UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 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): October 1,
2009
NEOSTEM,
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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0-10909
(Commission
File
Number)
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22-2343568
(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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420 Lexington Avenue, Suite
450, New York, New York 10170
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(212)
584-4180
Registrant's
Telephone Number
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
Effective
October 2, 2009, Mark Weinreb resigned as President of NeoStem, Inc. (the
“Company”). The Company and Mr. Weinreb have entered into a
Separation Agreement and General Release.
Item
8.01 Other Events.
Teresa Lepore, age 50, has joined the Company and began serving as the Company’s Vice President, Marketing and Sales
effective October 1, 2009. From March 2005 to September 2009, Ms.
Lepore served as a Senior Vice President for
PinnacleCare, a company engaged in Health Advisory Services. Ms. Lepore was responsible for establishing
PinnacleCare’s Northeast offices in early 2005.
Teresa initiated member services, network development, business development as well as staff recruitment and
development. Ms. Lepore has a diverse background in
medical advisory services, disease management program development, community
development, fundraising, marketing non-profit administration. Prior to joining
PinnacleCare, from March
2002 through June 2004 she was a Health Education Specialist for WellPoint
Health Networks, a company engaged in Health Benefits where she designed disease management
programs.
Ms. Lepore spent fifteen years in Non-Profit
administration before
moving into Health Information and Advisory Services. Her non profit background
began in crisis intervention programs helping to establish shelters and programs
advocating for victims of domestic violence, including Child and Elder
abuse. Her responsibilities included the training and
supervision of staff grant writing and general fundraising. In addition to
direct client service organizations Ms. Lepore served as a Resource and Capitalization
Coordinator for Common Wealth, Inc., where she was responsible for resource development
activities, grant writing, fundraising, and marketing. She provided training and
consulting services to community and grassroots groups in community organizing,
grant writing, marketing, project planning and resource development.
Ms. Lepore received a Bachelor of Science from
Youngstown State University in 1997.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, NeoStem has duly caused this Report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: October
6, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Catherine M. Vaczy | |
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Name: Catherine
M. Vaczy
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Title: Vice
President and General Counsel
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