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Posted 24 April, 2023

CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/ appointed Mr. McCormack as new CEO

Nasdaq:CPSH appointed new Chief Executive Officer Mr. McCormack in a 8-K filed on 24 April, 2023.


  (c) In connection with Mr. McCormack's resignation, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has appointed Charles K. Griffith, Jr., the Company's current Chief Financial Officer, to serve as the acting president of the Company as the Board commences its search for a president and chief executive officer.  

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Overview of CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP/DE/
Industrial Goods • Industrial Products
CPS Technologies Corp. engages in the provision of advanced material solutions to the transportation, automotive, energy, computing or Internet, telecommunications, aerospace, defense, and oil and gas end markets. The firm focuses on the design, manufacture, and sale of custom metal matrix composite components. It also assembles housings and packages for hybrid circuit. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Norton, MA.
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$33.8M
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Relevant filing section
Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.



 
(b) On April 19, 2023, Michael E. McCormack II, the President and Chief Executive Officer of CPS Technologies Corp. (the "Company") resigned from the Company, with an effective date of April 21, 2023. Mr. McCormack's resignation was not a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.

 

(c) In connection with Mr. McCormack's resignation, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has appointed Charles K. Griffith, Jr., the Company's current Chief Financial Officer, to serve as the acting president of the Company as the Board commences its search for a president and chief executive officer. Mr. Griffith has served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer since April 2019. He came to the Company from SPRI Clinical Trials Global, LLC, a company managing clinical trials for the pharmaceutical industry, where he served as Chief Financial Officer from May 2007 to December 2018. Prior to joining SPRI, Mr. Griffith was the Vice President-Finance at Vertex Distribution (previously known as Pawtucket Fasteners and Bell Fasteners), a Rhode Island-based, private-equity owned manufacturer and distributor of corrosion resistant fasteners, where he worked for 27 years. Mr. Griffith has an accounting degree from The College of William and Mary, and an M.B.A. from Bryant University.

 

As compensation for his services to the Company as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Griffith receives a salary of $200,000, and is eligible to receive a performance-based bonus at the discretion of the Board. In 2023, Mr. Griffith was provided a discretionary bonus of $95,000 related to his 2022 performance. Mr. Griffith is also a party to that certain Executive Severance Agreement, which was disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K on April 4, 2023, and which Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.