CytoSorbents Announces Resignation of Chief Financial Officer Alexander D’Amico
PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NASDAQ: CTSO), a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in intensive care and cardiac surgery using blood purification via its proprietary polymer adsorption technology, announced that Alexander D’Amico has resigned as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer as part of a mutual termination and release agreement with the Company, effective August 28, 2023.
As part of the agreement, CytoSorbents and Mr. D’Amico have agreed to terminate his employment agreement with the Company dated July 10, 2023 in its entirety, and have agreed to customary and mutual non-disparagement and release provisions, payment of specific accrued expenses, and no severance payments or vesting of equity.
Ms. Kathleen Bloch will continue to serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to the existing consulting agreement arrangement between the Company and Ms. Bloch.
About CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO)
is a leader in the treatment of life-threatening conditions in the intensive care unit and in cardiac surgery through blood purification. Its flagship product, , is approved in the European Union, distributed in 75 countries worldwide, and has accumulated more than 212,000 human treatments to date, to reduce "cytokine storm" and other toxins that can cause organ failure. The DrugSorb™-ATR antithrombotic removal system, based on the same polymer technology as CytoSorb, has received two U.S. to remove two separate blood thinners during cardiothoracic surgery, including and the , and is undergoing pivotal clinical studies. For more information, please visit the Company’s websites at and or follow us on and .
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CytoSorbents Contact:
Kathleen Bloch
(732) 398-5429
