UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 29, 2019
AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-10865 | 04-2742593 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
1100 Winter St. | ||
Waltham, Massachusetts | 02451 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(617) 498-3300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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.
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) has appointed Anthony Casciano as Chief Commercial Officer, effective April 4, 2019. Mr. Casciano joined the Company in September 2016 as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Company’s Hematology and Oncology business. In early 2018, Mr. Casciano led the successful launches of the Makena subcutaneous auto-injector and the Feraheme broader label and was promoted in September 2018 to Senior Vice President, Head of U.S. Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Casciano served for sixteen years in positions of increasing responsibility at Sanofi U.S. from 2000 to September 2016, where he most recently served as the Head of U.S. Marketing, General Medicines.
On March 29, 2019, the Company and Nicolas Grund, the Company's former Chief Commercial Officer, determined that he will be transitioning out of the Company to pursue other opportunities.
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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.
AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Joseph D. Vittiglio | |
Joseph D. Vittiglio Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Quality & Corporate Secretary | ||
Dated: | April 4, 2019 | |
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