secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SenesTech, Inc. (SNES)
CIK:        0001680378
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-032151
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680378/000162828026032151/0001628280-26-032151-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680378/000162828026032151/snes-20260506.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-032151

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