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accession: "0001213900-25-078539"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PFSA"
cik: "0001859807"
company_name: "Profusa, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-08-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T11:32:59.287295+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Profusa appoints Peter O'Rourke as lead independent director, Fred Knechtel as CFO

## Summary
- Peter O'Rourke, former Acting U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, joins board as lead independent director.
- Fred Knechtel named CFO; previously led finance at Northrop Grumman, Stanley Black & Decker, DuPont.
- Appointments effective upon close of business combination with NorthView Acquisition Corp (NVAC).
- O'Rourke oversaw 1,300 VA facilities serving 9 million+ veterans; brings large-scale healthcare experience.
- Knechtel has guided life-sciences and industrial companies through IPOs, M&A, and capital restructuring.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-078539
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PFSA
- cik: 0001859807
- company_name: Profusa, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-08-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1859807/000121390025078539/0001213900-25-078539-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1859807/000121390025078539/ea0253852-8k_profusa.htm

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