---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-23-049950"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CENN"
cik: "0001707919"
company_name: "Cenntro Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T07:07:10.828252+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cenntro director Christopher Thorne resigns; Benjamin B. Ge appointed audit committee chair

## Summary
- Christopher Thorne resigned as Class I director and audit committee chair effective Oct 23, 2023; no dispute with company.
- Board appointed Benjamin B. Ge (Class III director) as audit committee chair effective Oct 26, 2023.
- Ge's annual compensation increased to $60,000 for serving as audit committee chair, effective upon appointment.
- Thorne cited limited availability due to prior familial commitments as reason for resignation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-23-049950
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CENN
- cik: 0001707919
- company_name: Cenntro Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707919/000114036123049950/0001140361-23-049950-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707919/000114036123049950/ef20013539_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-049950.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher Thorne resigned as Class I Director and Audit Committee Chair at Cenntro Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Class I Director and Audit Committee Chair
  source text: On October 22, 2023, Mr. Christopher Thorne, a class I director of Cenntro Electric Group Limited ACN 619 054 938 (the “Company”), notified the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) of his intention to resign as a director and as chair of the audit committee of the Company and as a member of the nominating and compensation committees of the Company , effective on October 23, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707919/000114036123049950/0001140361-23-049950-index.htm
- Executive change
  Benjamin B. Ge was appointed as Audit Committee Chair at Cenntro Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Audit Committee Chair
  source text: On October 26, 2023, due to Mr. Thorne’s resignation and at the recommendation of the compensation committee of the Board, the Board appointed Mr. Benjamin B. Ge, a class III director of the Company as chairman to the audit committee of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707919/000114036123049950/0001140361-23-049950-index.htm

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