---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-026723"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VCEL"
cik: "0000887359"
company_name: "Vericel Corp"
filed_at: "2022-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T05:10:31.429399+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vericel appoints Jonathan Siegal as Principal Accounting Officer effective Feb 16

## Summary
- Jonathan Siegal, VP and Corporate Controller, appointed principal accounting officer effective Feb 16, 2022.
- Siegal replaces Joseph Mara, who will remain CFO and principal financial officer.
- Siegal joined Vericel in Sep 2021; previously Global Controller at Lantheus Medical Imaging.
- No new compensatory arrangements, family relationships, or transactions disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-026723
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VCEL
- cik: 0000887359
- company_name: Vericel Corp
- filed_at: 2022-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887359/000110465922026723/0001104659-22-026723-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887359/000110465922026723/tm227640d2_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-026723
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-026723.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-026723.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jonathan Siegal was appointed as Principal Accounting Officer at Vericel Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: On February 16, 2022, Jonathan Siegal, Vericel Corporation’s (the “Company”) Vice President and Corporate Controller was appointed principal accounting officer, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887359/000110465922026723/0001104659-22-026723-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joseph Mara changed role as Principal Accounting Officer at Vericel Corp.
  - Action: replaced as principal accounting officer
  - Role: Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: Mr. Siegal replaces Joseph Mara who was acting as the Company’s principal accounting officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887359/000110465922026723/0001104659-22-026723-index.htm

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