Tarsus CCO Aziz Mottiwala to exit for CEO role

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported a leadership change in its commercial organization.

Accepted by SEC EDGAR 07/13/2026 - 04:11 PM EDT Learn about SEC filing dates

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported a leadership change in its commercial organization. On July 13, 2026, the company announced that Aziz Mottiwala will leave his role as Chief Commercial Officer and end his employment with Tarsus on July 15, 2026.

The company stated that Mottiwala is departing to pursue a new opportunity as Chief Executive Officer of a public medical device company. The report is made as a departure of a certain officer under the disclosure requirements for corporate officers.

Filing Explained

The announced July 15 departure will end the current CCO role and employment, making this a pending commercial-leadership change.

Form 8-K reports specified material events within four business days, and this filing identifies the event under Item 5.02. On July 13, 2026, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals announced that Aziz Mottiwala would leave his Chief Commercial Officer role and employment on July 15, 2026.

As of the filing date, the departure is announced and scheduled rather than completed; its structural consequence is that the current commercial leadership role and employment are set to end on July 15, 2026. The filing states that Mr. Mottiwala is leaving to pursue a new opportunity as chief executive officer of a public medical device company.

8-K Event Classification

Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance

Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.

Key Figures

Announcement date: July 13, 2026 Departure effective date: July 15, 2026 Company telephone number: (949) 418-1801

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Announcement date July 13, 2026 Date Tarsus Pharmaceuticals announced the Chief Commercial Officer’s planned departure

Departure effective date July 15, 2026 Date on which the Chief Commercial Officer will leave employment with the company

Company telephone number (949) 418-1801 Registrant’s telephone number listed with the principal executive offices

Key Terms

Chief Commercial Officer, Emerging growth company, Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Chief Commercial Officer financial

"announced that Aziz Mottiwala would be leaving his role as the Company’s Chief Commercial Officer"

A chief commercial officer (CCO) is the senior executive responsible for a company’s revenue-generating activities, including sales, marketing, pricing, customer relationships and business development. Think of the CCO as the head coach who builds the game plan to win customers and grow sales; their effectiveness affects how fast a company earns money, enters new markets and sustains profits, making the role a key signal for investors about future revenue and competitive strength.

Emerging growth company regulatory

"405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934... Emerging growth company"

An emerging growth company is a recently public or smaller public firm that qualifies for temporary, lighter regulatory and disclosure rules to reduce the cost and effort of being public. For investors, it means the company may provide less historical financial detail and face fewer reporting requirements than larger firms, so it can grow more quickly but also carries higher uncertainty—like buying a promising early-stage product with fewer user reviews.

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 regulatory

"pursuant to Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934"

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_______________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) July 13, 2026

_______________

TARSUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

_______________

Delaware

001-39614

81-4717861

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

17700 Laguna Canyon Road, Floor 4

Irvine, CA 92618

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 418-1801

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share			TARS			The Nasdaq Global Market LLC (Nasdaq Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 13, 2026, Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Aziz Mottiwala would be leaving his role as the Company’s Chief Commercial Officer and leaving his employment with the Company on July 15, 2026, to pursue a new opportunity as Chief Executive Officer of a public medical device company.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Date:

July 13, 2026

By:

/s/ Bryan Wahl

Bryan Wahl

General Counsel and Secretary

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