---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-25-000567"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ATOM"
cik: "0001420520"
company_name: "Atomera Inc"
filed_at: "2025-01-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T08:12:13.962033+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Atomera appoints Shawn Thomas as VP Marketing and Business Development

## Summary
- Shawn Thomas appointed Vice President of Marketing and Business Development effective January 22, 2025, elevated from prior role since July 2024.
- Base salary of $300,000; eligible for annual bonus up to 40% of base based on performance conditions.
- Granted options to purchase 166,784 shares at $3.50, vesting over four years with a one-year cliff.
- Mr. Thomas previously served as Senior Director at Applied Materials (2020-2024) and Director at GlobalWafers (2012-2020).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-25-000567
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ATOM
- cik: 0001420520
- company_name: Atomera Inc
- filed_at: 2025-01-28T23:59:59+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/1420520/000168316825000567/0001683168-25-000567-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1420520/000168316825000567/atomera_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-000567.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Shawn Thomas was appointed as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Atomera Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice President of Marketing and Business Development
  source text: On January 22, 2025, Shawn Thomas was appointed to serve as our Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1420520/000168316825000567/0001683168-25-000567-index.htm

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