UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 3, 2011
AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33497 | 71-0869350 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 6 Cedar Brook Drive, Cranbury, NJ |
08512 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 662-2000
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
| (c) | On February 3, 2011, Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Daphne E. Quimi, Corporate
Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, as its Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer.
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Ms. Quimi, 45, joined the Company in September 2007 as Director of Accounting Policy and External Reporting, and in January 2010 was named Corporate Controller. From October 2005 to September 2007, Ms. Quimi worked at Bristol Myers Squibb where she served as Director of Consolidations and External Reporting. Ms. Quimi is a certified public accountant in New Jersey and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Institute of Management Accountants. Ms. Quimi received a B.S. in Accountancy from Monmouth University and an M.B.A. from the Stern School of Business of New York University.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||||
Date: February 8, 2011
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By: | /s/ GEOFFREY P. GILMORE | ||
| Name: | Geoffrey P. Gilmore | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||
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