secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Lightwave Logic, Inc. (LWLG)
CIK:        0001325964
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-09-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001079973-24-001341
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lightwave Logic appoints former DuPont exec Thomas Connelly to board
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- Thomas M. Connelly, Jr. appointed as Class III director effective Sept. 4, 2024, expanding board from 8 to 9 members.
- Connelly served as CEO of American Chemical Society (2015-2023) and DuPont's Chief Innovation Officer (2008-2014).
- He brings 35+ years in chemicals/materials; previously oversaw DuPont's Performance Polymers and Packaging & Industrial Polymers.
- Connelly will receive standard non-employee director compensation; committee assignment TBD.
- Addition follows August appointment of Yves LeMaitre; company expands focus to quantum, defense, storage markets.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325964/000107997324001341/0001079973-24-001341-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325964/000107997324001341/lwlg_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001079973-24-001341

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