Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
Appointment of Susan Silbermann
On October 5, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Mallinckrodt plc
(the "Company" or "Mallinckrodt") appointed Susan Silbermann as a director of
Mallinckrodt, to serve until the end of the Company's 2023 Annual General
Meeting or, if earlier, her resignation, removal or death. On October 5, 2022,
Ms. Silbermann was also appointed to the Governance & Compliance Committee of
the Board.
During her 34-year career at Pfizer, Ms. Silbermann held numerous positions of
increasing responsibility spanning public health, marketing, commercial
development and general management in U.S. and international markets. As Chair
of the Pfizer Global COVID-19 Task Force, she developed and led an
organization-wide task force overseeing the safety and well-being of 100,000
colleagues in more than 100 countries. Alongside this role, Ms. Silbermann
served as Global President, Emerging Markets from 2018 to 2020, with operational
and managerial responsibility for the entire Pfizer portfolio in China, Asia,
Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, including the initial supply of
COVID-19 vaccines in those regions. From 2012 to 2018, she served as President
and General Manager, Pfizer Vaccines, creating the basis for much of Pfizer's
current vaccine pipeline and portfolio and establishing and leading one of three
inaugural global business units at Pfizer. Previously, Ms. Silbermann held the
titles of Regional President, Latin America and Senior Vice President,
Commercial Development at Pfizer.
In addition to the Mallinckrodt Board, Ms. Silbermann serves as a director on
the boards of LianBio and HilleVax, Inc., both positions she has held since
2021. She also serves on the board of IAVI, an NGO focused on advancing vaccines
and medicines for HIV-AIDS and other emerging infectious diseases and is a board
member for Meet the Writers, an education non-profit.
Ms. Silbermann earned both an M.B.A. in Marketing and International Business and
a Master of Administration degree in French Social and Political Sciences from
New York University. She also earned a B.S. in Biology and French from Tufts
University. We believe Ms. Silbermann's extensive experience in the
international biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries qualifies her to serve
on our Board.
There are no transactions between Ms. Silbermann, on the one hand, and
Mallinckrodt, on the other hand, that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of
Regulation S-K, and no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Silbermann and
any other persons pursuant to which she was selected to the Board.
Ms. Silbermann will receive compensation as a non-employee director of the Board
as follows:
Cash Retainers
· Board Members. Each non-employee director receives an annual cash retainer of
$75,000, paid in quarterly installments at the beginning of each quarter.
· Committee Chairs. The Chair of the Audit Committee receives a supplemental
annual cash retainer of $25,000. The Chair of the Human Resources and
Compensation Committee and the Governance and Compliance Committee will each
receive a supplemental annual cash retainer of $17,500.
· Committee Members. Each member of the Audit Committee (excluding the Chair)
receives a supplemental annual cash retainer of $15,000. Each member of the
Human Resources and Compensation Committee and the Governance and Compliance
Committee (excluding the Chairs) receives a supplemental annual cash retainer
of $10,500.
· In addition, each non-employee director receives $1,500 for each meeting
attended that is in excess of 10 meetings (including meetings of the Board and
each committee of the Board).
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Equity Awards
· Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"). Within 10 days of her appointment to the
Board, Ms. Silbermann will receive a grant of 26,276 RSUs, which grant of RSUs
will vest ratably on each of the first two anniversaries of Mallinckrodt's
emergence from Chapter 11 proceedings on June 16, 2022, subject to her
continued service on such dates.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 6, 2022, Mallinckrodt issued a press release announcing the
appointment of Ms. Silbermann to the Board. A copy of the press release is being
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated
by reference herein.
The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall be
deemed to be "furnished" and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information
be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
99.1 Press Release, dated October 6, 2022.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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