---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-020996"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SNBH"
cik: "0001358633"
company_name: "SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:51:01.066990+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Interim CEO George Furlan resigns; Serge Knazev named acting principal executive officer

## Summary
- George Furlan resigned as Interim CEO and director effective April 24, 2026; not due to any disagreement.
- Board accepted resignation on May 1, 2026; remaining directors are Eric Bruns (Chairman) and Dionne Harvey Pendleton.
- Serge Knazev, President and COO since Jan 1, 2026, designated as acting principal executive officer for SEC certifications effective May 1, 2026.
- Company reviewing compensation owed to Furlan for 2025 and Q1 2026; no separation agreement yet.
- Board searching for permanent or interim CEO and a new director to fill vacancy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-020996
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SNBH
- cik: 0001358633
- company_name: SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1358633/000149315226020996/0001493152-26-020996-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1358633/000149315226020996/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-020996.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  George Furlan resigned as Director at SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On April 24, 2026, during a telephonic discussion with members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), George Furlan informed the Board of his resignation, effective April 24, 2026, from his positions as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1358633/000149315226020996/0001493152-26-020996-index.htm
- Executive change
  Serge Knazev was appointed as acting principal executive officer at SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC..
  - Action: designated
  - Role: acting principal executive officer
  source text: Effective May 1, 2026, and until such time as a new Chief Executive Officer is appointed, the Board designated Serge Knazev to serve as the Company’s acting principal executive officer for purposes of Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including the execution of certifications, attestations and other documents required to be signed by the principal executive officer in connection with the Company’s periodic and current reports filed under the Exchange Act.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1358633/000149315226020996/0001493152-26-020996-index.htm
- Executive change
  George Furlan resigned as Interim Chief Executive Officer at SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On April 24, 2026, during a telephonic discussion with members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), George Furlan informed the Board of his resignation, effective April 24, 2026, from his positions as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1358633/000149315226020996/0001493152-26-020996-index.htm

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