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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) Effective as of January 9, 2020, Keith C. Regnante resigned from his position as Chief Financial Officer of Wave Life Sciences Ltd. (the “Company”) in order to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Regnante will assist with the transition of his responsibilities through January 31, 2020. Mr. Regnante’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company or its Board of Directors or any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
(c) Effective as of January 9, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed David Gaiero as Interim Chief Financial Officer, principal accounting officer and principal financial officer of the Company. Mr. Gaiero, age 41, has served as Vice President, Corporate Controller of the Company since July 2017. Prior to that, he served as Vice President, Global Controller of OvaScience, Inc. from 2015 to 2017, held various positions of increasing responsibility and scope in finance and accounting at iRobot Corporation from 2007 to 2015, and began his career in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, most recently serving as an Assurance Manager. Mr. Gaiero received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and is a Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts.
There is no family relationship between Mr. Gaiero and any director, executive officer, or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. In addition, there are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Gaiero, or any member of Mr. Gaiero’s immediate family, of the type set forth in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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.
| WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD. | ||
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/s/ Paul B. Bolno, M.D. | |
| Paul B. Bolno, M.D. | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: January 10, 2020