---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001829126-24-006949"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0000910267"
company_name: "TITAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC"
filed_at: "2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T10:50:58.682489+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Titan Pharmaceuticals CEO Dato' Seow Gim Shen resigns; search for replacement launched

## Summary
- CEO and Chairman Dato' Seow Gim Shen resigned on October 24, 2024 for personal reasons, no disagreement with board or management.
- Company has commenced a search for a new CEO; resignation not expected to impact pending business combination with KE Sdn. Bhd.
- Resignation effective immediately; Brynner Chiam signed the 8-K as a Board member.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001829126-24-006949
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0000910267
- company_name: TITAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC
- filed_at: 2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910267/000182912624006949/0001829126-24-006949-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910267/000182912624006949/titanpharma_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-24-006949
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-24-006949.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-24-006949.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dato' Seow Gim Shen resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at TITAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
  source text: On October 24, 2024, Dato’ Seow Gim Shen notified the Board of Directors of Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910267/000182912624006949/0001829126-24-006949-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.