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 6, 2016
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware | 001-35837 | 20-5276217 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
480 Arsenal Street, Suite 110, Watertown, Massachusetts |
02472 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617) 715-3600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 (b). Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 6, 2016 the Board of Directors of Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company) elected Christopher Watt the Companys principal financial officer and principal accounting officer until a chief financial officer is named. On January 4, 2016, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K announcing that David Lubner submitted his resignation as senior vice president and chief financial officer of the Company effective January 8, 2016. Mr. Watt currently serves as the Companys Vice President, Finance.
Mr. Watt, 51, has served as vice president, finance since July 2015. Prior to joining the Company, from 2004 to July 2015, Mr. Watt held a variety of leadership positions at Biogen Inc., a biotechnology company, most recently serving as senior director, global commercial finance. Mr. Watt holds a BA from Colby College and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
SIGNATURE
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.
By: | /s/ Maria D. Stahl | |||||
Date: January 11, 2016 | Maria D. Stahl | |||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel |