Amarin Corporation plc filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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.
David Keenan, Ph.D., 58, who has been serving as Amarin Corporation plc's (the “Company”) Executive Vice President, Technical Operations and President of Europe, was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer ("COO") for the Company, effective October 17, 2025.
Dr. Keenan joined Amarin in May 2022 as Senior Vice President, Technical Operations with global responsibility for the management of manufacturing, supply chain, technical operations and quality. In July 2023, Dr. Keenan was promoted to Executive Vice President, expanding his existing responsibilities to further include management of Amarin’s European operations. David has over 30 years of leadership experience in the Biopharmaceutical and Medical Device industries. He brings deep expertise across operations and quality management, technical operations, commercial organization management, international M&A and integration, change management, and the establishment of greenfield site operations. Dr. Keenan holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Maynooth University and an MBA from Dublin City University. He is also a qualified Chartered Director. In addition to his corporate leadership, he has served as Chair of BioPharmachem Ireland and as President of the Irish Affiliate of ISPE.
There is no change to Dr. Keenan’s compensation as a result of this appointment.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Keenan and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected for the positions described in this Current Report on Form 8-K. There are also no family relationships between Dr. Keenan and any director or executive officer of the Company, and Dr. Keenan has no direct or indirect material interest in any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
† Certain personal information in this exhibit has been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(6).
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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.
Date: October 22, 2025 |
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Amarin Corporation plc |
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/s/ Aaron Berg |
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Aaron Berg |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |