Viad Corp (Form: 8-K)  

 


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):   May 20, 2008

Viad Corp
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 001-11015 36-1169950
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1850 N. Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona   85004-4545
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (602) 207-4000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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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 May 20, 2008, the Board of Directors of Viad Corp (the "Company") elected Robert C. Krueger as a new director of the Company and appointed him to the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board. He was elected to the class of Company directors whose terms expire at the 2011 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Krueger, age 72, is a former U.S. Senator, U.S. Congressman, U.S. Ambassador to three countries (Mexico, Burundi, and Botswana), Special Representative of U.S. Secretary of State to Southern African Development Community, Duke University professor, vice provost and dean, and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Rice University, University of Texas and Texas State University. He was also a Visiting Research Fellow at Merton College, Oxford University in 2000. Mr. Krueger has been a consultant to third party businesses interested in international trade and U.S. government policy since 2000.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits
None.






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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.

         
    Viad Corp
          
May 22, 2008   By:   G. Michael Latta
       
        Name: G. Michael Latta
        Title: Vice President - Controller (Chief Accounting Officer and Authorized Signer)