---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-23-015973"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LASE"
cik: "0001807887"
company_name: "Laser Photonics Corp"
filed_at: "2023-12-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T07:26:30.389512+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CFO Jade Barnwell resigns; Kevin Ploche named interim principal accounting officer

## Summary
- Jade Barnwell resigned as CFO on December 20, 2023, effective immediately.
- Kevin Ploche, comptroller of affiliate Fonon Corporation, appointed principal financial and accounting officer on an interim basis.
- Laser Photonics will conduct a search for a permanent CFO replacement.
- No reason for resignation or any disagreements were disclosed in the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-23-015973
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LASE
- cik: 0001807887
- company_name: Laser Photonics Corp
- filed_at: 2023-12-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1807887/000165495423015973/0001654954-23-015973-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1807887/000165495423015973/laser_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-015973
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-015973.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-015973.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kevin Ploche was appointed as Principal Financial and Accounting Officer at Laser Photonics Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
  source text: Kevin Ploche, who was hired by Jade Barnwell and is currently serving as Comptroller of Fonon Corporation, an affiliate of Laser Photonics, will serve as the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of Laser Photonics until Laser Photonics finds a new Chief Financial Officer to replace Jade Barnwell .
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1807887/000165495423015973/0001654954-23-015973-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jade Barnwell resigned as Chief Financial Officer at Laser Photonics Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On December 20, 2023, Jade Barnwell resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the registrant (“Laser Photonics”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1807887/000165495423015973/0001654954-23-015973-index.htm

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