---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-22-006765"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FKWL"
cik: "0000722572"
company_name: "FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP"
filed_at: "2022-10-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T05:44:57.146020+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Franklin Wireless CFO David Brown resigns; Bill Bauer named Interim CFO

## Summary
- David Brown resigned as acting CFO on Sep 30, 2022, to pursue other opportunities; not due to disagreement.
- Board appointed Bill Bauer as Interim CFO; he also serves as General Counsel and Director of Strategic Planning since Jan 2020.
- Bauer has over 15 years finance and executive management experience, holds MBA and JD, and is a member of CA and TX bars.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-22-006765
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FKWL
- cik: 0000722572
- company_name: FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP
- filed_at: 2022-10-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/722572/000168316822006765/0001683168-22-006765-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/722572/000168316822006765/franklin_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-006765
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-006765.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-22-006765.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Brown resigned as acting Chief Financial Officer at FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: acting Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On September 30th, 2022, David Brown resigned as acting Chief Financial Officer of the Company to pursue other opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/722572/000168316822006765/0001683168-22-006765-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bill Bauer was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer at FRANKLIN WIRELESS CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: The Board of Directors has appointed Bill Bauer to serve as the Interim Chief Financial Officer while the Company searches for a replacement for Mr. Brown.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/722572/000168316822006765/0001683168-22-006765-index.htm

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