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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-009121"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001429560"
company_name: "TREVENA INC"
filed_at: "2024-02-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T10:54:11.093859+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Trevena promotes Barry Shin to EVP, COO & CFO effective Feb 1, 2024

## Summary
- Barry Shin's new role includes both COO and CFO responsibilities; he previously served as SVP & CFO since June 2019.
- Annual base salary increased from $497,000 to $536,760.
- Annual target cash incentive opportunity raised from 45% to 50% of base salary.
- Promotion effective February 1, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-009121
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001429560
- company_name: TREVENA INC
- filed_at: 2024-02-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1429560/000110465924009121/0001104659-24-009121-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1429560/000110465924009121/tm244748d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-009121
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-009121.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-009121.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Barry Shin changed role as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer at TREVENA INC.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On January 30, 2024, Trevena, Inc. (the “Company”) promoted Barry Shin to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer, effective as of February 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1429560/000110465924009121/0001104659-24-009121-index.htm

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