Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 22, 2022, the Board of Directors ("Board") elected Robert LaPointe
to the Board, effective as of November 22, 2022 (the "Effective Date").
Mr. LaPointe, age 73, began his career as an aerospace engineer with Ball
Aerospace in 1988, where he remained until his retirement in 2016, though he
continues to work there part time. Mr. LaPointe also served as vice president of
a small company, Dataflow Technologies, that designed data acquisition systems
for energy monitoring in buildings from 1982 to 1988. Throughout his career, Mr.
LaPointe also did nuclear research, was in chemical operations at Syntex Corp
for production of pharmaceuticals, and has a background in ranching, farming,
and construction. Mr. LaPointe brings to the Company experience in both large
and small corporations and his strengths include scientific research and
technology. Mr. LaPointe holds a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry and
Physiology (Colorado State University), and a Master of Science in Electrical
Engineering (University of Idaho), and is an Army veteran of the Vietnam war.
On November 22, 2022, the Board accepted the resignation of John Noble Harris as
Chief Executive Officer and President of Blackstar Enterprise Group, Inc., and
appointed Joseph E. Kurczodyna as Acting Chief Executive Officer for 90 days or
until new Officers are appointed. Mr. Kurczodyna will also remain Chief
Financial Officer.
Mr. Harris remained a director until his passing on December 15, 2022.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Press Release
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report is furnished pursuant
to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose, including for the
purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that Section.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
On December 21, 2022, the Company issued a press release. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
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