8-K filed February 26, 2025, 6:59 PM ET ticker ERII CIK 0001421517

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Energy Recovery appoints Ram Ramanan as CTO; Farshad Ghasripoor to retire

Energy Recovery, Inc.

Dr. Ram Ramanan becomes CTO effective March 3, 2025, succeeding retiring Dr. Farshad Ghasripoor.
Dr. Ghasripoor retires March 14, 2025, will serve as executive advisor through October 2025.
Ramanan receives $350K salary, up to 60% bonus, and equity awards totaling $1M (option, RSU, PSU).
David Kim-Hak promoted to VP, Wastewater, a new role to accelerate wastewater revenue growth.
Ramanan brings 30+ years of engineering leadership from Bloom Energy and Rondo Energy.

item 5.02 item 9.01

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Appointed

Ram Ramanan

Chief Technology Officer

ERII · Energy Recovery, Inc.

Effective: 2025-03-03
Filed: February 26, 2025, 6:59 PM ET

the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company announced the appointment of Dr. Ram Ramanan, age 64, as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer, effective March 3, 2025.

Departed

Farshad Ghasripoor

Chief Technology Officer

ERII · Energy Recovery, Inc.

Effective: 2025-03-14
Successor: Ram Ramanan
Filed: February 26, 2025, 6:59 PM ET

Dr. Farshad Ghasripoor, the Chief Technology Officer of Energy Recovery, Inc. (the “Company”), will be retiring from the Company effective March 14, 2025.

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Ram Ramanan was appointed as Chief Technology Officer at Energy Recovery, Inc..

the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company announced the appointment of Dr. Ram Ramanan, age 64, as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer, effective March 3, 2025.

SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95 SEC evidence

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Farshad Ghasripoor retired as Chief Technology Officer at Energy Recovery, Inc..

Dr. Farshad Ghasripoor, the Chief Technology Officer of Energy Recovery, Inc. (the “Company”), will be retiring from the Company effective March 14, 2025.

SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95 SEC evidence

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