Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 14, 2012
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NII HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
000-32421
(Commission File Number)
91-1671412
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1875 Explorer Street, Suite 1000
Reston, Virginia
(Address of principal executive offices)
20190
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 390-5100
Not Applicable
(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.
(c) On June 14, 2012, the Board of Directors of NII Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Gokul Hemmady, the Company's Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Transformational Officer, to serve as the Company's Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Hemmady will continue in his role as Chief Financial Officer until the Company names a successor chief financial officer. The role of chief operating officer is a newly created role at the Company.
Mr. Hemmady, 51, has served as the Company's Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Transformation Officer since February 2012, as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2011 through 2012, and as the Company's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2007 through 2011.
The full text of the Company's press release announcing the appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated June 15, 2012
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.
NII HOLDINGS, INC.
(Registrant)
Dated: June 15, 2012
By: /s/ SHANA C. SMITH
Shana C. Smith
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated June 15, 2012
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