UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |||||||||||
Washington, D.C. 20549 | |||||||||||
FORM 8-K | |||||||||||
CURRENT REPORT | |||||||||||
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE | |||||||||||
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 15, 2007 | |||||||||||
NEXT, INC. | |||||||||||
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) | |||||||||||
Delaware | 0-25247 | 95-4675095 | |||||||||
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |||||||||
7625 Hamilton Park Drive, Suite 12, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421 | |||||||||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) | |||||||||||
(423) 296-8213 | |||||||||||
(Registrants telephone number, including area code) |
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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.
(a)
On March 15, 2007, Next, Inc. (the Registrant) announced the retirement of Charles L. Thompson as its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Thompsons retirement is effective March 15, 2007.
(b)
The Registrant also announced that effective March 15, 2007 David O. Cole was appointed Chief Financial Officer replacing Mr. Thompson. Mr. Cole, a Certified Public Accountant, joins the Registrant after spending the last six years as the founding member of Wellspring Resources LLC (Wellspring), a consulting firm specializing in corporate financial management and interim executive services. While with Wellspring, Mr. Cole worked with both public and private companies, fulfilling the roles of Controller, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer in various businesses.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
99.1
Press release by Next, Inc. dated March 15, 2007.
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.
NEXT, INC.
Date:
March 16, 2007
by: /s/ Robert M Budd
Robert M. Budd
President and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Description
99.1
Press release by Next, Inc. dated March 15, 2007.