---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-054140"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FFAI"
cik: "0001805521"
company_name: "FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T18:51:10.689262+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FF appoints YT Jia sole CEO, Jerry Wang Executive Chairman; Aydt resigns

## Summary
- Aydt resigns as Co-Global CEO effective May 5, 2026; remains as advisor.
- YT Jia appointed sole Global CEO; Jerry Wang promoted to Global Executive Chairman.
- Chad Chen appointed Lead Independent Director; governance streamlined.
- Jia gets $800K retention bonus, $5.94M RSU/PSU; Wang gets $600K salary, $400K bonus, $200K promotion bonus.
- FF shipped 68 EAI robots with positive gross margins; plans to announce five transformation initiatives next week.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-054140
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FFAI
- cik: 0001805521
- company_name: FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805521/000121390026054140/0001213900-26-054140-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805521/000121390026054140/ea0290013-8k_faraday.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-054140.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Yueting Jia was appointed as sole Chief Executive Officer at FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: sole Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board acknowledged and appointed Yueting Jia as the Company’s sole Chief Executive Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805521/000121390026054140/0001213900-26-054140-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chad Chen was appointed as Lead Independent Director at FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Lead Independent Director
  source text: on May 5, 2026, the Board appointed Chad Chen, currently a member of the Board and each of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, as
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805521/000121390026054140/0001213900-26-054140-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jiawei Wang changed role as Global Executive Chairman at FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC..
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Global Executive Chairman
  source text: on May 5, 2026, the Board promoted Jiawei Wang, previously the Company’s Global President, to the position of Global Executive Chairman.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805521/000121390026054140/0001213900-26-054140-index.htm
- Executive change
  Matthias Aydt resigned as Co Global Chief Executive Officer at FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELECTRIC INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Co Global Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On May 5, 2026, the Board accepted Mr. Aydt’s resignation from his position as Co Global Chief Executive Officer, effective as of that date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1805521/000121390026054140/0001213900-26-054140-index.htm

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