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, 2021 (February 22, 2021)
MARIZYME, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 000-53223 | 82-5464863 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 555 Heritage Drive, Suite 205, Jupiter Florida | 33458 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(561) 935-9955
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common | MRZM | OTC Markets |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
On February 22, 2021, the Board of Directors of Marizyme, Inc. (“Marizyme”) appointed Dr. Vithalbhai D. Dhaduk as a director. Dr. Dhaduk will not receive compensation for his services at this time.
DR. VITHALBHAI D. DHADUK
Dr. Dhaduk has more than 30 years’ professional experience as neurologist who has served as Head of Neurology at Professional Neurological Associates for 20 years and Assistant Professor of Neurology at Commonwealth Medical College. Dr. Dhaduk currently serves as President and Chairman at Professional Neurological Associates (since 1987), Chairman of Dap Dhaduk 1 to 8 (since 1998), Chairman of Caritas International Trading Inc. (since 2011), President and Chairman of Caritas Real Estate Group (since 2011), President and Chairman of Core Hospitality LLC (since 2011), President and Chairman of Star Real Estate LC (since 2012), President and Chairman of Coracias Advanced Technology LLC (since 2016), as a Director on the Board of Directors at FNCB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNCB, since 2017), Board of Directors for The Wright Center (since 2017), and President and Chairman of CorePharma, LLC (since 2018). Previously, Dr. Dhaduk had served as Chairman of Global Pharma Analytics (2012 – 2019), as President and Chairman of Somahlution, LLC (2012 – 2019), President and Chairman of Apicore LLC (2005 – 2016), President and Chairman of R&D Future Aire Tech (2011 – 2013), President and Chairman of Neuron Biotech (2007 – 2013, and President and Chairman of Synerx Pharmaceutical (2007 – 2013). Dr. Dhaduk is a managing trustee of charitable trust and past President and Chairman of Saurashtra Patel Cultural Samaj.
Dr. Dhaduk received a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 1980 from M.P. Shah Medical College in Jamngar, India. Dr. Dhaduk has a Pennsylvania and New Jersey medical license (both since 1985), PGY-1 waiver on basis of excellence in post-graduation from the Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1984), FLEX (Federal Licensing Examination (1984) and ECFMG Certification (1981). Dr. Dhaduk has received the following awards: David Dunn Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching and Study of Neurology, Medical College of Pennsylvania (1986 – 1987) and Honors in Medicine, M.P. Shah Medical College, India (1980). Dr. Dhaduk has memberships in Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Lackawanna County Medical Society, American Medical Association, MS Society, Parkinson’s Support Group, National Headache Foundation, Alzheimer’s Support Group and Who’s Who Registry.
Dr. Dhaduk has published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry the following: Partial Ataxic Hemiparesis (1988) and Polyneuritis Cranialis in Lyme Disease (1987). He has presented at the following: CT Scan, EEG, and Brain Mapping in Acute Stroke at American Academy of Neurology (April 1987) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Intracranial Vascular Malformations at American Society of Neuroimaging (February 1986).
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Marizyme, Inc. has duly caused this current report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: February 26, 2021 | MARIZYME, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Neil J. Campbell | |
| Dr. Neil J. Campbell | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||