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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-23-006339"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ETON"
cik: "0001710340"
company_name: "Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-03-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T18:26:36.811685+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eton Pharmaceuticals appoints David Krempa as Chief Business Officer

## Summary
- Effective March 1, 2023, David Krempa promoted from SVP Business Development & IR to Chief Business Officer.
- Annual salary of $385,000; eligible for discretionary annual bonus and participates in 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.
- Severance: 6 months base salary if terminated without cause or for good reason; accelerated vesting on change-in-control within 12 months.
- Krempa has been with Eton since 2017, previously serving as SVP, VP, and Executive Director of Business Development.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-006339
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ETON
- cik: 0001710340
- company_name: Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-03-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1710340/000149315223006339/0001493152-23-006339-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1710340/000149315223006339/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-006339.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Krempa was appointed as Chief Business Officer at Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Business Officer
  source text: Effective March 1, 2023, Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Eton” or the “Company”) has appointed David Krempa to the position of Chief Business Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1710340/000149315223006339/0001493152-23-006339-index.htm

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