{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001421517-23-000162","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"ERII","cik":"0001421517","company_name":"Energy Recovery, Inc.","filed_at":"2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:29.016472+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-09T13:50:55.558935+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.7,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.7,"confidence":"high","headline":"Energy Recovery appoints David Moon as interim CEO; Bob Mao steps down","bullets":["David Moon, a current Board member, appointed Interim President and CEO effective October 23, 2023.","Bob Mao departed as President and CEO but remains on the Board; Pamela Tondreau elected Chairperson.","Moon will receive $550k base salary plus ~$280k one-time equity award, pro-rated for service duration.","Moon previously led Carrier Commercial Refrigeration and Heatcraft Worldwide Refrigeration.","Comprehensive search for permanent CEO underway with executive search firm."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001421517-23-000162","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001421517-23-000162.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001421517-23-000162.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001421517-23-000162.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421517/000142151723000162/0001421517-23-000162-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421517/000142151723000162/erii-20231023.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-09T13:50:55.558935+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":"77eec44f57","claim":"David Moon was appointed as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer at Energy Recovery, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On October 23, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Energy Recovery, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed David Moon, a current member of the Board as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, to hold such position until a permanent successor President and Chief Executive Officer is appointed.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421517/000142151723000162/0001421517-23-000162-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Interim President and Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"b14271f4dd","claim":"Robert Yu Lang Mao departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at Energy Recovery, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On October 23, 2023, Robert Yu Lang Mao, President and Chief Executive Officer, departed as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 23, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421517/000142151723000162/0001421517-23-000162-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"departed"},{"label":"Role","value":"President and Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}