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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 December 15, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), the board of directors (the “Board”) of Amesite Inc. (the “Company”) authorized and approved the termination of Matthew Kern as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of the Effective Date.
In addition, on December 15, 2021, in connection with the termination of Mr. Kern, the Board authorized and approved the appointment of Mark Corrao, age 64, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The Company entered into a CFO Agreement with Mr. Corrao, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto. There are no family relationships between Mr. Corrao and any other director or officer of the Company. Mr. Corrao has not engaged in any transactions described in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Set forth below is the biographical information of Mr. Corrao, as required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Corrao has extensive experience in public accounting, specializing in certified auditing, SEC accounting, corporate taxation and financial planning. Since 2012, Mr. Corrao has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Neuropathix, Inc. (OTCQB:NPTX), a drug development company. From 2012 to 2020, Mr. Corrao was a Managing Director of The CFO Squad LLC, an accounting and consulting services firm, and he currently serves as an advisor to the company. From 2018 to 2021, Mr. Corrao served as the Chief Financial Officer for Brain Scientific, Inc., a medical device company. From 2017 to 2021, Mr. Corrao served as the Chief Financial Officer for Generex Biotechnology Corporation (OTCQB:GNBT), a drug development company, and its subsidiaries. From 2015 to 2017, Mr. Corrao served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee for Success Holdings Group International. In 2003, Mr. Corrao founded Strikeforce Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB:SFOR), a publicly traded software development and services company, serving as the Chief Financial Officer until 2010 and a director until 2013. Mr. Corrao’s background also includes previous experience on Wall Street with Merrill Lynch, Spear Leeds & Kellogg, and Greenfield Arbitrage Partners.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
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10.1 | Corrao CFO Agreement | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
AMESITE INC. | ||
Date: December 21, 2021 | By: | /s/ Ann Marie Sastry, Ph.D. |
Ann Marie Sastry, Ph.D. | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
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