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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 April 25, 2022, Joshua Reed notified Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intent to resign as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Reed has agreed to provide transitional assistance through May 10, 2022, the effective date of his resignation (the “Resignation Date”). Mr. Reed’s resignation did not involve any disputes or conflicts with management or the Company’s board of directors.
Effective as of the Resignation Date, the Company plans to appoint Bruce Greenberg to serve as its Vice President of Finance, Interim Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer. In such role, Mr. Greenberg would also serve as the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer. There will be no change to Mr. Greenberg’s compensatory arrangements in connection with this appointment.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Reed’s resignation and the appointment of Mr. Greenberg is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Mr. Greenberg, age 54, joined the Company as Vice President and Controller in December 2019. Prior to joining the Company, from May 2017 to December 2019, Mr. Greenberg served as the Corporate Controller at Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc., which develops and commercializes drugs for use in oncological treatments. Prior to his time at Karyopharm, Mr. Greenberg held finance roles of increasing responsibility at KVH Industries, Inc., Berklee College of Music, Harvard Bioscience, Inc. and MKS Instruments, Inc. Mr. Greenberg began his career as a member of the audit practice of Ernst & Young LLP, where he focused on life science and technology clients. Mr. Greenberg, a certified public accountant, received his B.A. in Economics from Clark University and his M.B.A. in Accounting from Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Greenberg and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Greenberg was selected as an officer of the Company. Mr. Greenberg does not have any family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company and does not have any direct or indirect interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Greenberg and the Company will also enter into an indemnification agreement requiring the Company to indemnify him to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law with respect to his service as an officer of the Company. The indemnification agreement will be in the form entered into with the Company’s other executive officers. This form of indemnification agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | ALDEYRA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
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| | By: | | |
| | Name: | Todd C. Brady, M.D. Ph.D. |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: April 28, 2022
