01/10/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/10/2025 10:13
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 3, 2025, the Board of Directors appointed Andrew Kucharchuk and Craig Marshak as members of the Board of Directors effective immediately. The Board now consists of Emil Assentato, Andrew Kucharchuk and Craig Marshak.
The following biographical information is provided:
Andrew Kucharchuk, Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Kucharchuk has been a director of Adhera Therapeutics Inc. since July 7, 2022, and currently serves as its Chief Operating Officer, a position he has held since September 30, 2022. Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer of Adhera Therapeutics from July 7, 2020, to September 30, 2022.
Mr. Kucharchuk has been a member of the Board of Directors of Theralink Technologies, Inc. ("Theralink") since 2020, having previously served in this role from September 2015 to March 2017. His executive experience at Theralink includes roles as President and Chief Financial Officer from February 2016 to June 2020, Chief Executive Officer from November 2019 to June 2020, and Acting Chief Financial Officer from June 2020 to September 2020.
Craig Marshak, Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Marshak has been a Managing Director at Clear Think Capital since joining the firm in March 2021. From 2018 to 2021, he served as Senior Advisor to SHR Ventures LLC, the family office of Stanley Hutton Rumbough, whose grandfather founded E.F. Hutton. During this time, he co-founded Moringa Acquisition, a NASDAQ-listed SPAC, where he serves as Vice Chairman and Co-Founder.
Since 2002, Mr. Marshak has been a Principal at Israel Venture Partners (israelventurepartners.com), a platform focused on identifying and investing in Israeli technology and healthcare companies.
Mr. Marshak began his investment banking career at Morgan Stanley in the Merchant Banking department before moving to Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions at Wertheim Schroder and later Schroders in London, England. He went on to establish the London office of Robertson Stephens and, from 1998 to 2001, was Co-Head of the Nomura Technology Merchant Banking Group in London, specializing in high-growth companies in the Israeli and Silicon Valley sectors.
His expertise includes advising on multi-billion-dollar restructuring assignments, such as the privatization of Israel Chemicals from Israeli government ownership, the restructuring of Koor Industries (formerly one of Israel's largest conglomerates), and the landmark restructuring of Manville Corporation. Mr. Marshak and his team at Schroders led the entirety of the Manville engagement, which was one of the most complex restructurings of its era.
Mr. Marshak graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with an A.B. degree from Duke University. He was awarded the Roger Alan Opel Scholarship to the London School of Economics and later earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School.