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): January 15, 2011
BIOVEST INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 0-11480 | 41-1412084 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
324 South Hyde Park Avenue, Suite 350
Tampa, FL 33606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices; Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813) 864-2554
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BIOVEST INTERNATIONAL, INC.
FORM 8-K
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective as of January 15, 2011, Brian D. Bottjer, C.P.A. was appointed to serve in the position of Acting Chief Financial Officer and Comptroller of the Company. In addition, Mr. Bottjer was also designated to serve as the Company’s Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer in connection with dealings with the Company’s independent audit firm and filings with the SEC. The following is biographical information regarding Mr. Bottjer:
Brian D. Bottjer (36) has served as our Controller since June 2007. From September 2006 to May 2007, Mr. Bottjer was our Senior Accountant. Prior to that time, from August 2005 to August 2006, Mr. Bottjer was employed as a Controller for Stewart Title Guaranty Company, a provider of title insurance and related services to the real estate and mortgage industries. From March 2003 to August 2005, Mr. Bottjer served at Raymond James & Associates, Inc., a full service brokerage firm headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida in a number of roles, including that of manager of financial reporting for certain of the company’s business units. Mr. Bottjer has also served in a variety of financial reporting and administrative roles at the Home Shopping Network and Allstate Insurance Corporation. Mr. Bottjer is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and received his B.S. in business administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1997.
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Signature
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 thereunder duly authorized.
| BIOVEST INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Samuel S. Duffey | |
| Samuel S. Duffey | ||
| President and General Counsel | ||
Date: January 21, 2011
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