---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-22-030757"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SENR"
cik: "0001576197"
company_name: "Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-11-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T05:25:32.452426+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources appoints George 'Ian' Smith as interim CFO, replaces Clark Knopik

## Summary
- Clark Knopik's consulting agreement terminated; interim CFO role ends effective Nov 1, 2022.
- George 'Ian' Smith III appointed interim CFO, also effective Nov 1, 2022.
- Smith is a CPA with over 20 years of public and private accounting experience.
- No other officer changes or compensatory arrangements disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-22-030757
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SENR
- cik: 0001576197
- company_name: Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-11-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576197/000149315222030757/0001493152-22-030757-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576197/000149315222030757/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-22-030757.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  George 'Ian' Smith III was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer at Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: The Company has engaged an interim Chief Financial Officer Goerge “Ian” Smith III.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576197/000149315222030757/0001493152-22-030757-index.htm
- Executive change
  Clark Knopik was terminated as Interim Chief Financial Officer at Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources, Inc..
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: The Company terminated the consulting agreement with Lost Pines Partners, LLC for Clark Knopik as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1576197/000149315222030757/0001493152-22-030757-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.