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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.
Appointment of President
On September 25, 2021, the board of directors of Aditxt, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Corinne Pankovcin as President of the Company. Ms. Pankovcin previously served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since July 2020.
Set forth below is the biographical information of Ms. Pankovcin, age 54, as required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K.
Ms. Pankovcin served as our Chief Financial Officer from July 2020 through September 25, 2021. From December 2015 to July 2019, Ms. Pankovcin was the Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director and Treasurer of Business Development Corporation of America, a business development company. Prior thereto, from January 2011 to August 2015, Ms. Pankovcin was the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Blackrock Capital Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: BKCC), and a Managing Director of Finance at BlackRock Investment Management LLC. Prior to joining BlackRock, Ms. Pankovcin was a senior member of Finance & Accounting of Alternative Investments and served as Chief Financial Officer for the Global Emerging Markets products group at AIG Capital Partners. Ms. Pankovcin began her career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where she ultimately held the role of Senior Manager of Business Assurance for Consumer Products, Manufacturing, and Middle Market industries from 1991 to 2001. Ms. Pankovcin earned her B.S. in Accounting from Dowling College and her Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Hofstra University. She is a Certified Public Accountant.
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
On September 25, 2021, the board of directors of the Company appointed Thomas J. Farley as Chief Financial of the Company. Mr. Farley previously served as the Controller of the Company since October 2020 and has served as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer since March 2021.
Set forth below is the biographical information of Mr. Farley, age 48, as required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Farley served as our Controller from October 2020 through September 25, 2021 and has served as our Principal Accounting Officer since March 2021. From December 2015 to June 2020, Mr. Farley was the Senior Controller and Treasurer of Business Development Corporation of America, a business development company. Prior thereto, from January 2011 to August 2015, Mr. Farley was the Senior Controller of Blackrock Capital Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: BKCC). Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Farley was a Senior Controller for PineBridge Investments. Mr. Farley began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, from 1996 to 2001. Mr. Farley earned his B.S. in Accounting from Long Island University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On September 27, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointments of Ms. Pankovcin and Mr. Farley. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated September 27, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
| ADITXT, INC. | ||
| Date: September 30, 2021 | By: | /s/ Corinne Pankovcin |
| Corinne Pankovcin | ||
| President | ||
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