---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-23-007912"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEMD"
cik: "0000882291"
company_name: "AETHLON MEDICAL INC"
filed_at: "2023-11-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T05:56:33.882429+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aethlon Medical appoints James B. Frakes as Interim CEO; Charles J. Fisher Jr. departs

## Summary
- Charles J. Fisher Jr., M.D. departed as CEO effective Nov 7, 2023; Guy F. Cipriani resigned as director.
- James B. Frakes appointed as Interim CEO and Board member, retains CFO role.
- Guy F. Cipriani appointed as Senior VP and COO; resigned from Board.
- Frakes' base salary $360,000 (set Jan 2023); eligible for discretionary bonus.
- Company plans amended employment agreements for Frakes and Cipriani.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-23-007912
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEMD
- cik: 0000882291
- company_name: AETHLON MEDICAL INC
- filed_at: 2023-11-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000168316823007912/0001683168-23-007912-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000168316823007912/aethlon_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-23-007912
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-23-007912.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-23-007912.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Charles J. Fisher, Jr., M.D. departed as Chief Executive Officer at AETHLON MEDICAL INC.
  - Action: departed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: (b) Departure of Charles J. Fisher, Jr., M.D. as Chief Executive Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000168316823007912/0001683168-23-007912-index.htm
- Executive change
  Guy F. Cipriani was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at AETHLON MEDICAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Guy F. Cipriani, formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer of the Company, (i) was appointed as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and (ii) resigned from the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000168316823007912/0001683168-23-007912-index.htm
- Executive change
  James B. Frakes was appointed as Director at AETHLON MEDICAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective November 7, 2023, James B. Frakes, Chief Financial Officer of Aethlon Medical, Inc. (the “Company”), was appointed as (i) Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, replacing Charles J. Fisher, Jr. M.D., and (ii) a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000168316823007912/0001683168-23-007912-index.htm
- Executive change
  James B. Frakes was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer at AETHLON MEDICAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Effective November 7, 2023, James B. Frakes, Chief Financial Officer of Aethlon Medical, Inc. (the “Company”), was appointed as (i) Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, replacing Charles J. Fisher, Jr. M.D., and (ii) a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000168316823007912/0001683168-23-007912-index.htm
- Executive change
  Guy F. Cipriani resigned as Director at AETHLON MEDICAL INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Guy F. Cipriani, formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer of the Company, (i) was appointed as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and (ii) resigned from the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000168316823007912/0001683168-23-007912-index.htm

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