---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-22-024452"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BLNK"
cik: "0001429764"
company_name: "Blink Charging Co."
filed_at: "2022-08-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T18:31:40.294654+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Blink Charging elects former White House advisor Cedric Richmond to board

## Summary
- Cedric Richmond, former Senior Advisor to President Biden and U.S. Congressman, elected to board effective August 25, 2022.
- Richmond will serve on the ESG committee.
- He brings government and business experience to advise on EV charging expansion and public policy.
- With Richmond, board now has eight members; he is independent under Nasdaq rules.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-22-024452
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BLNK
- cik: 0001429764
- company_name: Blink Charging Co.
- filed_at: 2022-08-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1429764/000149315222024452/0001493152-22-024452-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1429764/000149315222024452/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-024452
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-024452.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-024452.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Cedric L. Richmond was elected as Director at Blink Charging Co..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 25, 2022, Cedric L. Richmond was elected to our Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1429764/000149315222024452/0001493152-22-024452-index.htm

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