UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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):  October 26, 2017

 

Aceto Corporation

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

New York   000-04217   11-1720520

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

4 Tri Harbor Court, Port Washington, NY 11050

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (516) 627-6000

 

  

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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 October 26, 2017, Douglas Roth, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aceto Corporation (the “Company”), notified the Company that he will retire from his role as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective March 31, 2018, after 17 years of service with the Company.

 

On October 27, 2017, Fran Scally, age 50, was designated to serve as chief accounting officer of the Company, effective immediately. Ms. Scally joined the Company in 2007 as a Director, Financial Reporting and Compliance, and most recently became the Company’s Vice President, Financial Reporting, Compliance and Risk in October 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Scally was the Director of Financial Reporting and Compliance at Veeco Instruments Inc., a manufacturer of semiconductor process equipment, from 1998-2007. From 1989-1998, Ms. Scally was employed by Ernst & Young LLP. Ms. Scally received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from LIU Post and is a Certified Public Accountant.

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  ACETO CORPORATION
   
Date: October 27, 2017 By: /s/ William C. Kennally, III
    William C. Kennally, III
    President and CEO