Schneider National, Inc 8-K, filed Oct 28, 2020
Schneider National, Inc. (SNDR)
8-K
2020-10-28
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About this 8-K
Schneider National, Inc filed this 8-K on October 28, 2020, reporting on events of October 26, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 26, 2020
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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 October 26, 2020, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Schneider National, Inc. (the "Company") increased the number of directors on the Board to eleven and appointed Jyoti Chopra as a director, both actions to be effective January 1, 2021. Ms. Chopra will serve on the Compensation Committee of the Board.
Since 2019, Ms. Chopra has served as Senior Vice President and Chief People, Inclusion and Sustainability Officer for MGM Resorts International, an entertainment and hospitality company that owns and operates integrated resorts across the United States and in Macau. Ms. Chopra previously served as Senior Vice President and Global Leader for Diversity and Inclusion, HR Transformation and Operations at Pearson Plc. from 2018 to 2019 and as Managing Director and Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at BNY Mellon from 2012 to 2018. Ms. Chopra holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from New York University and an M.B.A. from the University of Oxford. She also completed the Securities Industry Institute at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
The Board has determined that Ms. Chopra is an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange's ("NYSE's") listing standards and the Board's categorical standards and that she meets the Securities and Exchange Commission's independence requirements for service on the Company's Compensation Committee. There was no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Chopra and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Chopra was nominated as a director. As of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, neither Ms. Chopra nor any of her immediate family members is a party, either directly or indirectly, to any transactions that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Ms. Chopra will be eligible to participate in the compensation arrangements and programs established for the Company's non-employee directors. The current arrangements and programs are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2020. Ms. Chopra will also be subject to the director indemnification provisions described in the prospectus.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
104 The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL
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.
| Date: October 28, 2020 | SCHNEIDER NATIONAL, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas G. Jackson | |||||||
| Name: | Thomas G. Jackson | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Schneider Hiebing John Claybrooks Erin Elliott 920-592-MKTG (6584) 920-592-3555 media@schneider.com eelliott@hiebing.com Investor Relations Contact: Schneider Steve Bindas 920-592-SNDR (7637) investor@schneider.com Schneider National, Inc. Appoints Jyoti Chopra to its Board of Directors GREEN BAY, Wis. – October 28, 2020 – The Board of Directors of Schneider National, Inc. (NYSE: SNDR) announced today that it has increaseed the number of directors on the Board to 11 and appointed Jyoti Chopra as a director, both actions will be effective January 1, 2021. The Board also appointed Chopra to the Compensation Committee. Since 2019, Chopra has served as Senior Vice President and Chief People, Inclusion and Sustainability Officer for MGM Resorts International, an entertainment and hospitality company that owns and operates integrated resorts across the United States and in Macau. She previously served as Senior Vice President and Global Leader for Diversity and Inclusion, HR Transformation and Operations at Pearson Plc from 2018 to 2019 and as Managing Director and Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at BNY Mellon from 2012 to 2018. Chopra holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from New York University and an MBA. from the University of Oxford. Additionally, she also completed the Securities Industry Institute at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She was elected by the Board based upon her extensive human resources, international business, operations, environmental and social responsibility experience and successful track record of driving business transformations through innovative people practices. About Schneider Schneider is a premier provider of transportation and logistics services. Offering one of the broadest portfolios in the industry, Schneider’s solutions include Regional and Long-Haul Truckload, Expedited, Dedicated, Bulk, Intermodal, Brokerage, Warehousing, Supply Chain Management, Port Logistics and Logistics Consulting.
With nearly $5 billion in annual revenue, Schneider has been safely delivering superior customer experiences and investing in innovation for over 80 years. The company’s digital marketplace, Schneider FreightPower®, is revolutionizing the industry giving shippers access to an expanded, highly flexible capacity network and provides carriers with unmatched access to quality drop-and-hook freight – Always Delivering, Always Ahead. For more information about Schneider, visit Schneider.com or follow the company socially on LinkedIn and Twitter: @WeAreSchneider. Source: Schneider SNDR ###