---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-24-028841"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ONDS"
cik: "0001646188"
company_name: "Ondas Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T04:43:34.088542+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ondas Holdings appoints Joseph Popolo to board; he holds ~19% beneficial ownership

## Summary
- Joseph Popolo appointed independent director of Ondas Holdings effective March 27, 2024.
- Popolo is Ondas' largest shareholder with approximately 19% beneficial ownership.
- Popolo founded Charles & Potomac Capital; formerly CEO of Freeman Company which grew to $3B revenue.
- He led over $1.5B in M&A activity, including sale of Freeman's Encore Event Technology to Blackstone.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-24-028841
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ONDS
- cik: 0001646188
- company_name: Ondas Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646188/000121390024028841/0001213900-24-028841-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646188/000121390024028841/ea0202926-8k_ondas.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-028841
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-028841.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-028841.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joseph Popolo was appointed as Director at Ondas Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 27, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ondas Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Joseph Popolo as an independent director, effective March 27, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646188/000121390024028841/0001213900-24-028841-index.htm

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