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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):
March 1, 2000
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RWD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 0-22145 52-1552720
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
10480 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 1200
Columbia, Maryland 21044
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(410) 730-4377
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(Registrant's telephone number)
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Item 5. Other Events
As previously announced, on March 1, 2000, Mr. James R. Kinney was elected
to serve as a director of RWD Technologies, Inc. He will serve as a Class III
Director and will be nominated for reelection by the stockholders of RWD during
the 2000 Annual Meeting. Mr. Kinney recently retired as a senior vice president
and chief information officer (CIO) of Kraft Foods North America, an $18 billion
food and beverage company in North America. As CIO at Kraft, he was responsible
for the strategic planning, development, and deployment of business information
systems. Mr. Kinney has played an active role in the food industry's use of IT.
From 1996 to 1998, he served as the chairman of the IS Committee for the
Grocery Manufacturer's Association, the trade association representing food
manufacturers. He chaired the Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) sub-committee
on IT and has presented at several industry conferences on the role of
technology in ECR, the industry's program for improving supply chain and
promotion practices.
From 1996 to 1997, Mr. Kinney served as the president of the Society for
Information Management, a 2,500 member international organization dedicated to
the issues of managing IT. His view on management issues in IT and on building
high-performance IT organizations is frequently quoted in national publications.
From 1960 to 1969, Mr. Kinney served as a nuclear submarine officer in the
U.S. Navy. He retired as a captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve after six command
assignments. He has an MBA degree from Northwestern University and a bachelor's
degree from the U.S. Naval Academy. He is on the advisory boards of NCR and
SHARE, an international systems association. He is also on the board of
Transtech, a privately held e-Business consulting services company, and
Barrington Youth Services, a non-profit social services agency.
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SIGNATURES
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 1, 2000 RWD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:/s/ Laurens MacLure, Jr.
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Laurens MacLure, Jr., General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
