---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-23-005360"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EUDA"
cik: "0001847846"
company_name: "EUDA Health Holdings Ltd"
filed_at: "2023-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T08:18:09.820416+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# EUDA Health appoints David Capes as Chairman; Leonard Chia joins board

## Summary
- Thien Su Gerald Lim resigns as Chairman but remains director and on Audit/Governance committees.
- David Francis Capes appointed Chairman, continuing as Audit Chair and on Governance/Compensation committees.
- Chee Hyong Leonard Chia appointed Class II director to fill Kim Hing Chan's vacancy, effective Feb 15, 2023.
- Mr. Chia is independent, has 30+ years legal experience, and will receive no compensation for board service.
- Both resignations were not due to any disagreement with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-005360
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EUDA
- cik: 0001847846
- company_name: EUDA Health Holdings Ltd
- filed_at: 2023-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1847846/000149315223005360/0001493152-23-005360-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1847846/000149315223005360/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-005360
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-005360.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-005360.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Chee Hyong Leonard Chia was appointed as Class II director at EUDA Health Holdings Ltd.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class II director
  source text: Mr. Chee Hyong Leonard Chia accepted the appointment to serve as a Class II director of the Company to fill in the vacancy as result of Mr. Chan’s resignation, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1847846/000149315223005360/0001493152-23-005360-index.htm
- Executive change
  David Francis Capes was appointed as Chairman of the Board at EUDA Health Holdings Ltd.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: Mr. David Francis Capes, a member of the Board, was appointed to serve as Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1847846/000149315223005360/0001493152-23-005360-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thien Su Gerald Lim resigned as Chairman of the Board at EUDA Health Holdings Ltd.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: Mr. Thien Su Gerald Lim, resigned from his position as the Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of EUDA Health Holdings Limited (the “Company”), effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1847846/000149315223005360/0001493152-23-005360-index.htm

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