CBLI Cytocom Inc

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

On December 13, 2019, Cleveland BioLabs, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Christopher Zosh, the Company’s current Vice President of Finance, to serve as the Company’s interim principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer while the Company’s board of directors continues its search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Zosh succeeds Yakov Kogan, whose resignation as Chief Executive Officer became effect on December 13, 2019.

Christopher Zosh, 44, has served as Vice President of Finance of the Company since January 1, 2019. Prior to that, he served as Acting Finance Director of the Company, from July 2017 through December 2018, and Senior Accountant, from June 2014 through June 2017, where his responsibilities have included overseeing the Company’s internal accounting and financial reporting functions. Since July 1, 2017, he has also served on the board of directors of Panacela Labs, Inc., a joint venture between the Company and Joint Stock Company “Rusnano,” a Russian investment fund, in which the Company holds a 66.77% equity interest. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Zosh held several positions over his fourteen-year career with Sodexo, a facilities management and food service company to schools, universities, hospitals, senior living communities, venues and other vital industries, the most recent of which was Financial Accounting Analyst. In addition Mr. Zosh served as an Orthopedic Specialist in the United States Army Reserves. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Mr. Zosh is currently an at-will employee of the Company, and as such, is eligible to participate in the Company’s plans and arrangements that do not discriminate in scope, terms or operation in favor of executive of officers or directors and that are generally available to all salaried employees of the Company. There were no immediate changes to Mr. Zosh’s compensation package in connection with his designation as principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. His current base annual salary is $90,000 with 8% quarterly bonuses payable upon the timely filing of the Company’s periodic reports.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Zosh and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as an officer and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no family relationships between or among Mr. Zosh and any other executive officer or director of the Company.