---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-24-008423"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DPLS"
cik: "0000866439"
company_name: "DarkPulse, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-11-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T17:23:54.754456+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DarkPulse appoints George Pappas to Board and as Chief Government Relations Officer

## Summary
- Board expanded to four members; Pappas fills new vacancy effective November 21, 2024.
- Pappas served as Staff Director, House Intelligence Committee, and Deputy Chief Financial Executive at Defense Intelligence Agency.
- Also named Chief Government Relations Officer to assist with U.S. and foreign government agencies.
- CEO cites Pappas' expertise for intelligent infrastructure and national border security deployments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-24-008423
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DPLS
- cik: 0000866439
- company_name: DarkPulse, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-11-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866439/000168316824008423/0001683168-24-008423-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866439/000168316824008423/darkpulse_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-24-008423
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-24-008423.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-24-008423.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  George Pappas was appointed as director at DarkPulse, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: the Board of Directors of DarkPulse, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), expanded the board to four and appointed George Pappas as a director to fill the new vacancy.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866439/000168316824008423/0001683168-24-008423-index.htm

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