UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 26, 2017

 

 

Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-37695   20-8436652

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

200 Technology Square, 4th Floor

Cambridge, MA

  02139
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (617) 225-0096

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.

(b) On January 26, 2017, Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc.’s Chief Financial Officer, James DeTore, provided notice of his resignation from the Company, effective February 10, 2017, for personal reasons. The Company has commenced a search for a replacement. Brett Hagen, the Company’s Controller and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2016, will assume certain of Mr. DeTore’s duties on an interim basis. Prior to joining Proteostasis, Mr. Hagen served as a controller for BIND Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIND), Vice President, Finance/Segment Controller of Boston Private Financial Holdings (NASDAQ: BPFH), Manager of SEC Financial Reporting and Technical Account of The Princeton Review, Controller of BioProcessors Corporation and held a number of positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He received a B.A. from University of Minnesota, a Master in Accountancy from Wright State University and a M.S. in Finance from Suffolk University.


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.

 

Date: February 1, 2017     PROTEOSTASIS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    By:   /s/ Jeffrey M. Held
      Jeffrey M. Held
      General Counsel and Secretary
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