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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001517022-24-000059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AKBA"
cik: "0001517022"
company_name: "Akebia Therapeutics, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-06-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T02:26:18.645142+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Akebia Therapeutics appoints Erik Ostrowski as CFO and Chief Business Officer

## Summary
- Erik Ostrowski appointed Senior VP, CFO, Chief Business Officer and Treasurer, effective June 24, 2024.
- Base salary of $540,000, annual bonus target up to 45% of base salary.
- Granted options to purchase 500,000 shares (4-year vest) and 350,000 RSUs (3-year vest).
- Ostrowski previously served as President/Interim CEO and CFO of AVROBIO, Inc.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001517022-24-000059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AKBA
- cik: 0001517022
- company_name: Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-06-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517022/000151702224000059/0001517022-24-000059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517022/000151702224000059/akba-20240621.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001517022-24-000059
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001517022-24-000059.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Erik Ostrowski was appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Business Officer, Treasurer and principal financial officer at Akebia Therapeutics, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Business Officer, Treasurer and principal financial officer
  source text: On June 24, 2024, Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Erik Ostrowski as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Business Officer, Treasurer and principal financial officer, effective June 24, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517022/000151702224000059/0001517022-24-000059-index.htm

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