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) February 26, 2016

 

Cosmos Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

 

000-54436

 

27-0611758

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

141 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 4236, Chicago, Illinois

 

60604

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 674-4529

  

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 

 

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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

 

On February 26, 2016, Dimitrios Goulielmos resigned from his positions as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of Cosmos Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") but will retain his position as a director on the Board. His resignation is not due to any conflict with the Company. Concurrently with the acceptance of Mr. Goulielmos' resignation, the Board of Directors appointed Grigorios Siokas to the offices of CEO and CFO and elected him to fill a vacancy and serve on the Board of Directors and as the Chairman of the Board.

 

Mr. Grigorios Siokas has over 15 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Since 2014, he has served as the CEO and Operations Manager of SkyPharm SA a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. SkyPharm SA is a pharmaceutical company located in Greece that mainly exports medicines from Greece to other European countries, such as Germany, England and Denmark.

 

Prior to 2014, Mr. Siokas worked in a variety of sectors of the pharmaceutical industry mostly in the trading of medicines in Greece and other European countries. Additionally, since 2000 he has been a major shareholder in various pharmaceutical companies such as: Ippokratis Pharmaceuticals, (annual sales of over € 78 million); Thrakis Pharmaceuticals, (annual sales of over € 20 million); Thessalias Pharmaceuticals, (annual sales of over € 18 million); and ZED Pharma SA, (annual sales of over € 35 million).

 

During the 1990s, Mr. Siokas founded and operated a marble wholesale import – export company in Germany. Within a period of two years he became the 4th biggest Greek marble importer in Germany. He also ran a Tour Operation with many different airlines, serving millions of customers.

 

Mr. Grigorios Siokas has Bachelor Degree in Geology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He received a Masters in management and finance from the University of Stuttgart and the University of Tuebigen, Germany and has served in the Greek Army.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

COSMOS HOLDINGS INC.

 

    
Date: February 29, 2016By:/s/ Grigorios Siokas

 

 

 

Grigorios Siokas

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 
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