Dss, Inc 8-K, filed Aug 23, 2021

UNITEDSTATES

SECURITIESAND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,D.C. 20549

FORM8-K

CURRENTREPORT

Pursuantto Section 13 or 15(d)

ofThe Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Dateof Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 17, 2021

DOCUMENTSECURITY SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exactname of registrant as specified in its charter)

6Framark Drive

Victor,New York 14564

(Addressof principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’stelephone number, including area code: (585) 325-3610

N/A

(Formername or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements ofCertain Officers.

On August 16, 2021, Document Security Systems, Inc. (“DSS” or the “Company”) appointed Mr. Todd Macko as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Macko has been serving as the Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective October 28, 2020. Mr. Macko previously served as the Vice President of Finance of the Company. As the Vice President of Finance, Mr. Macko’s responsibilities included assisting DSS’s Interim Chief Financial Officer in all aspects of financial and regulatory reporting. In addition, his responsibilities included the day-to-day management of the Company’s Accounting and Finance team and the financial leadership in the directing and improving of the accounting, reporting, audit, and tax activities. Prior to his role as Vice President of Finance for the Company, Mr. Macko joined the wholly owned subsidiary of DSS, Premier Packaging Corporation in January 2019, as its Vice President of Finance.

Mr. Macko is a Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years of public and corporate financial management, business leadership and corporate strategy. Mr. Macko brings a wealth of experience with strengths in financial planning and analysis, business process re-engineering, budgeting, merger and acquisitions, financial reporting systems, project evaluation and treasury and capital management.

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Macko served as the Corporate Controller for Baldwin Richardson Foods, a leading custom ingredients manufacturer for the food and beverage industry from November 2015 until January 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Macko served as the Controller for The Outdoor Group, LLC, Genesis Vision, Inc., Complemar Partners, Inc., and Level 3 Communications, Inc. Mr. Macko obtained is Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Rochester Institute of Technology.

On August 17, 2021, the Company through a board resolution adopted and ratified the changes to the Director Compensation Plan.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.