secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Profusa, Inc. (PFSA)
CIK:        0001859807
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-25-078539
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1859807/000121390025078539/0001213900-25-078539-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1859807/000121390025078539/ea0253852-8k_profusa.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-078539

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