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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-21-019876"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AQMS"
cik: "0001621832"
company_name: "Aqua Metals, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T11:28:12.179313+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aqua Metals appoints Benjamin Taecker as Chief Engineering and Operating Officer

## Summary
- Appointed Benjamin Taecker as CE&OO effective August 10, 2021; he has been with Aqua since January 2017.
- Base salary of $250,000 per year with short-term incentive bonus up to 50% and long-term up to 100% of base.
- Severance of 150% of annual salary plus target bonus upon termination without cause or for good reason post-change-in-control.
- Taecker has 20 years experience in manufacturing leadership, previously at Clarios (Johnson Controls) lead-acid battery recycling.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-21-019876
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AQMS
- cik: 0001621832
- company_name: Aqua Metals, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774921019876/0001437749-21-019876-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774921019876/aqms20210813_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-019876.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Benjamin Taecker was appointed as Chief Engineering and Operating Officer at Aqua Metals, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Engineering and Operating Officer
  source text: On August 10, 2020, we appointed Benjamin Taecker to serve as Chief Engineering and Operating Officer of Aqua Metals, Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1621832/000143774921019876/0001437749-21-019876-index.htm

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