UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) July 20, 2010
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-3932 | 38-1490038 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2000 M-63 North, Benton Harbor, Michigan | 49022-2692 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(269) 923-5000
(Registrant’s 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
On July 20, 2010, the Board of Directors elected Larry M. Venturelli Corporate Controller. In this position, Mr. Venturelli will be the principal accounting officer of the Corporation. Mr. Venturelli has also been named Senior Vice President and will serve as Chief Financial Officer, Whirlpool International.
Mr. Venturelli, 49, joined the Corporation in 2002 as the Assistant Corporate Controller. He became Vice President, Investor Relations in 2004 and Vice President and Corporate Controller in 2006. Mr. Venturelli was appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation’s North America Region in 2008 and served in that capacity until the appointment discussed above.
In connection with his new role, Mr. Venturelli’s annual base salary will be increased to $365,000. Other material terms of his compensation arrangement are not expected to change as a result of his appointment.
Mr. Venturelli succeeds Anthony B. Petitt who submitted his resignation on July 20, 2010 in order to accept a position with another corporation.
SIGNATURE
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.
| WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: July 23, 2010 | By: | /s/ ROBERT J. LAFOREST | ||
| Name: | Robert J. LaForest | |||
| Title: | Corporate Secretary and Group Counsel | |||