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): August 21, 2017
CELGENE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34912 | 22-2711928 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 86 Morris Avenue, Summit, New Jersey | 07901 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 673-9000
(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. |
Celgene Corporation (the “Company”) announced that, effective August 21, 2017, Michael Pehl retired from the Company as President, Hematology & Oncology. The Company thanks Michael for his years of service and wishes him well.
| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS. |
Nadim Ahmed will assume the responsibilities of President, Hematology & Oncology and will report to Scott Smith, the Company’s COO. Before this appointment, Nadim was President, Worldwide Markets, Hematology & Oncology since March 2016. Nadim served as General Manager, US Hematology & Oncology from August 2014 until March 2016. Nadim joined the Global Marketing team in 2010 as Global Head of Marketing for our Myeloma Franchise after holding positions of increasing responsibility in Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Global and US Marketing at GSK. Nadim holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacology from University College London, UK and a Master of Science Degree in Information Technology from Loughborough University, UK.
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.
| CELGENE CORPORATION | |||
| Date: August 22, 2017 | By: | /s/Peter N. Kellogg | |
| Peter N. Kellogg | |||
| Executive Vice President | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
| (principal financial and accounting officer) | |||