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8-K filed November 27, 2024, 6:59 PM ET CIK 0001741830
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Kronos Bio, Inc.: restructuring charge — Kronos Bio cuts 83% of workforce; CEO Bischofberger resigns, Knobelman named interim CEO

Kronos Bio, Inc.

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Appointed (interim)

Deborah Knobelman

President and Interim Chief Executive Officer
Kronos Bio, Inc.
Effective
2024-12-03
Filed
November 27, 2024, 6:59 PM ET
On November 22, 2024, Deborah Knobelman, Ph.D., the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, was appointed to serve as President and Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective December 3, 2024.
Departed

Norbert Bischofberger

President and Chief Executive Officer
Kronos Bio, Inc.
Effective
2024-12-03
Successor
Deborah Knobelman
Filed
November 27, 2024, 6:59 PM ET
On November 22, 2024, Norbert Bischofberger, Ph.D., resigned as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 3, 2024.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Deborah Knobelman was appointed as President and Interim Chief Executive Officer at Kronos Bio, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
President and Interim Chief Executive Officer
Exact text from the filing
On November 22, 2024, Deborah Knobelman, Ph.D., the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, was appointed to serve as President and Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective December 3, 2024.
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Norbert Bischofberger resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer at Kronos Bio, Inc..

Action
resigned
Role
President and Chief Executive Officer
Exact text from the filing
On November 22, 2024, Norbert Bischofberger, Ph.D., resigned as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 3, 2024.
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Restructurings & Charges SEC 8-K Item 2.05/2.06 confidence 0.9

Kronos Bio, Inc. announced a restructuring with charges of approximately $3.7 million (approximately 83% reduction in its workforce).

Type
restructuring
Charge
approximately $3.7 million
Headcount
approximately 83% reduction in its workforce
Exact text from the filing
On November 22, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Kronos Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an approximately 83% reduction in its workforce as part of a strategic resource allocation and cost containment plan. The workforce reduction is expected to be substantially completed on December 31, 2024. In connection with the reduction in workforce, the Company expects to incur a charge of approximately $3.7 million relating to the cash-based expense of the employee severance, benefits, and related costs. The Company anticipates payments associated with the workforce reduction will be substantially complete by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
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accession 0001741830-24-000070
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