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): February 6, 2024
Laser Photonics Corporation |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware |
| 000-56166 |
| 84-3628771 |
(State of other jurisdiction |
| (Commission |
| (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) |
| File Number) |
| Identification No.) |
1101 N. Keller Rd. |
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Suite G |
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Orlando, FL |
| 32810 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (407) 804-1000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Title of each class |
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| Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock |
| LASE |
| The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Emerging growth company ☒
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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
On February 6, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the registrant (“Laser Photonics”) appointed Carlos M Gonzalez, age 77, to fill the vacancy on its Board for an independent director and to be Chairman of its Audit Committee following the resignation on September 20, 2023, from the Laser Photonics Board by Ryan Tennyson, an independent director who was also Chairman of the Audit Committee. Since August 2013, Mr. Gonzalez has served as Managing Director of Global Pangermex, LLC, a distributor of chemicals for the treatment of fruits and commercial seafood on a global basis, including through access to financial services such as insurance and financing. Mr. Gonzalez concurrently from October 2013 to July 2017 served as the International Trade Finance & Business Development Director for Unified Energy Solutions, Inc., a company assisting medium to large users of energy with the planning, including financing products and services, to provide economically feasible alternative green energy sources of energy using only quality U.S. or European made products. From April 2009 to September 2013, Mr. Gonzalez was the Business Development Director of Sfinkx Corporation, a manufacturer of high-tech industrial laser equipment and photovoltaic energy-generating equipment. Mr. Gonzalez previously held for over 25 years several executive officer positions with large and medium-sized banks, including Wells Fargo, SunTrust Bank, Banco Popular North America, and Fifth Third Bank. Mr. Gonzalez was an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the University of Central Florida, School of Business Administration, from 1988 to 1995. Mr. Gonzalez received his B.S. degree in Business Administration from Portland State University with a minor in Finance and Marketing. His professional education includes the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the Florida Bankers Association’s International Banking School. He is a Vietnam and Operation Desert Storm veteran, received the U.S. Army Bronze Star Medal, and retired with the rank of Major.
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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.
Date: February 7, 2024 | Laser Photonics Corporation |
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| By: | /s/ Wayne Tupuola |
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| Wayne Tupuola |
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| CEO |
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