CFO Edward Stepanow resigns; Douglas Paulin appointed CFO effective August 1, 2021 via outsourced services agreement

MEDICINOVA INC

Edward Stepanow resigned as CFO effective July 31, 2021; no reason given.
Douglas Paulin (CPA) appointed CFO effective August 1, 2021, through a services agreement with Signature Analytics.
Services agreement: hourly rate range for CFO services $270-$350/hr; initial term one year with automatic renewal.
Paulin joined Signature Analytics in July 2020; previously Head of Finance at AerNos and Director of EMEA Finance at Sonos.
No family relationships or material interests between Paulin and other officers/directors.

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Appointed

Douglas Paulin

Chief Financial Officer

MNOV · MEDICINOVA INC

Effective: 2021-08-01
Filed: August 2, 2021, 7:59 PM ET

In addition, effective August 1, 2021, the Board appointed Douglas Paulin, CPA, of the accounting services firm Signature Analytics San Diego LLC (“Signature Analytics”) to serve as Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company.

Departed

Edward Stepanow

Chief Financial Officer

MNOV · MEDICINOVA INC

Effective: 2021-07-31
Successor: Douglas Paulin
Filed: August 2, 2021, 7:59 PM ET

Effective July 31, 2021, Edward Stepanow resigned as Chief Financial Officer of MediciNova, Inc. (the “Company”).

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 1.0

Douglas Paulin was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at MEDICINOVA INC.

Action: appointed
Role: Chief Financial Officer

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In addition, effective August 1, 2021, the Board appointed Douglas Paulin, CPA, of the accounting services firm Signature Analytics San Diego LLC (“Signature Analytics”) to serve as Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 1.0

Edward Stepanow resigned as Chief Financial Officer at MEDICINOVA INC.

Action: resigned
Role: Chief Financial Officer

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Effective July 31, 2021, Edward Stepanow resigned as Chief Financial Officer of MediciNova, Inc. (the “Company”).

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