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): August 1, 2014
KELLY SERVICES, INC.
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999 WEST BIG BEAVER ROAD, TROY, MICHIGAN 48084
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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 August 1, 2014, Kelly Services, Inc. (“the Company”) issued a press release announcing the election of Robert S. Cubbin to the Board of Directors of the Company effective August 1, 2014.
Mr. Cubbin, age 56, is expected to be appointed to the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Company’s Board of Directors. He has been a director of Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. (“Meadowbrook”) since 1995 and was appointed their President and Chief Executive Officer in 2002. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of the following Meadowbrook subsidiaries: Star Insurance Company, Savers Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Williamsburg National Insurance Company and Ameritrust Insurance Corporation; and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Century Surety Company and ProCentury Insurance Company. He is also President of Meadowbrook, Inc. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors for First Merit Corporation where he is a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Cubbin is also a member of the Board of Directors of Business Leaders for Michigan, a private non-profit executive leadership organization. He has extensive legal, insurance, management, accounting, actuarial, investment, underwriting, reinsurance and claims experience.
A copy of the press release announcing this election is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release dated August 1, 2014.
SIGNATURE
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.
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/s/ James M. Polehna |
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James J. Polehna |
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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KELLY SERVICES® ELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBER
TROY, Mich. (August 1, 2014) – The board of directors of Kelly Services (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) today elected Robert S. Cubbin to the company’s board. Mr. Cubbin is President and Chief Executive Officer of Meadowbrook Insurance Group and serves as a member of Meadowbrook Insurance Group’s board of directors.
Prior to being named President and CEO in 2002, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, and General Counsel for Meadowbrook Insurance Group and its operating subsidiaries: Star Insurance Company, Savers Property & Casualty Insurance Company, and American Indemnity Insurance Company.
Mr. Cubbin joined Meadowbrook Insurance Group from Plunkett Cooney in Detroit where he specialized in insurance defense and coverage litigation. He is a graduate of Wayne State University and earned a law degree from the Detroit College of Law. Mr. Cubbin serves on the board of directors for First Merit Corporation, where he is a member of the Audit Committee. In addition, he is a member of the board of directors of Business Leaders for Michigan, a private, non-profit executive leadership organization dedicated to enhancing economic growth in Michigan.
Mr. Cubbin fills the board vacancy left when Maureen A. Fay, O.P. retired earlier this year. With his addition, the Kelly Services board has 11 members.
“Bob has a wealth of proven business leadership experience as a CEO,” said Terence E. Adderley, executive chairman and chairman of the board. “We look forward to the insight and value that he will bring to our board.”
About Kelly Services
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA, KELYB) is a leader in providing workforce solutions. Kelly® offers a comprehensive array of outsourcing and consulting services as well as world-class staffing on a temporary, temporary-to-hire and direct-hire basis. Serving clients around the globe, Kelly provided employment to approximately 540,000 employees in 2013. Revenue in 2013 was $5.4 billion. Visit kellyservices.com and connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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CONTACT:
James Polehna
Vice President, Investor and Corporate Communications
(248) 244-4586
james_polehna@kellyservices.com