Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On August 5, 2022, JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (the "Company") announced the
resignation of Gary S. Michel as Chair and CEO, effective August 3, 2022, and
the appointment of Kevin C. Lilly as Interim CEO while the Board conducts a
search for a permanent replacement. Mr. Lilly most recently served as the
Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer. David Nord,
who is currently an independent director, has been elected to serve as the
non-executive Chair of the Board. Mr. Nord will receive compensation for his
services as non-executive Chair pursuant to the Company's non-employee director
compensation policy. The Board also reduced the size of the Board to seven
directors.
Mr. Michel will receive the separation payments and benefits provided under his
employment agreement for a resignation as a qualifying termination.
Additionally, Mr. Michel will receive $90,411 in lieu of 30 days' notice and a
lump sum cash payment equivalent to 18 months of COBRA coverage. The restricted
stock units and performance stock units granted to Mr. Michel on February 11,
2020 will vest in accordance with the terms of such restricted stock units and
performance stock units (based on actual performance), as applicable, on
February 11, 2023 as if Mr. Michel were still employed by the Company.
Mr. Michel also will receive a lump sum cash payment of $175,000, representing
the cash value of a pro-rated portion of the special restricted stock units
granted to him on February 16, 2022, and he will be able to exercise any vested
stock options he currently holds until three years after his separation.
Following his separation, Mr. Michel will continue to be subject to certain
restrictive covenants, including non-competition and non-solicitation covenants.
In connection therewith, the Company entered into an Interim CEO Amendment to
Executive Employment Agreement (the "Employment Agreement") with Mr. Lilly. The
Employment Agreement provides for at-will employment until Mr. Lilly's
appointment as Interim CEO is terminated by the Board; an annual base salary of
$450,000; for the time Mr. Lilly serves as Interim CEO, an annual stipend of
$475,000 to be prorated and payable on a bi-weekly basis and a target annual
bonus of 110% of Mr. Lilly's base salary plus stipend (with a minimum guaranteed
annual bonus for 2022 of $250,000); and target annual long-term incentive awards
equal to 140% of Mr. Lilly's base salary (and a maximum of 210% of Mr. Lilly's
base salary). In addition, Mr. Lilly is subject to certain restrictive covenants
during his tenure with the Company, including two-year post-termination
non-competition and non-solicitation covenants.
Mr. Lilly, age 61, joined the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief
Information Officer in February 2019 and was promoted to Executive Vice
President and Chief Information Officer in July 2022. Prior to joining the
Company, he served as Vice President of IT at Trane Technologies (formerly
Ingersoll Rand) from 2011 to 2019. Mr. Lilly received his bachelor's degree in
business administration from Houghton College and attended the executive
graduate program at the Thunderbird School of Global Management.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Lilly and any other person
pursuant to which Mr. Lilly has been appointed as Interim CEO. There are no
family relationships between Mr. Lilly and any of the Company's directors or
executive officers, and Mr. Lilly is not a party to any transaction, or any
proposed transaction, required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of
Regulation S-K.
The Company issued a press release regarding these announcements and a copy of
the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Number Description
99.1 Press Release issued by JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. on August 5, 2022.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document).
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