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): July 25, 2016
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 000-31141 | 33-0655706 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 784 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA | 02139 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 453-1000
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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.
(b) On July 25, 2016, Christopher M. Lindblom, our Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, agreed to transition his role as our principal accounting officer to Lawrence E. Bloch, M.D., J.D., our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer, effective July 25, 2016. Mr. Lindblom will continue in his role as our Vice President of Finance and Treasurer.
(c) On July 25, 2016, Lawrence E. Bloch, M.D., J.D. was appointed to serve as our principal accounting officer, effective immediately. Dr. Bloch, age 51, has served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer since July 2012. Prior to joining our Company, Dr. Bloch served as Chief Executive Officer of NeurAxon, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, from 2007 to 2011. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer of NitroMed, Inc., a publicly-held biopharmaceutical company, from 2004 to 2006. From 2000 to 2004, Dr. Bloch served as Chief Financial Officer, and from 1999 to 2002 as vice president of business development, of Applied Molecular Evolution, Inc., a publicly-held biopharmaceutical company. Dr. Bloch began his career as an emergency medicine resident physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham & Woman’s Hospital. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, an M.D. from Harvard Medical School and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: July 26, 2016 | By: | /s/ Seth A. Tasker | ||||
| Seth A. Tasker | ||||||
| Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||