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 13, 2008

 

CASCADE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Oregon

 

1-12557

 

93-0136592

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

2201 N.E. 201st Avenue
Fairview, Oregon 97024-9718
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(503) 669-6300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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 13, 2008, our Board of Directors appointed Senior Vice President, Richard S. Anderson, to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Vice President – Finance, Joseph G. Pointer, was appointed to succeed Mr. Anderson as Chief Financial Officer.

 

Mr. Anderson, 60, has served as our Chief Financial Officer since 2001. He has been employed by us since 1972 and held several positions including appointments as Vice President—Material Handling Product Group in 1996 and Senior Vice President—International in 1999.

 

Mr. Pointer, 47, has served as Vice President—Finance since 2000. Prior to joining us in 2000, he was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Portland, Oregon.

 

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.

 

 

Cascade Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  JOSEPH G. POINTER

 

 

Joseph G. Pointer
Chief Financial Officer

 

Dated: May 16, 2008

 

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