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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001079973-25-001824"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LWLG"
cik: "0001325964"
company_name: "Lightwave Logic, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-12-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T13:55:57.729354+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lightwave Logic President Tom Zelibor to retire Dec 31, 2025; CEO LeMaitre to add President role

## Summary
- Tom Zelibor notified board on Dec 8, 2025 of his retirement, effective Dec 31, 2025.
- CEO Yves LeMaitre will become President and CEO on Jan 1, 2026.
- Zelibor served as President since 2017 and previously as CEO from 2011-2017.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001079973-25-001824
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LWLG
- cik: 0001325964
- company_name: Lightwave Logic, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-12-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325964/000107997325001824/0001079973-25-001824-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1325964/000107997325001824/lwlg_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001079973-25-001824.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001079973-25-001824.txt

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