form8k-99924_lake.htm
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): April 23,
2009
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Lakeland Industries,
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-15535
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13-3115216
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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701 Koehler Avenue, Suite 7,
Ronkonkoma, New York 11779-7410
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (631)
981-9700
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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Lakeland
Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of Duane W. Albro to its Board of
Directors, effective April 17, 2009. The addition of Mr. Albro brings
the Company’s total number of directors to 7, a majority (being 5 of 7) of which
are defined as independent in accordance with NASDAQ regulations.
Duane
Albro serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Warwick Valley
Telephone Co. (NASDAQ: WWVY). Throughout most of his career, he has
served in executive and operational management capacities of increasing
responsibility for blue chip publicly traded companies such as NYNEX and Bell
Atlantic and performing private and public company turnarounds for private
equity investors such as Carlyle Group and Columbia Capital Management among
others. An active participant in industry trade groups, Mr. Albro has served on
the White House Advisory Council on Technology in Education and provided
testimony to Congress on the benefits of technology used in
education. He has also served on the boards of several recognized
universities and foundations, and has participated in various philanthropic
endeavors and economic development initiatives.
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.
LAKELAND INDUSTRIES,
INC.
Date April
23,
2009 /s/ Christopher J.
Ryan
Christopher J. Ryan
President & CEO