Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (HRMY): CEO Peter Anastasiou appointed

Events in this filing

Item 5.02 as filed

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Departure of President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
On October 12, 2026, Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Jeffrey M. Dayno, M.D., as part of a leadership succession plan, will be retiring as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and stepping down as a Class I director of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), in each case, effective as of December 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, and will serve as a non-executive advisor to the Company through 2027.
Appointment of President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
On October 12, 2026, the Company announced that Peter Anastasiou, the Company’s current Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed by the Board to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of January 1, 2027, at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (the “Appointment Effective Date”). In addition, the Board appointed Mr. Anastasiou as a Class I director of the Company, effective as of the Appointment Effective Date, to fill the vacancy resulting from Dr. Dayno’s resignation from the Board, with a term expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
Mr. Anastasiou, age 55, has served as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer since April 2026. He served as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Capsida Biotherapeutics, a next-generation integrated gene therapy company, from January 2022 to October 2025. Prior to Capsida, from November 2009 to December 2021, Mr. Anastasiou served in various roles at Lundbeck, a pharmaceutical company publicly traded on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange, including most recently as Executive Vice President and President of North America, and prior to that as Chief Commercial Officer for the U.S. and Vice President and General Manager for Psychiatry. In addition, he previously served as a member of the Company’s Board from November 2023 to April 2026, and as a member of the board of directors of Lundbeck’s U.S. legal entities from January 2016 to December 2021. Mr. Anastasiou currently serves on the Global Advisory Board of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association and has previously served on the boards of several private organizations, including the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association (PhRMA), Kids Above All and Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation. Mr. Anastasiou received a B.A. in Economics and Management from Albion College and an M.B.A. from the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Anastasiou and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as an officer or director. Mr. Anastasiou has no family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company. There are no transactions involving Mr. Anastasiou that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Anastasiou will not receive any additional compensation for his service as a director.