---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001731122-23-002297"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KAVL"
cik: "0001762239"
company_name: "Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-12-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T06:26:26.075012+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CEO Eric Mosser resigns; Executive Chairman Barry Hopkins appointed Interim CEO

## Summary
- Eric Mosser resigned as CEO, President, and Director effective Dec 21, 2023; no disagreement cited.
- Mosser becomes Senior Advisor and CEO of subsidiary Kaival International Brands, LLC.
- Amendment sets Mosser's base salary at $251,000/year effective Jan 1, 2024.
- Board appointed Barry M. Hopkins as Interim CEO and President effective Dec 22, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001731122-23-002297
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KAVL
- cik: 0001762239
- company_name: Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-12-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1762239/000173112223002297/0001731122-23-002297-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1762239/000173112223002297/e5299_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001731122-23-002297.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Barry M. Hopkins was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President at Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: On December 22, 2023, the Board appointed Mr. Hopkins as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, to serve in such capacity until a successor is duly appointed and approved by the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1762239/000173112223002297/0001731122-23-002297-index.htm
- Executive change
  Eric Mosser was appointed as Senior Advisor and Chief Executive Officer of Kaival International Brands, LLC at Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Advisor and Chief Executive Officer of Kaival International Brands, LLC
  source text: Pursuant to the Amendment, effective December 21, 2023, Mr. Mosser resigned as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and became a Senior Advisor to the Company and the Chief Executive Officer of Kaival International Brands, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“KBI”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1762239/000173112223002297/0001731122-23-002297-index.htm

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