---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001903596-23-000979"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XPON"
cik: "0001894954"
company_name: "Expion360 Inc."
filed_at: "2023-12-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T06:06:35.678509+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Expion360 co-founder John Yozamp retires as CBDO, becomes independent sales rep Jan 1, 2024

## Summary
- John Yozamp retires as Chief Business Development Officer effective Dec 31, 2023, and transitions to independent sales representative role under a 6-month consulting agreement.
- In Jan 2023, Brian Schaffner was appointed CEO, succeeding Yozamp; Paul Shoun became President and Chairman of the Board.
- Yozamp remains the company's largest shareholder and expressed confidence in current management team.
- A standard release agreement was executed as part of the retirement transition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001903596-23-000979
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XPON
- cik: 0001894954
- company_name: Expion360 Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-12-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1894954/000190359623000979/0001903596-23-000979-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1894954/000190359623000979/xpon_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001903596-23-000979
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001903596-23-000979.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001903596-23-000979.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Yozamp retired as Chief Business Development Officer at Expion360 Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Business Development Officer
  source text: John Yozamp announced his retirement as Chief Business Development Officer of Expion360 Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), effective as of December 31, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1894954/000190359623000979/0001903596-23-000979-index.htm

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