SECURITIES & 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):
March 5, 2013
McCormick & Company, Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-14920 | 52-0408290 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 18 Loveton Circle Sparks, Maryland |
21152 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (410) 771-7301
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Item 5.02(b) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers.
On March 5, 2013, McCormick and Company, Incorporated (the “Company”) announced that Mark T. Timbie, President – Consumer Foods Americas & Chief Administrative Officer, will retire from the Company at the end of June 2013. From now until his retirement, Mr. Timbie will continue to serve in his current role.
Furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release labeled “McCormick Announces Mark Timbie’s Plan to Retire.”
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The exhibit to this report is listed in Item 5.02(b) above and in the Exhibit Index that follows the signature line.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| McCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED | ||||||
| Date: March 5, 2013 | By: | /s/ W. Geoffrey Carpenter | ||||
| W. Geoffrey Carpenter | ||||||
| Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Copy of the press release labeled “McCormick Announces Mark Timbie’s Plan to Retire.” | |
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
McCormick Announces Mark Timbie’s Plan to Retire
SPARKS, MD, MARCH 5, 2013–McCormick & Company’s (NYSE:MKC), a global leader in flavor, today announced that Mark Timbie, President-Consumer Foods Americas & Chief Administrative Officer, will be retiring at the end of June 2013.
Mr. Timbie has been a key leader for McCormick over the last 16 years. Besides serving as a member of the company’s Management Committee, Mark’s career at McCormick has been in leadership roles for our U.S. Consumer business as well as President of McCormick Canada, President of McCormick’s International business and President North American Consumer Foods.
Mr. Timbie joined McCormick as a very experienced CPG executive in 1996 as Vice President for Sales & Marketing for the McCormick/Schilling Division. He served as Board Advisor to the Sales Group in the late 1990s and was named Vice President & General Manager for Perimeter Products and Consumer Marketing in 2000. He was promoted to President of McCormick Canada one year later.
His dedication to the company continued as he led the organization through a very successful period of international expansion where he took on various roles including President – International Consumer Products Group. In this role, Mark was responsible for McCormick’s consumer businesses in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Mexico and Latin America as well as McCormick’s Global Export Department.
“I have had the privilege of working closely with Mark over the last decade, and I value the contributions he has made to McCormick. His dedication and commitment serve as a textbook example for all us to follow,” said Alan Wilson, McCormick Chairman, President and CEO. “He is an important member of our senior team and will be missed.”
Mr. Timbie served on the Board of Directors for Tasty Baking Company and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
About McCormick
McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor. With $4 billion in annual sales, the company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry – retail outlets, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses.
Every day, no matter where or what you eat, you can enjoy food flavored by McCormick. McCormick Brings Passion to Flavor™.
To learn more please visit us at www.mccormickcorporation.com.
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For information contact:
Corporate Communications:
Lori Robinson (410) 527-6004 or lori_robinson@mccormick.com