SEC Form 8-K filed by U.S. Silica Holdings Inc.
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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. |
Appointment of Alan Schultz as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
On August 1, 2024, U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (the “Company” or “U.S. Silica”) announced that it had appointed Alan Schultz to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective August 1, 2024. Mr. Schultz fills the office vacated by Kevin Hough, who has stepped down, effective August 1, 2024, from his role as interim Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Schultz, age 43, has served as Senior Vice President, Strategy of U.S. Silica since 2016. From 2013 to 2016, he served as Vice President, Enterprise Growth and Portfolio Strategy at TDS, a telecommunications company, where he led efforts to expand into new business segments. Prior to his tenure at TDS, Mr. Schultz served as a Senior Manager at Bain & Company beginning in 2003, where he led teams to create growth strategies, conduct diligence and improve operations. Mr. Schultz holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Schultz and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Schultz was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. There are no family relationships between Mr. Schultz and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no relationships between Mr. Schultz and U.S. Silica or its subsidiaries that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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: August 1, 2024
| U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC. |
| /s/ Stacy Russell |
| Stacy Russell |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |