-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, AREbrZuPwZqKYEmoCDKwiFWQ24U05xvUKS01WZLqXNbsLWUv7GGXo+Z8a6DNEzFh pyEe75sf52bAqDe3IMT2og== 0001140361-06-013000.txt : 20060906 0001140361-06-013000.hdr.sgml : 20060906 20060906152834 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001140361-06-013000 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060901 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20060906 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060906 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ZONES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001013786 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-CATALOG & MAIL-ORDER HOUSES [5961] IRS NUMBER: 911431894 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-28488 FILM NUMBER: 061076570 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1102 15TH STREET SW STREET 2: SUITE 102 CITY: AUBURN STATE: WA ZIP: 98001 BUSINESS PHONE: 2532053000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1102 15TH STREET SW STREET 2: SUITE 102 CITY: AUBURN STATE: WA ZIP: 98001 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MULTIPLE ZONES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20001101 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MULTIPLE ZONES INTERNATIONAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960508 8-K 1 form8-k.htm ZONES, INC. 8-K 9-1-2006 Zones, Inc. 8-K 9-1-2006
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: September 1, 2006
 
ZONES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


WASHINGTON
0-28488
91-1431894
(State or other jurisdiction incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer of Identification Number)


1102 15th Street SW, Suite 102, Auburn, Washington 98001-6509
(Address of Principal Administrative Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (253) 205-3000


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 1, 2006, the Company hired Thomas J. Ducatelli as the new Executive Vice President Business Development effective October 1, 2006. Tom Ducatelli previously served as Senior Vice President US Sales of Tech Data Corporation from February 2005 to August 2006. Mr. Ducatelli earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven.

In connection with Mr. Ducatelli’s hiring, the Company executed an offer letter setting the terms of an at-will employment arrangement for his position as Executive Vice President Business Development. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Ducatelli will be paid cash compensation of $300,000 per year and a target annual bonus program to be determined by the Board of Directors. The Company will also provide up to $20,000 in relocation assistance.

Mr. Ducatelli’s offer of employment also provides that in the event his at-will employment is terminated, Mr. Ducatelli will be eligible to receive six months of his base salary. If the Company has a change of control during Mr. Ducatelli’s tenure, he will be eligible to receive one year of his base salary.

The foregoing description of the Mr. Ducatelli’s at-will employment agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the offer letter to be filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2006.

On September 1, 2006, in connection with the above offer of employment of Thomas J. Ducatelli, Mr. Ducatelli signed the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement.


Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

5.02(c) Appointment of Principle Officers
The Company has appointed Tom Ducatelli as Executive Vice President Business Development effective October 1, 2006. A summary of the material terms of Mr. Ducatelli’s offer letter is discussed in Item 1.01 above and is incorporated herein by reference.

Mr. Ducatelli served as Senior Vice President US Sales at Tech Data Corporation, a leading distributor of IT products, from February 2005 to August 2006. Prior to that, he served as senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Dallas-based CompuCom Systems Inc., a $1.7 billion IT solution provider he joined in 1994. Prior to CompuCom, Mr. Ducatelli was a national sales executive with mid-range computer manufacturer Digital Equipment Corp. His background also includes serving as a business development analyst with J.C. Penney.

Mr. Ducatelli does not have any family relationships with any of the directors, executive officers, or any people nominated or chosen by the registrant to become a director or executive officer.


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.

 
ZONES, INC.
   
Dated: September 6, 2006
/s/ RONALD P. MCFADDEN
   
 
By:  Ronald P. McFadden
Its:  Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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