Current Report · Items 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 · 8-K
OptimizeRx Corporation
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements · Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On March 10, 2025, OptimizeRx Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Stephen Silvestro has been appointed to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective as of March 10, 2025 (the “Effective Date”). Mr.…
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Company context
OptimizeRx is a leading healthcare technology company that’s redefining how life science brands connect with patients and healthcare providers. Our platform combines innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tools like the Dynamic Audience Activation Platform (DAAP) and Micro-Neighborhood Targeting (MNT) to deliver timely, relevant, and hyper-local engagement. By bridging the gap between HCP and DTC strategies, we empower brands to create synchronized marketing solutions that drive faster treatment decisions and improved patient outcomes.
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Disclosure sections
Items 5.02, 7.01, 9.01Select an item to read the extracted section. The as-filed document remains the primary evidence.
Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 10, 2025, OptimizeRx Corporation (the “Company”)
announced that Stephen Silvestro has been appointed to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective as of March 10,
2025 (the “Effective Date”).
Mr. Silvestro, age 47, joined the Company
as Chief Commercial Officer in April 2019 and most recently served as President from October 2023 until his appointment to interim CEO
in January 2025. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Silvestro was with CCH® Tagetik, a Wolters Kluwer company that provides corporate
performance management software solutions for planning, consolidation and reporting, as its Vice President and General Manager from January
2018 until April 2019. From April 2017 to January 2018, Mr. Silvestro was with Prognos Health, Inc., a healthcare data and analytics company,
as its Chief Commercial Officer and, before that, from September 2007 to April 2017, he was with Decision Resources Group, a multi-national
corporation that provides high value global data solutions, analytics and consulting services to pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device,
healthcare provider and payer, and managed care companies, in various capacities with him last serving as Executive Vice President, Head
of Global Sales.
In connection with Mr. Silvestro’s appointment
as Chief Executive Officer, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Offer Letter (the “Employment Letter”)
with Mr. Silvestro. The Employment Letter provides that Mr. Silvestro’s employment will be on an at-will basis and further
provides Mr. Silvestro an annual base salary of $500,000, with such annual base salary subject to increase but not decrease from
time to time by the Compensation Committee. In addition, the Employment Letter provides that Mr. Silvestro will:
be eligible to participate in the Company’s executive bonus plan, with a target annual bonus equal to 80% of his annual base
salary;
receive a one-time equity grant valued at $1.0 million on the grant date;
be eligible to participate in the Company’s annual equity grant program;
be eligible to participate in the Company’s Executive Severance Plan; and
be entitled to participate in various Company benefit programs offered to employees.
The above summary of Mr. Silvestro’s
Employment Letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Employment Letter, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1
to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 10, 2025, the Company issued a press
release regarding the management changes described in Item 5.02 above. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report
on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto
is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated
by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
Filed exhibits (1)
EX-99.1 (by filename) ea023370201ex99-1_optimize.htmEX-99.1
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ea023370201ex99-1_optimize.htm
PRESS RELEASE, DATED MARCH 10, 2025
Exhibit 99.1
OptimizeRx Corporation Appoints Stephen Silvestro
as Chief Executive Officer
Silvestro has a demonstrated record of accelerating
revenue growth, expanding brand relevance, and building a market-leading team
WALTHAM, MA - March 10, 2025 - OptimizeRx Corp. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: OPRX), a leading provider of healthcare technology solutions helping life
sciences companies reach and engage healthcare professionals (HCPs) and patients, today announced it has appointed Steve Silvestro as
the Company’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective March 10, 2025.
Mr. Silvestro brings to OptimizeRx more than 20
years of experience in building and managing health technology and services companies, and has served as an executive at OptimizeRx since
joining the Company in 2019. His career includes strategic development, sales leadership, technology and product innovation, and M&A
within a variety of leadership roles.
“The Board of Directors completed a rigorous
search and selection process for a new CEO that was conducted by the Company’s independent Directors with the assistance of a leading
executiv…
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