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): May 17, 2024
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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 May 17, 2024, Charles James Schaefer IV, a member of the Board of Directors of Northann Corp. (the “Company”), resigned as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Schaefer, an independent director, served as a member of the audit committee and the nominating committee, chair of the compensation committee of the Board at the time of his resignation.
On May 23, 2024, the remaining members of the Board appointed Mr. Umesh Patel as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, a member of the audit committee and the nominating committee, as well as the chair of the compensation committee of the Board.
Mr. Prasad has been serving as the chief executive officer and a director of Fuse Group Holding Inc., a company exploring opportunities in the mining industry, since February 2017, and the company’s chief financial officer since November 2022. He has also been a director of Nova Lifestyle, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVFY) since November 2016 and presently serves as the chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. Since May 2012, Mr. Patel has served as a managing partner of DviBri LLC, a California-based consulting company dedicated to managing all aspects of a client's transition from a private firm to a publicly-listed company. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Patel was the president and CFO of Digital Learning Management Corp. Mr. Patel received his Associate degree in hotel management and catering in 1976, and his Bachelor of Commerce degree specializing in audits and accounts in 1979, both from Maharaja Sayaji Rao University in Baroda, India.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 23, 2024 | Northann Corp. | |
By: | /s/ Lin Li | |
Name: | Lin Li | |
Title: | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary, Treasurer | |
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