---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-23-010981"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LASE"
cik: "0001807887"
company_name: "Laser Photonics Corp"
filed_at: "2023-08-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T07:50:48.183205+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Laser Photonics appoints Troy Parkos to board, resolves Nasdaq compliance item

## Summary
- Troy Parkos appointed to Board of Directors and Audit Committee, effective August 15, 2023.
- Parkos is Vice President at Fastenal, overseeing ~1,000 employees across the Midwest region.
- Appointment, combined with recent CFO hire, satisfies Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605 independent director requirement.
- Parkos brings industrial distribution and supply chain expertise to support sales expansion.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-23-010981
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LASE
- cik: 0001807887
- company_name: Laser Photonics Corp
- filed_at: 2023-08-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1807887/000165495423010981/0001654954-23-010981-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1807887/000165495423010981/laser_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-010981
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-010981.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-010981.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Troy Parkos was appointed as Director at Laser Photonics Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 15, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the registrant (“Laser Photonics”) appointed Troy Parkos to fill the vacancy on the Board following the resignation of Glenn Peterson on December 16, 2022, as one of the three independent members of the Board who will also fill the independent director vacancy on the audit committee of the Board to meet Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1807887/000165495423010981/0001654954-23-010981-index.htm

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