---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-043681"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001805087"
company_name: "GELESIS HOLDINGS, INC."
filed_at: "2023-08-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T06:24:21.343149+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CEO Yishai Zohar adds CFO, Treasurer, Secretary roles as Maltz departs; accelerates 271,907 RSUs

## Summary
- Elliot Maltz resigned as CFO, Treasurer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary effective August 15, 2023.
- Yishai Zohar, current CEO and President, appointed to those roles plus Interim Principal Financial and Accounting Officer.
- Maltz's RSU award modified to accelerate vesting of 271,907 remaining shares immediately prior to merger closing.
- Acceleration is contingent on the merger closing on or before December 31, 2023; no other executives affected.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-043681
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001805087
- company_name: GELESIS HOLDINGS, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-08-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805087/000095017023043681/0000950170-23-043681-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805087/000095017023043681/gls-20230815.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-043681
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-043681.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-043681.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Yishai Zohar was appointed as Interim Principal Financial and Accounting Officer at GELESIS HOLDINGS, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
  source text: Mr. Yishai Zohar, age 60, the Company’ President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors, was appointed by the Company’ board of directors on August 16, 2023 to succeed Mr. Maltz as the Company’ Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Secretary, Treasurer, Interim Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, effective as of August 15, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805087/000095017023043681/0000950170-23-043681-index.htm
- Executive change
  Elliot Maltz resigned as Chief Financial Officer at GELESIS HOLDINGS, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Mr. Elliot Maltz resigned as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary (and principal financial and accounting officer) of the Company, effective August 15, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805087/000095017023043681/0000950170-23-043681-index.htm

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