IR-Med, Inc. appointed Moshe Gerber as new CEO

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.


Appointment of Chief Executive Officer


On May 2, 2022, the Board of Directors of IR-Med, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Moshe Gerber as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company, effective as of May 8, 2022.


Mr. Gerber, age 61, possesses over 25 years' experience in international business development, sales and operations across high-tech industries, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), software and medical devices, with wide ranging experience in product strategy and market analysis. During the years 2011-2020, he worked in the medical devices industry at several companies, were he dealt with the unique aspects of a medical devices company. Between December 2020 and December 2021, Mr. Gerber was Vice President, Business Development and Alliances at BeyondMinds Ltd., an Israel based company that delivers hyper-customized, production-grade AI platforms spanning several industries. Prior to that, from January 2019 through December 2020, he was the owner and CEO of Crispotech Ltd., a private company that provided business development services to companies in a variety of hi-tech areas: software, medical devices, digital health, particle accelerators, laser technology, 3D printing, cloud computing, and others. From September 2017 through November 2018 he served as CEO of Peak Medical trade, a company developing and marketing, among other things, medical devices for NICUs and OR's. From July 2015 through May 2017, he worked as VP Business Development and Sales at Mennen Medical, a private company that develops and sells medical devices for hospitals worldwide, via offices in USA, UK, and Israel, where he managed business development, marketing and sales activities via direct sales force and distributors worldwide. From June 2011 through June 2015, Mr. Gerber established and managed a medical devices company (Gerium Medical), which developed a medical device for jaundice measurement and oversaw the sale of the company to Mennen Medical. Mr. Gerber has an MBA from San Jose State University in California, and B.Sc in Mathematics and Computer Science from Tel-Aviv University.


In connection with his appointment as CEO, the Company's subsidiary IR. Med, Ltd. ("IR-Med Ltd.") entered into an Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") setting forth the terms of his employment and compensation. Under the Agreement, Mr. Gerber is entitled to an annual salary of the current New Israeli Shekel equivalent of approximately $155,000, payable on monthly basis. Mr. Gerber is also provided with a leased automobile. Under the Agreement, Mr. Gerber is also entitled to the following: (i) Manager's Insurance under Israeli law to which IR Med Ltd contributes amounts equal to (a) 8-1/3 percent for severance payments, and 6.5%, or up to 7.5% (including disability insurance) designated for premium payment (and Mr. Gerber contributes an additional 6%) of each monthly salary payment, and (b) 7.5% of his salary (with Mr. Gerber contributing an additional 2.5%) to an education fund, a form of deferred compensation program established under Israeli law. If Mr. Gerber's employment is terminated by us without cause on or prior to the first anniversary of his employment, then we must pay Mr. Gerber (a) the accrued obligations earned through the date of termination, (b) a lump-sum payment of an amount equal to two month of his base salary at the time of his termination; if such termination occurs after such date, then we must pay to Mr. Gerber (a) the accrued obligations earned through the date of termination, (b) a lump-sum payment of an amount equal to three months of his base salary at the time of his termination. Under the Agreement, Mr. Gerber was awarded options under the Company's employee stock option plan for 1,300,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a per share price of $0.32, vesting as follows: 25% of the option shares (i.e., 325,000 options shares) vest on the first anniversary of employment and the balance in six (6) bi-annual instalments of 162,500 shares, beginning the first instalment on the bi-annual period ending October 31, 2023 and thereafter at the end of each subsequent six months, provided that Mr. Gerber is then in our employ.


Mr. Gerber does not have any family relationship with any director or executive officer , or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.