Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 17, 2023
MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
01-13697
52-1604305
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
160 S. Industrial Blvd., Calhoun, Georgia
30701
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (706) 629-7721
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value
MHK
New York Stock Exchange
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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 July 17, 2023, Mohawk Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Wim Messiaen, who has served for the past five years as Chief Executive Officer of the corrugated packaging division of VPK Group, will join the Company on October 16, 2023, following the completion of his contractual notice, and will succeed Bernard Thiers as president of the Company’s Flooring Rest of the World segment effective February 1, 2024. Mr. Thiers will continue in a senior advisory role after February 1, 2024, to ensure a successful transition of the business and its strategies.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 17, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the leadership change set forth in Item 5.02 above. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
This information, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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.
Mohawk Industries, Inc.
Date:
July 17, 2023
By:
/s/ R. David Patton
R. David Patton
Vice President - Business Strategy and General Counsel
