---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-190505"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WATT"
cik: "0001575793"
company_name: "Energous Corp"
filed_at: "2023-07-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T05:35:53.335413+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Interim CFO William Mannina resigns effective August 16, 2023; search underway for replacement

## Summary
- William Mannina resigns as Interim CFO, effective Aug 16, 2023.
- Energous is engaging a replacement Interim CFO.
- CEO Cesar Johnston signed the filing; no replacement named yet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-190505
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WATT
- cik: 0001575793
- company_name: Energous Corp
- filed_at: 2023-07-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1575793/000119312523190505/0001193125-23-190505-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1575793/000119312523190505/d490273d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-190505
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-190505.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-190505.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William Mannina resigned as Interim Chief Financial Officer at Energous Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On July 20, 2023, Energous Corporation (the “Company”) announced that William Mannina has resigned from his position as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective August 16, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1575793/000119312523190505/0001193125-23-190505-index.htm

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