---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-044732"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PEVM"
cik: "0001879848"
company_name: "PHOENIX MOTOR INC."
filed_at: "2024-04-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T01:33:25.500730+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Phoenix Motor CFO J. Mark Hastings resigns; CEO Denton Peng assumes interim duties

## Summary
- CFO J. Mark Hastings resigned effective April 10, 2024, for personal reasons; no disagreements with the company.
- CEO Denton Peng will serve as principal financial and accounting officer on an interim basis.
- Board intends to conduct a search for a permanent CFO considering internal and external candidates.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-044732
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PEVM
- cik: 0001879848
- company_name: PHOENIX MOTOR INC.
- filed_at: 2024-04-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879848/000110465924044732/0001104659-24-044732-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879848/000110465924044732/tm2411366d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-044732
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-044732.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-044732.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Denton Peng was appointed as Principal Financial and Accounting Officer at PHOENIX MOTOR INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
  source text: the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Denton Peng, will assume the duties as principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879848/000110465924044732/0001104659-24-044732-index.htm
- Executive change
  J. Mark Hastings resigned as Chief Financial Officer at PHOENIX MOTOR INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Company accepted the resignation of Mr. J. Mark Hastings as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective as of April 10, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879848/000110465924044732/0001104659-24-044732-index.htm

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