UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN
PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2010
Commission File Number 000-22286
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
14 Hakitor Street, Haifa Bay 26110,
Israel
(Address
of principal executive office)
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Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (the “Company” or “Taro”) is reporting the departures of Samuel Rubinstein, Senior Vice President and General Manager, effective November 18, 2010, and Avraham Yacobi, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Research and Development, effective November 15, 2010.
Taro is also reporting that Michael Kalb, C.P.A., who has served as Chief Accounting Officer for the Company and Chief Financial Officer of the Company’s subsidiary, Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. since June 2009, has been appointed to serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Kalb fills the vacancy created by the departure, effective November 15, 2010, of Ron Kolker, C.P.A., the former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
Michael Kalb has over eighteen years of financial and accounting advisory experience. From June 2004 to June 2009, Mr. Kalb was a Director in the Accounting and Financial Consulting Group of Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (“Huron”). In this role, he provided various public companies and other clients with financial accounting services. Mr. Kalb was an integral part of Huron’s advisory team that assisted the Company with the restatement of its financial statements for 2005 and prior years. Mr. Kalb’s experience also includes over ten years at Ernst & Young, LLP within the Transaction Advisory Services Group and Audit and Assurance Services Group. Mr. Kalb received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University at Albany, State University of New York.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 19, 2010 |
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TARO PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. |
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By: |
/s/ James Kedrowski |
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Name: |
James Kedrowski |
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Title: |
Interim Chief Executive Officer |