UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September 28, 2017
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
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WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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| Delaware | 333-119612 | 20-2446281 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| of Incorporation or Organization) | ||||
680 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1901, New York, NY 10019
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 596-3480
(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;
| (a) | Effective September 30, 2017, Atinder S. Jaggi resigned from his position as the Principal Financial/Accounting Officer of Kenmar Preferred Investments LLC (the “Managing Owner”). |
| (b) | Effective September 30, 2017, James Parrish will be appointed the Principal Financial/Accounting Officer of the Managing Owner. |
James Parrish has been listed as the Principal Executive Officer of the Managing Owner. Mr. Parrish has responsibility for various credit, volatility, futures, FX and equity investment strategies. Mr. Parrish has been investing in hedge funds, private equity and other alternative investments for over 25 years. Other responsibilities include serving as Managing Partner of a boutique risk advisory business where he provides guidance on mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructurings, including expert witness services for credit related matters. Mr. Parrish is also the Chief Compliance Officer of the Managing Owner since November 2015. Earlier he was the CEO of a risk management firm that was sold to a major financial services firm. Mr. Parrish’s career in financial services began at Salomon Brothers in mortgage securities, then Moody’s Investors Service where he worked for 14 years holding global analytic and executive positions in Mortgage & Asset Backed Securities, Financial Institutions, Corporate Finance and Quantitative Risk Management. He has worked with hundreds of companies on capital issues amounting to more than one trillion dollars of securities, including expert testimony before juries and regulatory bodies globally. Mr. Parrish received his BA at Shepherd College and an MBA in Finance from The George Washington University. He holds a certificate in Mergers & Acquisitions from UCLA and a certificate in French Studies from the University of Bourgogne
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities indicated on April 13, 2016.
| WORLD MONITOR TRUST III – SERIES J | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| By: | Kenmar Preferred Investments LLC | |||
| its Managing Owner | ||||
| Date: September 28, 2017 | By: |
/s/ James Parrish | ||
| Name: | James Parrish | |||
| Title: | President | |||