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): November 13, 2019
ALPHA-EN CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-12885 | 95-4622429 | ||
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(IRS
Employer Identification No.) |
28 Wells Avenue, 2nd Floor, Yonkers, New York
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(914) 418-2000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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, par value $0.01 per share | ALPE | OTC Markets |
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Resignation of Chief Executive Officer
On November 13, 2019 the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of alpha-En Corporation (the “Company”) accepted the resignation of Sam Pitroda, as the Company’s current Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Pitroda will continue to serve as the Company’s Chairman of the Board.
Appointment of New Director - Kip Testwuide
On November 13, 2019, Kip Testwuide was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company to serve as a director of the Company.
There is no understanding or arrangement between Mr. Testwuide and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as director. Mr. Testwuide does not have any family relationship with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company’s board to become a director or an executive officer. Mr. Testwuide has not had direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is a proposed participant, exceeding $120,000.
Mr. Testwuide spent most of his career as a banker with BNP-Paribas and later became an investor in technology startups and other early stage companies. The Board believes that Mr. Testwuide will provide valuable strategic and operational guidance to the Company.
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
ALPHA-EN CORPORATION | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: November 21, 2019 | By: | /s/ Jerome I. Feldman |
Name: | Jerome I. Feldman | |
Title: | Executive Chairman and Treasurer |