---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-24-045944"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001844149"
company_name: "Spectaire Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2024-05-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T09:50:31.043325+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Spectaire board member Tao Tan resigns; Rick Gaenzle appointed to fill vacancy

## Summary
- Tao Tan resigned from board effective May 22, 2024; no disagreement with company.
- Rick Gaenzle appointed to board and Audit Committee, effective May 22, 2024.
- Gaenzle brings 30+ years PE/corporate finance experience; serves as CEO of Perception Capital Corp III and IV.
- No family relationships or material transactions between Gaenzle and the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-24-045944
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001844149
- company_name: Spectaire Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-05-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1844149/000121390024045944/0001213900-24-045944-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1844149/000121390024045944/ea0206702-8k_spectaire.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-045944
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-045944.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-045944.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rick Gaenzle was appointed as Director at Spectaire Holdings Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 22, 2024, the Board appointed Rick Gaenzle as a member of the Board to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Tan’s resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1844149/000121390024045944/0001213900-24-045944-index.htm
- Executive change
  Tao Tan resigned as Director at Spectaire Holdings Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 16, 2024, Tao Tan gave notice of his resignation from the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Spectaire Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and its committees, which resignation was effective as of May 22, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1844149/000121390024045944/0001213900-24-045944-index.htm

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