Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
(c) On November 11, 2021, Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (the
"Company") announced that Ms. Birgit Girshick, Corporate Executive Vice
President, Discovery and Safety Assessment and Biologics Testing Solutions, will
become Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective immediately, and will
add Research Models and Services to her responsibilities. Ms. Girshick will
continue to report directly to James C. Foster, Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer.
Ms. Girshick, age 51, has a proven track record of outstanding performance,
leading many of the Company's businesses through important strategic initiatives
during her three decades with the Company. Ms. Girshick joined Charles River in
1989 and held positions of increasing responsibility in the Company's Research
Models and Services (RMS) Germany and Avian Vaccine Services businesses. In
2010, Ms. Girshick was promoted to Corporate Vice President, Biologics Testing
Solutions, followed by a promotion to Corporate Senior Vice President, Research
Models and Biologics Testing Solutions in 2013. In 2016, Ms. Girshick assumed
responsibility for the Global Discovery Services business. In 2018, Ms. Girshick
was promoted to Corporate Executive Vice President overseeing the Discovery,
Safety Assessment, Biologics Testing Solutions, and Avian Vaccine Services
business units. In 2021, she also assumed responsibility for the company's Cell
and Gene Therapy CDMO business. In her most recent role, Ms. Girshick was
responsible for leading these global businesses, which includes guiding their
strategic direction, driving operational excellence and growth, maintaining
client and partnership relationships, leading the organization's digital
transformation and integrating acquisitions. In this new role, Ms. Girshick will
be responsible for leading the RMS, Discovery Services, Safety Assessment, and
Biologics Solutions businesses.
Ms. Girshick received a B.A. degree from Eastern Connecticut State University
and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Rhode Island. She is also a graduate
of the Advanced Management Program at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
The appointment of Ms. Girshick as Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief
Operating Officer of the Company was not made pursuant to any arrangement or
understanding between her and any other person. Ms. Girshick will receive
salary, bonus and equity opportunity, and will participate in other benefit and
compensation plans, at levels consistent with her position and scope of
responsibility.
On November 11, 2021, the Company issued a press release that discussed the
foregoing. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release of the Company dated November 11, 2021
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline
XBRL document)
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