---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-071608"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KULR"
cik: "0001662684"
company_name: "KULR Technology Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-09T12:46:08+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T12:50:18.241450+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# KULR appoints Dr. Michael Kimel as CFO and Steven Perez as independent board member

## Summary
- Dr. Michael Kimel appointed CFO effective June 9, 2026; resigned from Board and Audit Committee Chair.
- Kimel receives annual base salary of $350,000; equity award terms to be determined later.
- Steven Perez appointed independent director; named Audit Committee Chair and Co-Chair of Nominating/Governance.
- Perez receives annual cash compensation of $120,000 for board service.
- Kimel holds PhD in Economics from UCLA; Perez brings enterprise sales experience from Twilio (TWLO) and Salesforce.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-071608
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KULR
- cik: 0001662684
- company_name: KULR Technology Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-09T12:46:08+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662684/000110465926071608/0001104659-26-071608-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662684/000110465926071608/tm2617197d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Steven Perez was appointed as Independent Director at KULR Technology Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Independent Director
  source text: Effective June 9, 2026, the Board appointed Mr. Steven Perez as an independent member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662684/000110465926071608/0001104659-26-071608-index.htm
- Executive change
  Dr. Michael Philip Kimel resigned as Director at KULR Technology Group, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective June 9, 2026, Dr. Michael Philip Kimel resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of KULR Technology Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and from his position as Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board, Member of the Compensation Committee of the Board and Co-Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, in each case in connection with his appointment as Chief Financial Officer of the Company as described in Item 5.02(c) below.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662684/000110465926071608/0001104659-26-071608-index.htm
- Executive change
  Dr. Michael Philip Kimel was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at KULR Technology Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Effective June 9, 2026, the Company appointed Dr. Kimel as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662684/000110465926071608/0001104659-26-071608-index.htm

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