UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 12, 2006 (October 10,
2006)
Conversion
Services International, Inc.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-30420
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20-0101495
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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100
Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover,
New
Jersey
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07936
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (973)
560-9400
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 Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Principal Officers.
On
October 11, 2006, Conversion Services International, Inc. (the “Company”)
announced that its
Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary,
Mitchell Peipert, has resigned effective October 27, 2006, as he has accepted
a
position with a privately-held company outside of the information technology
services industry. William Hendry, the
Company’s Controller for the past two and one-half years and a certified public
accountant in the State of New Jersey, has been appointed Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer by the Board of Directors effective October
27,
2006. Lawrence F. Metz, the Company’s Vice President and General Counsel, was
appointed Secretary, effective immediately.
Mr.
Hendry, in his current role, worked closely with Mr. Peipert and executive
management. Prior to joining CSI in 2004, Mr. Hendry was Controller of
Scientific Games Online Entertainment Systems, a developer, installer and
operator of online, instant and video lottery systems, from 2002-2004. From
2000-2002, Mr. Hendry was a consultant to Cipolla Sziklay Zak & Co. and
Pharmacia. Prior to this, Mr. Hendry served as the corporate controller of
Alphanet Solutions, a publicly-held information technology professional services
company, as the corporate controller of Biosource International, a publicly-held
international manufacturer of technology products, and as vice president -
finance of Quarterdeck, a publicly-held publisher of utility and software
applications. Mr. Hendry began his career at KPMG LLP. Mr. Hendry has an M.B.A.
in finance and a B.S. in accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and
is
a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New
Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Financial Executive
Institute.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Set
forth
below is a list of Exhibits included as part of this Current Report.
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated October 11, 2006
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This
Current Report on Form 8-K may contain, among other things, certain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including,
without
limitation,
(i)
statements with respect to the Company’s plans, objectives, expectations and
intentions; and (ii) other statements identified by words such as “may”,
“could”, “would”, “should”, “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “estimates”,
“intends”, “plans” or similar expressions. These statements are based upon the
current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to
significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set
forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
involve certain risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on
various factors (many of which are beyond the Company’s control).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
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CONVERSION
SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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12, 2006 |
By: |
/s/ Scott
Newman |
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Name:
Scott Newman
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
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