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): January 6, 2000
HEALTHY PLANET PRODUCTS, INC.
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Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-130048 94-2601764
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)
1700 Corporate Circle Petaluma, CA 94954
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) Zip Code
(707) 778-2280
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)
5. Other Events
On January 6, 2000, Donald R. Beckman joined Healthy Planet Products, Inc.
("Healthy Planet" or the "Company") as the Vice President of Marketing. Mr.
Beckman brings with him thirty years of domestic and international experience
in the social expression industry, and was previously the Vice President of
Marketing for Plus Mark, a division of American Greetings. Mr. Beckman also
held various other positions with American Greetings including being Executive
Director of International Operations (1984-1989) and Creative Director of
Consumer Products (1979-1984).
Healthy Planet also appointed Richard M. Widney as Vice President and General
Manager of the Company, effective January 14, 2000. Since July 1998, Mr.
Widney has served as President of the Evergreen Group and has continued in that
capacity since the May 1999 acquisition by Healthy Planet. Mr. Widney brings
over thirty years of experience and achievement as a hands-on manager in start-
up, turnaround, restructuring and new product development activities for both
Fortune 500 (Dart Industries, Bendix and Avery International) and smaller
private companies. Prior to joining Evergreen, Mr. Widney served as Vice
President of Marketing, from June 1997 to April 1998, at Konexx, a San Diego CA
manufacturer and marketer of computer telephony devices. From January 1993 to
May 1997, Mr. Widney served as Vice President of Marketing for Telcom
Technologies (and its successor company AVTC), a Pomona CA developer and
marketer of computer based call center management systems.
The Company also promoted Antonio Santiago to the position of Director of
Finance. Mr. Santiago has served as the Company's Controller for the past 10
years.
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.
HEALTHY PLANET PRODUCTS, INC.
Dated: January 14, 2000 By /s/ Michael G. Zybala
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Michael G. Zybala
Secretary
