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): December 4, 2017
NEONODE INC.
(Exact name of issuer of securities held pursuant to the plan)
Commission File Number 1-35526
| Delaware | 94-1517641 | |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Storgatan 23C, 11455, Stockholm, Sweden
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
+46 (0) 8 667 17 17
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 December 4, 2017, Thomas Eriksson informed the Board of Directors of Neonode Inc. that he will resign his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of Neonode by December 31, 2017. Mr. Eriksson remains a member of the Board of Directors of Neonode.
Upon Mr. Eriksson’s resignation, Andreas Bunge will serve as interim Chief Executive Officer of Neonode. Mr. Bunge currently is and will remain a member of the Board of Directors of Neonode. Mr. Bunge, age 57, since 2015 has been Chief Executive Officer of Merkatura AB, a private holding company, and provides business consulting for technology companies. Between 2012 and 2015, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Spago Nanomedical AB (formerly Spago Imaging AB) until its public listing on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic stock exchange. Between 2005 and 2012, Mr. Bunge founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of Accelerator Nordic AB, which spun-off Spago Imaging in 2012. Prior to Accelerator Nordic, he founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of Applied Sensor/Nordic Sensor Technology AB and held various managerial positions at Intentia AB. He also has served as a member of the boards of directors of numerous companies during the past 15 years. Mr. Bunge has an MSc in Engineering and Management from Linkoping University.
In addition, on December 6, 2017, John Reardon informed the Board of Directors that he is resigning as a director to concentrate his time and efforts to his family and their needs. Mr. Reardon’s resignation will take effect within the next 60 days. Neonode thanks Mr. Reardon for his more than 13 years of service as a member of the Board of Directors.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| NEONODE INC. | ||
| Date: December 8, 2017 | By: | /s/ Lars Lindqvist |
| Name: | Lars Lindqvist | |
| Title: |
Vice President, Finance, | |
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