---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-22-003966"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EDSA"
cik: "0001540159"
company_name: "Edesa Biotech, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-03-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T14:44:41.969279+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Edesa Biotech appoints Jennifer Chao to Board; grants 30,000-share option

## Summary
- Jennifer Chao appointed to fill board vacancy, effective March 28, 2022; term expires at 2022 annual meeting.
- Chao granted option to purchase 30,000 common shares at $2.94/share, vesting monthly over 12 months.
- She will serve on the Nominating and Compensation Committees.
- Chao is Managing Partner of CoreStrategies Management and serves on boards of Endo International (ENDP) and Cardiol Therapeutics (CRDL).
- Over 25 years biotech/life sciences experience; former managing director at Deutsche Bank, RBC Capital Markets.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-22-003966
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EDSA
- cik: 0001540159
- company_name: Edesa Biotech, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-03-29T23:59:59+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/1540159/000165495422003966/0001654954-22-003966-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1540159/000165495422003966/edsa_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-003966
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-003966.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-22-003966.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jennifer Chao was appointed as Director at Edesa Biotech, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board voted to appoint Jennifer Chao as a director of the Company to fill a vacancy on the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1540159/000165495422003966/0001654954-22-003966-index.htm

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