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): April 29, 2020
Milestone Scientific Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-14053 |
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13-3545623 |
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425 Eagle Rock Avenue Suite 403 |
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07068 |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (973) 535-2717
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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 April 29, 2020, Gian Domenico Trombetta resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Wand Dental Inc. (“Wand Dental”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Milestone Scientific Inc. (the “Company”), effective May 1, 2020. Mr. Trombetta will remain as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
On May 5, 2020, the Company announced that it has appointed Jan Adriaan (Arjan) Haverhals as Chief Executive Officer of Wand Dental. In addition to his responsibilities with Wand Dental, Mr. Haverhals will also be involved in helping drive new sales and marketing initiatives for the Company’s CompuFlo® Epidural Device.
Mr. Haverhals brings more than 30 years of sales, marketing, product development, and international expansion experience within the medical device, pharmaceutical, and other industries. Mr. Haverhals has been responsible for the growth and profitability of both startups and global industry leaders, organically and through strategic acquisitions. Prior to joining the Company and Wand Dental, Mr. Haverhals was senior vice president of sales at Xcentric Mold & Engineering, where he was instrumental in increasing sales productivity and efficiency for that company’s prototype injection molding services, which included leading healthcare company clients. Previously, at Straumann, LLC, a global leader in manufacturing medical and dental devices, Mr. Haverhals held a series of senior sales and marketing roles including vice president of customer marketing & education, where he oversaw all product franchises and led the launch of more than 30 products in the North American market. Mr. Haverhals also served as senior vice president for the Nordic Region at Straumann AB, senior vice president of global sales digital solutions, which included oversight of the strategic acquisition of Etkon; and served as vice president of the Prosthetics Business Unit, where he introduced a new implant and prosthetics product line within a new market segment. He also served as vice president of global marketing & sales at Elkem AS, one of Norway's largest industrial companies. Previously, Mr. Haverhals served as executive vice president of marketing & sales at Cresco Ti Systems Sàrl, a global dental implant company, where he was responsible for turning around and managing global sales, marketing, international business. Mr. Haverhals holds an MS in Pharmacy from the University of Leyden in the Netherlands.
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.
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Milestone Scientific Inc. |
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Dated: May 5, 2020 |
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/s/ Joseph D’Agostino |
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Joseph D’Agostino |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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