Sono-Tek Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
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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.
Election of Director
On May 22, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Sono-Tek (the “Company”) elected Kirk Warshaw to serve as a member of the Board’s class of directors whose terms expire at the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders which is expected to be held in August 2025 (the “2025 Shareholders Meeting”). Mr. Warshaw has over 40 years of experience in financial and general management across a diverse range of industries. Since 2015, he has served as the Executive Chairman of Bogue Machine Company, a state-of-the-art machining operation that produces complex components for both commercial and defense contractors, and as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of UAV Turbines, a company focused on developing small turbine engine systems for aerospace and military applications.
Mr. Warshaw is not party to nor the subject of any arrangement or understanding pursuant to which he was selected as a director. The Board has not yet determined on which of its committees Mr. Warshaw shall serve. Mr. Warshaw has not been a party to any transactions with the Company and he is expected to receive the same compensation as the Company provides to all members of the Board.
Impending Departure of Director
Philip Strasburg, a current member of the Board who serves on the Board’s Audit and Compensation Committees, has indicated that he does not intend to stand for reelection to the Board and will resign effective upon the completion of the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders to be held in August 2025.
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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.
SONO-TEK CORPORATION
By: /s/ Stephen J. Bagley
Stephen J. Bagley
Chief Financial Officer
May 28, 2025