UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Current 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.
On March 3, 2022, DURECT Corporation (the "Company") announced that Michael Arenberg will step down from his role as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective March 17, 2022, to pursue another opportunity in an operating role. The Company has initiated a search to identify a new Chief Financial Officer. Matt Hogan, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer from 2006-2018, who has continued to serve DURECT as a corporate finance advisor since 2018, will support the Company while the Company conducts its search for Mr. Arenberg’s replacement.
Until a permanent replacement for Mr. Arenberg has been named, Jian Li will serve as the Company’s interim Principal Accounting Officer. Ms. Li, age 51, has served as the Company’s Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller since December 2003. Ms. Li holds a B.A. from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and an M.B.A. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Jim Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated, “We thank Mike for his time at the Company and for his service as our Chief Financial Officer for the last three years, and we wish him well going forward in his new operational role. We are also grateful that Matt Hogan will continue to support the Company during this transition and particular thanks to Jian Li for taking on these additional responsibilities.”
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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.
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DURECT Corporation |
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Date: March 3, 2022 |
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/s/ James E. Brown |
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James E. Brown President and Chief Executive Officer
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