Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller
On September 9, 2022, Elizabeth Dreyer agreed to join Amyris, Inc. (the
"Company") as its Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller, reporting to
Han Kieftenbeld, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, effective October 11,
2022.
Ms. Dreyer, 59, has over 20 years of U.S. public company accounting experience
with more than 10 years of experience as Chief Accounting Officer of public
companies. Most recently, she served as Chief Accounting Officer of Travel +
Leisure Co., a publicly-traded global provider of hospitality services and
travel products and Wyndham spin-off, from June 2018 until September 2022, after
joining Wyndham Worldwide Corp. in March 2018. Previously, Ms. Dreyer served as
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Edgewell Personal
Care Company, a manufacturer and marketer of consumer products, from January
2015 to March 2018. Prior to Edgewell, Ms. Dreyer was Vice President, Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer of Hillenbrand Inc. from October 2010 to January
2015. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Finance with Zimmer Corp., Chief
Financial Officer of Createc Corporation, and Vice President of Organizational
Effectiveness of ADESA, Inc. Ms. Dreyer began her career with Deloitte & Touche
LLP in its assurance services practice. She is a Certified Public Accountant and
a Chartered Global Management Accountant. Ms. Dreyer holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in Business from Indiana University, Bloomington.
Pursuant to an Offer Letter, dated September 8, 2022 (the "Offer Letter"),
between the Company and Ms. Dreyer, Ms. Dreyer is expected to commence
employment with the Company on October 11, 2022. The Offer Letter provides for
an initial annual base salary for Ms. Dreyer in the amount of $400,000. For
2022, Ms. Dreyer will also receive a guaranteed bonus of 70% of her annual
earned salary pro-rata, based on start date. For 2023, Ms. Dreyer will receive a
guaranteed bonus of 70% of her annual earned salary. In subsequent years, Ms.
Dreyer will be eligible to receive discretionary performance-based incentives in
accordance with the applicable corporate incentive plan adopted by the Company.
Pursuant to the Offer Letter, upon her commencement of employment with the
Company, Ms. Dreyer will be granted a restricted stock unit ("RSU") award under
the Company's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, consisting of 125,000 RSUs, which will
vest over three years in equal annual installments, subject to continued service
with the Company through the applicable vesting date. In addition, the Company
agreed to pay Ms. Dreyer a one-time signing bonus of $150,000, repayable to the
Company in the event that Ms. Dreyer voluntarily terminates employment with the
Company prior to the completion of one year of employment.
Ms. Dreyer will be eligible to participate in the Company's compensation and
benefits programs for employees on the same basis as other eligible employees,
including health insurance; vacation, holidays and sick days; life insurance;
disability insurance; and a Section 401(k) plan with an employer matching
contribution.
Ms. Dreyer has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction
required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor are any such
transactions currently proposed.
There are no family relationships between Ms. Dreyer and any of the Company's
directors or executive officers.
Mr. Kieftenbeld has been serving as the Company's interim principal accounting
officer since June 17, 2022, as previously reported in a Current Report on Form
8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June
15, 2022 , which is incorporated herein by reference. Ms. Dreyer will assume
this responsibility effective her appointment on October 11, 2022.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document)
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