---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-032151"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SNES"
cik: "0001680378"
company_name: "SenesTech, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:51:10.722869+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SenesTech appoints Michael Edell as President and CEO, succeeding Joel L. Fruendt

## Summary
- Michael Edell appointed President and CEO effective May 6, 2026, succeeding Joel L. Fruendt.
- Edell had served as Interim COO since October 2025; also appointed to Board as Class III director.
- Employment terms: base salary $360,000, annual target bonus 60% of base, option for 5% of outstanding shares vesting over 3 years.
- Severance: six months' base salary plus one month per year of service (max 12), plus accelerated vesting and pro-rata bonus.
- Jamie Bechtel's role as Interim Executive Chair concluded with Edell's appointment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-032151
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SNES
- cik: 0001680378
- company_name: SenesTech, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/1680378/000162828026032151/0001628280-26-032151-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680378/000162828026032151/snes-20260506.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-032151
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-032151.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-032151.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joel L. Fruendt departed as President and Chief Executive Officer at SenesTech, Inc..
  - Action: succeeded
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: succeeding Mr. Joel L. Fruendt, the current President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680378/000162828026032151/0001628280-26-032151-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael Edell was appointed as Class III director at SenesTech, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class III director
  source text: On May 6, 2026, Mr. Edell was also appointed as a member of the Board, and will serve as a Class III director of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680378/000162828026032151/0001628280-26-032151-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael Edell was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at SenesTech, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: appointed Michael Edell as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680378/000162828026032151/0001628280-26-032151-index.htm

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