---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000924168-23-000088"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFOI"
cik: "0000924168"
company_name: "ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE"
filed_at: "2023-08-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T01:44:55.320748+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Energy Focus board member Kaj den Daas resigns effective August 28, 2023

## Summary
- Board member Karel Robert (Kaj) den Daas resigned effective August 28, 2023.
- Resignation was not due to any disagreement with Company's operations.
- No replacement has been named as of filing date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000924168-23-000088
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFOI
- cik: 0000924168
- company_name: ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE
- filed_at: 2023-08-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000092416823000088/0000924168-23-000088-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000092416823000088/efoi-20230828.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924168-23-000088
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924168-23-000088.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924168-23-000088.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Karel Robert (Kaj) den Daas resigned as member of the Board at ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: member of the Board
  source text: On August 28, 2023, Energy Focus, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice from Karel Robert (Kaj) den Daas, a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000092416823000088/0000924168-23-000088-index.htm

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