Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.


On February 3, 2022, Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. (the "Company") announced the appointment of Christian S. Rodich as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Effective upon Mr. Rodich's appointment on February 3, 2022, Ms. Sue Emry will no longer serve as the Company's interim Chief Financial Officer. However, she will continue to serve as the Company's Executive Vice President.

The Company entered into an offer letter with Mr. Rodich (the "Rodich Agreement"), pursuant to which Mr. Rodich will receive an annual base salary of $160,000, payable in semi-monthly installments consistent with the Company's payroll practices. Mr. Rodich will also receive stock options to purchase 77,471 shares of the Company's common stock, vesting over five years, subject to his continued service through the applicable vesting date. Mr. Rodich will also receive participation in medical insurance, dental insurance, and the Company's other benefit plans. Under the Rodich Agreement, Mr. Rodich will also receive a signing/relocation bonus of $20,000.

The foregoing description of the Rodich Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Rodich Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Mr. Rodich, 47, has over 20 years of finance and accounting experience in a variety of industries. From January 2014 through October 2021, Mr. Rodich was employed by Masterbrand Cabinets, a provider of premier cabinetry, where he served as the Director of Corporate Accounting and Compliance from January 2014 through May 2015, and from May 2015 through October 2021, he served as the Senior Director of Commercial (Channel) Finance. From October 2007 through December 2013, Mr. Rodich was Director of Internal Audit-North America for Smith & Nephew, a portfolio medical technology business with global operations. Mr. Rodich has prior experience as an Internal Audit Manager with Mueller Industries and as a Level-2 System Support with Pfizer. Mr. Rodich is a licensed CPA in Tennessee, with experience as a Senior Internal Auditor at Thomas & Betts/Arthur Andersen. Mr. Rodich holds a B.S. in Business Administration as well as a Master of Accountancy degree from the University of Tennessee.

Mr. Rodich has no family relationships that require disclosure pursuant to Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K and has not been involved in any transactions that require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Rodich and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Rodich was appointed as the Company's Chief Financial Officer.

On February 3, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Rodich as its Chief Financial Officer. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information included in the press release in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits



Exhibit No.       Description

10.1                Offer Letter with Christian S. Rodich dated February 3, 2022.


99.1                Press Release dated February 3, 2022.

104               Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
                  document).

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