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) December 23, 2013
ORGENESIS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 000-54329 | 980583166 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
21 Sparrow Circle, White Plains, NY
10605
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +972.4.824.2051
N/A
(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.
Effective December 23, 2013, Sav DiPasquale resigned as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. DiPasquale’s resignation was not as a result of any disagreement between our company or our policies. On the same date, we appointed Vered Caplan as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of our company until a replacement is named.
Ms. Caplan currently serves as non-executive Chairman of the Board of the company. Since 2008, Ms. Caplan has been Chief Executive Officer of Kamedis, a company focused on utilizing plant extracts for dermatology purposes. From 2004 to 2007, Ms. Caplan was Chief Executive Officer of GammaCan, a company focused on the use of immunoglobulins for treatment of cancer. During the previous five years, Ms. Caplan has been a director of the following companies: Opticul Ltd., a company involved with optic based bacteria classification; Inmotion Ltd., a company involved with self-propelled disposable colonoscopies; Nehora Photonics Ltd., a company involved with non-invasive blood monitoring; Ocure Ltd., a company involved with wound management; Eve Medical Ltd., a company involved with hormone therapy for Menopause and PMS; and Biotech Investment Corp., a company involved with prostate cancer diagnostics. Ms. Caplan has a M.Sc. in bio-medical engineering from Tel-Aviv University specialized in signal processing; management for engineers from Tel-Aviv University specialized in business development; and a B.Sc. in mechanical engineering from the Technion specialized in software and cad systems.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) |
Exhibits |
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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.
ORGENESIS INC.
By:
/s/
Dov Weinberg
Dov Weinberg
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
December 23, 2013