---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-066643"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SLDP"
cik: "0001844862"
company_name: "Solid Power, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T10:48:40.492171+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Solid Power appoints John Van Scoter as President, CEO, and Director effective June 14

## Summary
- John Van Scoter appointed President, CEO, and Class I Director, effective June 14, 2023.
- David Jansen steps down as Interim CEO, remains as Chairperson of the Board and Senior Advisor.
- Van Scoter's compensation includes $538,000 base salary, 100% bonus target, $4.5M equity award.
- Van Scoter previously VP at SRI International, CEO of eSolar, 30-year career at Texas Instruments.
- Severance provides 12-month salary continuation; in Change in Control, 18-month salary plus full equity vesting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-066643
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SLDP
- cik: 0001844862
- company_name: Solid Power, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1844862/000110465923066643/0001104659-23-066643-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1844862/000110465923066643/tm2316913d2_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-066643
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-066643.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Van Scoter was appointed as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Class I Director at Solid Power, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President, Chief Executive Officer, and Class I Director
  source text: On May 31, 2023, Solid Power, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that John Van Scoter has been appointed President, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), and a Class I Director of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective June 14, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1844862/000110465923066643/0001104659-23-066643-index.htm
- Executive change
  David Jansen changed role as Senior Advisor to the CEO and Chairperson of the Board at Solid Power, Inc..
  - Role: Senior Advisor to the CEO and Chairperson of the Board
  source text: Following Mr. Van Scoter commencing employment with the Company, Mr. Jansen will serve as Senior Advisor to the CEO and continue to serve as Chairperson of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1844862/000110465923066643/0001104659-23-066643-index.htm

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