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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Directors. |
On December 16, 2020, the Board of Directors of CoreCivic, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), appointed Mr. Patrick Swindle, who currently serves as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Corrections Officer, to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2021.
Mr. Swindle, age 45, has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Corrections Officer since January 2018. From October 2016 to January 2018, Mr. Swindle served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Operations. From April 2014 to October 2016, Mr. Swindle served as the Company’s Vice President, Treasury and Strategic Development. From August 2013 to April 2014, Mr. Swindle served as the Company’s Vice President, Strategic Development. From July 2009 to August 2013, Mr. Swindle served as the Company’s Vice President and Treasurer. Mr. Swindle joined the Company in 2007 as Managing Director, Treasury. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Swindle spent 10 years in equity research in the equity capital markets divisions of SunTrust Equitable Securities, Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Avondale Partners, LLC. During his time as an equity analyst, Mr. Swindle focused his research on outsourced business services, government and healthcare industries, including partnership corrections. Mr. Swindle holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Western Kentucky University.
There is no family relationship between Mr. Swindle and any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company. The Company has not entered into any transactions with Mr. Swindle that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulations S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
SIGNATURE
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.
| Date: December 16, 2020 | CORECIVIC, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ David Garfinkle | |||||
| Name: | David Garfinkle | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||