---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-25-002526"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STEK"
cik: "0001511820"
company_name: "Stemtech Corp"
filed_at: "2025-04-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T15:25:44.845087+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stemtech CFO James Cardwell resigns; Shrilakshmi Vadlapatla appointed

## Summary
- James Cardwell resigned as CFO on April 11, 2025; departure was not due to any disagreement with management.
- Board appointed Shrilakshmi Vadlapatla, 40, as new CFO effective same date.
- Vadlapatla brings experience in audit compliance, SEC reporting, internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley, and GAAP/IFRS.
- Vadlapatla holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from Osmania University (2005).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-25-002526
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STEK
- cik: 0001511820
- company_name: Stemtech Corp
- filed_at: 2025-04-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1511820/000168316825002526/0001683168-25-002526-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1511820/000168316825002526/stemtech_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-002526
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-002526.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001683168-25-002526.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Shrilakshmi Vadlapatla was appointed as CFO at Stemtech Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: CFO
  source text: At the same time the Board appointed Shrilakshmi Vadlapatla as CFO.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1511820/000168316825002526/0001683168-25-002526-index.htm
- Executive change
  James Cardwell resigned as CFO at Stemtech Corp.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: CFO
  source text: On April 11 th , 2025, James Cardwell resigned his position as CFO of the Corporation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1511820/000168316825002526/0001683168-25-002526-index.htm

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