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 21, 2011
DELCATH SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-16133 | 06-1245881 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
810 Seventh Avenue, Suite 3505
New York, New York 10019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 489-2100
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) In connection with an internal realignment of assignment of responsibilities, effective January 21, 2011, Jason Rifkin has been named Vice President, Commercial Programs of Delcath Systems, Inc. (the “Company”). Mr. Rifkin will report directly to Agustin Gago, our Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing. Mr. Rifkin’s former duties as Senior Vice President, Clinical Operations have been reassigned to John Blanchette. Mr. Blanchette joined the Company as Director, Clinical Operations on January 10, 2011 from ImClone Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company. At ImClone, Mr. Blanchette most recently served as Director of Global Clinical Operations, and previously held several leadership positions in the Imclone oncology research organization. Mr. Blanchette began his career in clinical research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
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.
Date: January 25, 2011
| DELCATH SYSTEMS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter J. Graham | |
| Name: | Peter J. Graham | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President & General Counsel | |