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Wells appointed CFO, Principal Financial Officer, and Board member effective May 18, 2026.","Wells has over 30 years finance experience; previously CFO of Envoy Medical (2023-2025) and ENDRA Life Sciences.","No material compensatory arrangement entered with Mr. Wells at this time; amendment to follow if needed.","Resignation not due to any disagreement with company's operations, policies, or accounting practices."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-059603","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-059603.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-059603.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-059603.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1837254/000121390026059603/0001213900-26-059603-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1837254/000121390026059603/ea0291760-8k_functional.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-20T21:07:55.157639+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"19f0a1246a","claim":"David R. 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