---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-062207"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FTFT"
cik: "0001066923"
company_name: "Future FinTech Group Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T11:14:37.043223+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Future FinTech names Peng Lei as new COO; Yang Liu resigns

## Summary
- Yang Liu resigned as COO effective July 28, 2023; remains in subsidiary roles.
- Board appointed Peng Lei as COO on July 28, 2023; compensation $50,000/yr, 1-year term.
- Lei served as GM of subsidiary Future Commercial Management since July 2022.
- Lei brings 20+ years in supply chain finance, banking, investment management.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-062207
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FTFT
- cik: 0001066923
- company_name: Future FinTech Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066923/000121390023062207/0001213900-23-062207-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066923/000121390023062207/ea182710-8k_futurefin.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-062207
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-062207.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-062207.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Yang Liu resigned as Chief Operating Officer at Future FinTech Group Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On July 27, 2023, Future FinTech Group Inc. (the “Company”) received a resignation letter from Mr. Yang (Sean) Liu to resign from his position as the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of the Company, effective on July 28, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066923/000121390023062207/0001213900-23-062207-index.htm
- Executive change
  Peng Lei was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Future FinTech Group Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On July 28, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Mr. Peng Lei as the COO of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1066923/000121390023062207/0001213900-23-062207-index.htm

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