Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
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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 January 27, Michael Adam Chodos, age 66, joined the Board of Directors of the Company and was appointed to the Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr. Chodos has been the Principal at the Law Offices of Michael Chodos, 1984 to the present. He has served as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Medsphere Systems Corporation from June, 2020 to September, 2023 and General Counsel, Senior Vice President, Notarize, Inc. from June, 2016 to February, 2020. Mr. Chodos, is a seasoned corporate counsel, entrepreneur, and board advisor, with many years of transactional, corporate finance, governance, compliance, labor relations, regulatory and government relations experience across a broad range of enterprises.
On January 26, Barre A. Seibert resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company following 20 years of dedicated service.
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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 under-signed thereunto duly authorized.
January 29, 2025 | TOOTSIE ROLL INDUSTRIES, INC. | |
By: | /S/ G. HOWARD EMBER, JR. | |
G. Howard Ember, Jr. | ||
Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||
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