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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 April 5, 2024, Focus Universal Inc. (the “Company”) hired Warren Wang as its Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer. As Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Mr. Wang will oversee the Company’s capital market transactions. In connection with the onboarding of Mr. Wang as the Company’s Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, the Company and Mr. Wang executed an employment agreement on April 5, 2024 (the “Employment Agreement”). The initial term of the Employment Agreement is two years (the “Initial Term”). The Initial Term will automatically renew for an additional one year at the end of the Initial Term upon the mutual agreement of the parties. Mr. Wang’s employment is “at will” and, pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Wang will receive a base salary of $10,000 a month.
Mr. Wang brings over 20 years of experience in financing, listing, and capital operations. He previously served as a board member and chief executive officer of PX SPAC Capital Inc. since February 2022, and as a board member and chief executive officer of PX Capital USA Inc. since March 2019. From March 2019 to January 2022, Mr. Wang served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Hudson Capital Inc, a Nasdaq-listed company. Prior to that role, from July 2018 to March 2019, Mr. Wang also held the positions of chairman and chief executive officer at SSLJ.com Inc., listed on Nasdaq. Mr. Wang obtained an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Peking University in 2006.
The foregoing description of the Employment Agreement is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Employment Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the new Vice President and Chief Stategy Officer is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
A press release issued on April 8, 2024 announcing the appointment. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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10.1 | Employment Agreement dated April 5, 2024 | |
99.1 | Press Release dated April 8, 2024 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 16, 2024 |
FOCUS UNIVERSAL, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Desheng Wang | |
Name: | Desheng Wang | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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