Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On March 1, 2021, the Board of Directors ("Board") of Aqua Metals, Inc, acting
upon the recommendation of the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee, appointed Molly P. Zhang (aka Peifang Zhang) and Edward Smith to the
Board. Ms. Zhang was appointed to the Audit Committee and Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, and Mr. Smith was appointed to the
Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the
Board.
Ms. Zhang served in various leadership positions with Orica Limited (ASX:ORI), a
global mining services company, from 2011 to 2016, most recently as Vice
President of Asset Management from 2015 to 2016. Ms. Zhang served in various
positions with Dow, Inc. (NYSE:DOW) from 1989 to 2011, most recently as Managing
Director, SCG-Dow Group from 2009 to 2011 and as Vice President for Dow's
Technology Licensing and Catalyst business from 2006 to 2009. Ms. Zhang is
currently on the boards of Enerkem, a privately-held cleantech company in
Montreal Canada, and Gates Industrial Corporation (NYSE: GTES), a manufacturer
of highly engineered industrial products in Denver, Colorado. She is also a
member of the supervisory board of GEA Group (DAX: G1A), a global process
technology, engineering and manufacturing company, in Duesseldorf, Germany. Ms.
Zhang was recognized on the list of "The Directors to Watch" by Directors and
Boards magazine and was named as one of the 'Most Influential Women Corporate
Directors' by Women Inc.
Mr. Smith has served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a member
of the board of directors, of SMTC Corporation (NASDAQ: SMTX) since February
2017. Mr. Smith has extensive experience in the electronic manufacturing
services, or EMS, industry and the electronic components distribution industry.
He served as a member of the board of advisors of Zivelo, Inc., a position he
held from 2015 to 2019. Most recently, Mr. Smith served as Senior Vice President
of Global Embedded Solutions at Avnet, Inc. during 2016 and as President of
Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas from February 2009 to March 2016. Mr. Smith
worked in many positions during his tenure at Avnet, Inc., which began in 1994.
From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Smith served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
SMTEK International, Inc., a tier II manufacturer in the EMS industry. From 2009
to 2017, Mr. Smith served as a board member of the Electronic Components
Industry Association. Mr. Smith is also the founder and Chief Executive Officer
of We Will Never Forget Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization that supports
first responders through gifts to other charitable organizations.
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