCure Limited and on the Global Advisory Board of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
The Board expanded its size from six to seven directors effective January 1, 2016 and appointed Mr. Vernon to fill the resulting vacancy; provided that if Mr. Vernon for any reason does not become a director on January 1, 2016, the number of directors that constitutes the Board shall remain at six and not be increased.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit 99 – Press release dated October 6, 2015
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| The WhiteWave Foods Company | ||||
| October 6, 2015 | By: |
/s/ Roger E. Theodoredis
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| Name: Roger E. Theodoredis | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||||
Exhibit Index
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Press release dated October 6, 2015 |