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): January 6, 2006
TECHNEST HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Nevada | 000-27023 | 88-0357272 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
8 Faneuil Hall, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02109
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
276 Washington Street, No. 367, Boston, MA 02108
(Mailing Address)
(617) 973-5104
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On January 6, 2006, we expanded our Board of Directors to five directors and appointed our Chief Financial Officer, Gino M. Pereira, to the Board of Directors. Mr. Pereira currently serves as a Director and the Chief Financial Officer of our majority shareholder, Markland Technologies, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Markland”). Mr. Pereira has served as our Chief Financial Officer since February 14, 2005. Mr. Pereira has served as Markland's Chief Financial Officer since December 7, 2004. Mr. Pereira currently serves on the Board of Directors of Teletrak Environmental Systems. From 1991 through 2000, Mr. Pereira was employed by CDC Technologies, Inc., located in Oxford, Connecticut. From 1991 through 1998, Mr. Pereira was CDC Technologies' Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In 1999, Mr. Pereira assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer of CDC Technologies. Mr. Pereira remained in that role through 2000. In January 2001, Mr. Pereira assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer of CDC Acquisition Corporation, a subsidiary company of Drew Scientific Group plc. Mr. Pereira remained in that position until November 2001, when he became a principal at Interim Management Solutions in Oxford, Connecticut. During his tenure at Interim Management Solutions, Mr. Pereira has acted as an interim or part-time Chief Financial Officer or Chief Operations Officer for numerous small and emerging companies. In January 2003, Mr. Pereira also became a Managing Director of Kiwi Securities, Inc., an independently owned investment banking firm, a post he held until December 7, 2004. Mr. Pereira is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (UK).
SIGNATURES
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 thereunto duly authorized.
TECHNEST HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Joseph P. Mackin
President
Date: January 6, 2006
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