Company: EDSA
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001171843-25-007914
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Company: Edesa Biotech, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1B
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 as a board observer of our principal operating subsidiary, Edesa Biotech Research, since September 2017. Mr. Sistilli has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Arista Homes since March 2003 to present. Prior to Arista, Mr. Sistilli was a founder and served as CFO and a board member of an Internet start-up company in the automotive sector, and played a key role in taking the company public on the Alberta Ventures Exchange. Earlier in his career, Mr. Sistilli was the Controller and a member of the senior management team of a major regional trust company, which Mr. Sistilli helped sell to Manulife Financial. From January 2021 to February 2024, he served on the board of directors and audit committee of Aleafia Health Inc. In addition to his professional career, Mr. Sistilli is an officer and a member of the board of directors of Mother of Mercy Centre. Mr. Sistilli holds a Bachelor of Arts from York University, with a major in economics, Certified Management Accountant Designation and a Chartered Professional Accountant Designation. Mr. Sistilli’s qualifications to serve on our Board include his knowledge of Edesa’s business and his background in accounting and finance.

Executive Officers

Set forth below is certain information with respect to the names, ages, and positions of our executive officers as of the date of this filing. Biographical information pertaining to Dr. Nijhawan, who is a director and an executive officer, may be found in the above section entitled “Directors.” The executive officers serve at the pleasure of our Board of Directors.

			Name

			Age 

			Position(s) Held

			Date of Appointment

			Pardeep Nijhawan, MD

			55

			Director and Chief Executive Officer

			June 7, 2019

			Michael Brooks, PhD

			47

			President

			June 7, 2019

			Peter Weiler 

			56

			Chief Financial Officer

			May 1, 2025

Michael Brooks, PhD was appointed President in June 2019, having served as Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy for our principal operating subsidiary, Edesa Biotech Research, since January 2015. Prior to joining Edesa, Dr. Brooks held positions of increasing responsibility at Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc from 2010 to 2015 and served most recently as the company