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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000924168-22-000079"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFOI"
cik: "0000924168"
company_name: "ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE"
filed_at: "2022-09-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T11:40:52.274723+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Energy Focus appoints Lesley Matt as CEO effective Sept 12, 2022

## Summary
- Lesley Matt, former SVP of TCP Lighting, named CEO; Stephen Socolof remains Chairman.
- Initial base salary $260,000; eligible for annual cash bonus up to 50% of base salary.
- Granted inducement stock option to purchase 150,000 shares vesting over four years.
- Ms. Matt has over 12 years in lighting industry with operations, sales, and marketing roles.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000924168-22-000079
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFOI
- cik: 0000924168
- company_name: ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE
- filed_at: 2022-09-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000092416822000079/0000924168-22-000079-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000092416822000079/efoi-20220907.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924168-22-000079
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924168-22-000079.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924168-22-000079.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lesley Matt was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: appointed Lesley Matt as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective September 12, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000092416822000079/0000924168-22-000079-index.htm

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