On January 10, 2014, the Board of Directors of OriginOil, Inc. appointed Jean-Louis Kindler as director, effective immediately. Kindler joins the company after three years as co-founder in 2010 of Ennesys, the company's French joint venture. Prior to that from 2006 to 2009, he served as CEO of MHS Equipment.

Ivan Ivankovich notified the company of his resignation from the Board of Directors of the company, effective January 31, 2014. He resigned for personal reasons and there were no disagreements between Ivankovich and the company or any officer or director of the company in connection with his resignation.