Travere Therapeutics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
$TVTX
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Health Care
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FORM 8-K
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 6, 2026
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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.
5.02(b)
On July 6, 2026, Sandra Calvin, chief accounting officer (CAO) and principal accounting officer (PAO) of the Company, provided notice to the Company of her intention to retire from employment with the Company following the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K expected in February 2027 (the “Retirement Date”). The Company expects John Torell, CFA, CPA, the Company's Vice President, Controller, to succeed Ms. Calvin as CAO and PAO. The Board of Directors is expected to appoint Mr. Torell to those roles in advance of the Retirement Date to facilitate an orderly transition of responsibilities.
Since joining the Company in 2021, Mr. Torell, has been responsible for accounting operations, financial reporting, SEC reporting, technical accounting, and internal controls over financial reporting and has served as Vice President, Controller since 2023. From 1997 to 2019, Mr. Torell held positions of increasing responsibility within the finance organizations at Pacific Life Insurance Company, including serving as Vice President, Controller; Vice President, Assistant Controller; and Vice President of Finance, Investment Management Division. Earlier in his career he was an Audit Manager with Deloitte. Mr. Torell is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. in Economics-Business from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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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.
| TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dated: July 9, 2026 | By: | /s/ Eric Dube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Eric Dube | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||