2seventy bio Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
$TSVT
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Health Care
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 6, 2025
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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.
Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
Effective January 6, 2025, the Board of Directors of 2seventy bio, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Jessica Snow to the position of Chief Operating Officer.
Ms. Snow, age 45, joined the Company in 2021 and most recently served as Senior Vice President of Quality & Head of Operations from April 2024 until her January 2025 promotion to Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Snow previously served as the Company’s SVP of Quality from November 2021 to April 2024 and held Quality leadership roles at bluebird bio from 2018 to October 2021.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Snow and any other persons pursuant to which she was appointed as an executive officer of the Company. Additionally, Ms. Snow is not a party to any related party transactions required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, nor does she have any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers.
The specific compensatory plan, contract or arrangement for Ms. Snow has not been finally determined at this time and, therefore, is currently unavailable. The Company will file an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K containing such information when it becomes available.
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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.
| Dated: January 10, 2025 | 2seventy bio, Inc. | ||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Victoria Eatwell | ||||||||||
| Victoria Eatwell | |||||||||||
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