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): September 30, 2015 (September 30, 2015)
TENNECO INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-12387 | 76-0515284 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS | 60045 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 482-5000
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On September 30, 2015, Tenneco Inc. announced that Josep Fornos, executive vice president, Clean Air, has been appointed to the newly created role of executive vice president, enterprise business initiatives. This senior leadership role supports Tenneco’s cost leadership initiatives by centralizing the development and implementation planning around the ongoing optimization of the company’s engineering, manufacturing and integrated supply chain functions, particularly as it relates to emerging markets. The appointment is effective immediately. Henry Hummel succeeds Fornos, joining Tenneco as senior vice president and general manager, Clean Air. He will be responsible for leading Tenneco’s Clean Air business globally. Hummel joins Tenneco from GE Healthcare where, since October 2014, he had been serving as president and CEO of molecular imaging and computed tomography, leading the company’s $3.5 billion global business focused on diagnostic imaging equipment and services. A copy of the company’s press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued September 30, 2015 | |
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.
| TENNECO INC. | ||||||
| Date: September 30, 2015 | By: | /s/ James D. Harrington | ||||
| James D. Harrington | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||