On December 31, 2019, but effective as of January 1, 2020, Qualstar Corporation appointed Joy C. Hou to the company's Board of Directors to a fill a vacancy on the Board. Ms. Hou was also appointed as a member of the Company's Audit Committee effective January 1, 2020. Ms. Hou, 44, is the CEO and Co-Founder of MREN Inc. Ms. Hou has over 30 years of business and entrepreneurial experience in finance, technology, and management.