---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000924168-22-000077"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFOI"
cik: "0000924168"
company_name: "ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE"
filed_at: "2022-09-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T14:54:12.907814+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Energy Focus appoints Kaj den Daas to board; director Politziner retires

## Summary
- Kaj den Daas appointed independent director effective Sept 4, 2022; over 45 years lighting industry experience including EVP of Philips Lighting.
- Philip Politziner retired from board effective Sept 1, 2022; no disagreement with company.
- Brian Lagarto named Audit Committee Chair; den Daas joins Audit Committee, maintaining three independent members.
- den Daas formerly CEO of Quality Light Source and TCP International; currently on Valmont Industries board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000924168-22-000077
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFOI
- cik: 0000924168
- company_name: ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE
- filed_at: 2022-09-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000092416822000077/0000924168-22-000077-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000092416822000077/efoi-20220901.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924168-22-000077
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924168-22-000077.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924168-22-000077.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Philip Politziner retired as director at ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: director
  source text: On September 1, 2022, Philip Politziner, a member of the Board, provided his notice of retirement from the Board, effective September 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000092416822000077/0000924168-22-000077-index.htm
- Executive change
  K.R. "Kaj" den Daas was appointed as director at ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On September 6, 2022, Energy Focus, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) had appointed K. R. “Kaj” den Daas as a director of the Company, effective September 4, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000092416822000077/0000924168-22-000077-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.