Tharimmune Inc. 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.
Resignation of Chief Financial Officer
On February 21, 2025, Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Tharimmune, Inc. (the “Company”) accepted the resignation of Thomas Hess as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of March 26, 2025. Mr. Hess’ resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company relating to its operations, policies or practices.
Appointment of Don Kim as Chief Financial Officer
On February 21, 2025, the Board, appointed Don Kim as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of March 27, 2025. In connection with his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, the parties entered into a Consulting Agreement, effective as of February 21, 2025, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto. There are no family relationships between Mr. Kim and any other director or officer of the Company. There are no transactions in which Mr. Kim has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Set forth below is the biographical information of Mr. Kim, as required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K:
Mr. Kim is a seasoned financial executive with extensive pharmaceutical industry experience. Mr. Kim had previously served as Chief Financial Officer of UroGen Pharma Ltd. from March 2022 to October 2024, and prior to this promotion, Mr. Kim served as VP Finance at Urogen since August 2021. Prior to UroGen, Mr. Kim was employed by Strides Pharma Inc., generic pharmaceutical company, starting as Head of Finance in April 2020. He was subsequently appointed to the Stride Pharma board in March 2021. Prior to joining Strides Pharma, Mr. Kim was Controller at Sun Pharma Inc., a pharmaceutical company, from July 2019 to April 2020. Before that, Mr. Kim joined Zoetis Inc., an animal-health company, in December 2014 as Senior Manager-Corporate Audit. He was later promoted to Director-Corporate Audit in December 2015. He thereafter became the US Controller at Zoetis Inc. in January 2018 until his departure from the company in July 2019. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kim served as Audit/Assurance Manager at Deloitte, NY. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California. Mr. Kim holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and bachelor’s degree from Yonsei University in Korea.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Consulting Agreement with Don Kim dated February 21, 2025 | |
| 104 | Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-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.
| Date: February 27, 2025 | Tharimmune, Inc. |
| /s/ Randy Milby | |
| Randy Milby | |
| Chief Executive Officer |