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accession: "0000950170-23-039084"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001401395"
company_name: "Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T04:00:12.650663+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Neptune Wellness CFO Raymond Silcock Resigns, Lisa Gainsborg Named Interim CFO; Strategic Review Phase II Launched

## Summary
- Raymond Silcock resigned as CFO effective August 3, 2023 for personal reasons.
- Lisa Gainsborg, former controller, appointed Interim CFO effective immediately.
- Company initiated Phase II of strategic review to consider asset monetization, partnerships, or acquisition of Sprout Organics.
- Press releases issued on August 4 and August 7, 2023 regarding CFO change and strategic review.
- Board expects to conclude review by Q1/Q2 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-039084
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001401395
- company_name: Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401395/000095017023039084/0000950170-23-039084-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401395/000095017023039084/nept-20230803.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Raymond Silcock resigned as Chief Financial Officer at Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Raymond Silcock, ahs resigned, effective August 3, 2023, for person reasons.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401395/000095017023039084/0000950170-23-039084-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lisa Gainsborg was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer at Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Lisa Gainsborg will serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401395/000095017023039084/0000950170-23-039084-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.