---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-23-030295"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GNLX"
cik: "0001231457"
company_name: "GENELUX Corp"
filed_at: "2023-08-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T02:48:14.966703+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Genelux appoints Lourie Zak as CFO effective August 28, 2023

## Summary
- Lourie Zak named CFO, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer.
- Zak receives $360,000 base salary, bonus target of 40%, and option for 150,000 shares vesting over 4 years.
- Thomas Zindrick (CEO) and Doug Samuelson (former CFO) relinquish principal financial and accounting officer roles.
- Samuelson continues as VP, Finance under prior offer letter; no family relationships or other arrangements disclosed.
- Separately, Zak eligible for severance of 12 months' salary plus bonus upon qualifying termination.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-030295
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GNLX
- cik: 0001231457
- company_name: GENELUX Corp
- filed_at: 2023-08-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1231457/000149315223030295/0001493152-23-030295-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1231457/000149315223030295/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-030295.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas Zindrick changed role as principal financial officer at GENELUX Corp.
  - Action: relinquished
  - Role: principal financial officer
  source text: Thomas Zindrick, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will no longer serve as the Company’s principal financial officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1231457/000149315223030295/0001493152-23-030295-index.htm
- Executive change
  Doug Samuelson changed role as principal accounting officer at GENELUX Corp.
  - Action: relinquished
  - Role: principal accounting officer
  source text: Doug Samuelson, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer, will no longer serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1231457/000149315223030295/0001493152-23-030295-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lourie Zak was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at GENELUX Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On August 28, 2023, Genelux Corporation (the “ Company ”) announced the appointment of Lourie Zak as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and the designation of Ms. Zak as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1231457/000149315223030295/0001493152-23-030295-index.htm

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