Bionik Laboratories Corp. (OTCMKTS:BNKL) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

On September 7, 2018, the independent directors of the Board nominated, and the Board appointed, Audrey Thevenon, Ph.D., age 40, to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from Mr. Prywata’s resignation. Dr. Thevenon was also appointed to the Boards’ Compensation Committee.

Dr. Thevenon serves as a Program Officer on the Board of Life Sciences at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (“NASEM”), a private, nonprofit institution that provides high-quality, objective advice on science, engineering, and health matters, since October 2016, and previously served as the Associate Program Officer of NASEM from August 2014 to October 2016. Dr. Thevenon also serves as the Managing Editor of the journal Institute for Laboratory Animal Research at NASEM. From February 2012 to July 2014, Dr. Thevenon was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MA. Dr. Thevenon has also completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Hawaii in placental pharmacology. Dr. Thevenon has a Ph.D. and an MS both in Biology from Georgetown University, as well as an MS in Cell Biology & Physiology and a BS in Life Sciences and Environment from the University of Rennes 1 in France.

Dr. Thevenon will receive director fees generally provided to the independent directors of the Company, which at this time is up to $50,000 per annum for her services as a director and any Board committees she may serve on from time to time. In addition, the Board, in its sole discretion, may grant to Dr. Thevenon an annual award of shares of the Company’s common stock, which award shall be based upon performance criteria established by the Board, such as number of Board meetings attended and complexity of tasks undertaken, and which shall be subject to any vesting requirements as established by the Board.

There is no other arrangement or understanding between Dr. Thevenon and any other persons to which Dr. Thevenon was elected as a director. The Company believes that Dr. Thevenon is qualified as to serve as a member of the Board because of her experience in medicine and scientific innovation.

On September 7, 2018, the independent directors of the Board nominated, and the Board appointed, Charles Matine, age 60, to fill the remaining vacancy on the Board. Mr. Matine was also appointed to the Board’s Audit Committee.

Mr. Matine serves as an Advisory Board Member of Enlaps, a start-up company providing a time-lapse solution to photographers, since February 2018. Since July 2015, Mr. Matine has served as a strategic advisor to C4 Ventures, a London-based venture fund supporting media, e-commerce and hardware startups. In April 2014, Mr. Matine founded B & Associates, a marketing and digital transformation consultancy firm, and has served as its CEO since April 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Matine served as a Business Unit Director of Apple France from July 2010 to April 2014, where he led the Education and Research business unit, and as a Senior Marketing Manager of Apple Europe from April 2006 to June 2010, where he was responsible for promoting Apple products and defining marketing, PR and branding strategies within central Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to Apple, Mr. Matine worked extensively in marketing and advertising, promoting technology products and brands throughout Europe. Mr. Matine studied at Sciences Po (the Paris Institute for Political Studies, Section Public Service) and holds the IFA-Sciences Po non-executive director certificate.

Mr. Matine will receive director fees generally provided to the independent directors of the Company, which at this time is $50,000 per annum for his services as a director and any Board committees he may serve on from time to time. In addition, the Board, in its sole discretion, may grant to Mr. Matine an annual award of shares of the Company’s common stock, which award shall be based upon performance criteria established by the Board, such as number of Board meetings attended and complexity of tasks undertaken, and which shall be subject to any vesting requirements as established by the Board.

There is no other arrangement or understanding between Mr. Matine and any other persons to which Mr. Matine was elected as a director. The Company believes that Mr. Matine is qualified as to serve as a member of the Board because of his experience with product marketing and go-to-market strategies.

The Company issued a press release on September 13, 2018 announcing the resignation of Mr. Prywata from the Board and the appointments of Dr. Thevenon and Mr. Matine to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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EX-99.1 2 tv502773_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1    Exhibit 99.1           Bionik Laboratories Appoints Dr. Audrey D. Thévenon and Charles Matine to its Board of Directors   Gains substantial scientific,…
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About Bionik Laboratories Corp. (OTCMKTS:BNKL)

Bionik Laboratories Corp. (Bionik), formerly Drywave Technologies, Inc., is a medical device and robotics company. The Company is focused on providing rehabilitation solutions and developing transformational technologies and solutions to individuals with neurological disorders, specializing in the designing, developing and commercializing of physical rehabilitation technologies, prosthetics and assisted robotic products. It has over three products on the market and approximately three products in various stages of development. The InMotion Systems include the InMotion ARM, InMotion HAND, InMotion Wrist and InMotion ANKLE are designed to provide patent-adaptive therapy in a manner that has been clinically verified to manage neuro-recovery. The Company is also engaged in developing a lower-body exoskeleton, ARKE, which designs to allow paraplegics, as well as other wheelchair users the ability to rehabilitate through walking.