---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-23-021685"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NEWH"
cik: "0001371128"
company_name: "NewHydrogen, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T22:26:47.977826+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NewHydrogen appoints Steven Hill as CEO; David Lee remains Chairman and President

## Summary
- David Lee resigns as CEO but remains President, Acting CFO, and Chairman of the Board.
- Steven Hill appointed CEO, effective June 15, 2023; Hill was VP and Director since March 2023.
- Company awards 50,000,000 stock options to Hill and Lee as incentive options under 2022 Equity Plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-021685
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NEWH
- cik: 0001371128
- company_name: NewHydrogen, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-06-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1371128/000149315223021685/0001493152-23-021685-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1371128/000149315223021685/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-021685
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-021685.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-021685.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Lee resigned as Chief Executive Officer at NewHydrogen, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On June 15, 2023, Mr. David Lee resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer of NewHydrogen, Inc.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1371128/000149315223021685/0001493152-23-021685-index.htm
- Executive change
  Steven Hill was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at NewHydrogen, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On June 15, 2023, the Company appointed Mr. Steven Hill as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1371128/000149315223021685/0001493152-23-021685-index.htm

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