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): May 10, 2018
INNODATA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-22196 | 13-3475943 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| incorporation) | Identification No.) |
| 55 Challenger Road | 07660 | |
| Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 | (Zip Code) | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code (201) 371-8000 |
| (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. |
| (c) | Effective May 10, 2018 Innodata Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Jack Abuhoff, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as the Company’s interim principal financial officer. |
Mr. Abuhoff, age 57, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September 15, 1997, and a director of the Company since its founding in 1988. Mr. Abuhoff has been the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors since May 2001. From 1995 to 1997 he was Chief Operating Officer of Charles River Corporation, an international systems integration and outsourcing firm. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Abuhoff was employed by Chadbourne & Parke, LLP in connection with its joint venture with Goldman Sachs to develop capital projects in China. Mr. Abuhoff is a trustee on the Board of Trustees of the Harvard Law School Association of New Jersey. He practiced international corporate law at White & Case LLP from 1986 to 1992. Mr. Abuhoff holds an A.B. degree in English from Columbia College (1983) and a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School (1986).
There are no family relationships between Mr. Abuhoff and any director, executive officer, or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer.
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.
| INNODATA INC. | ||
| Date: May 15, 2018 | By: | /s/ Amy R. Agress |
| Amy R. Agress | ||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||