---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-177628"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MNOV"
cik: "0001226616"
company_name: "MEDICINOVA INC"
filed_at: "2022-06-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T00:15:24.120988+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MediciNova CFO Douglas Paulin resigns; Jason J. Kruger appointed as new CFO

## Summary
- Effective June 16, 2022, Douglas Paulin resigned as CFO; Jason J. Kruger appointed as CFO and Principal Financial Officer.
- Kruger, age 45, is president/founder of Signature Analytics; previously Senior Manager at Deloitte & Touche.
- Kruger will serve under an amended services agreement with Signature Analytics with pre-approved hourly rates; term expires Aug 1, 2022 with annual renewals.
- No family relationships or material transactions between Kruger and the Company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-177628
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MNOV
- cik: 0001226616
- company_name: MEDICINOVA INC
- filed_at: 2022-06-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1226616/000119312522177628/0001193125-22-177628-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1226616/000119312522177628/d353643d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-177628
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-177628.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-177628.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Douglas Paulin resigned as Chief Financial Officer at MEDICINOVA INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Effective June 16, 2022, Douglas Paulin resigned as Chief Financial Officer of MediciNova, Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1226616/000119312522177628/0001193125-22-177628-index.htm

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