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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On March 15, 2024, the Board of Directors appointed Christopher Hsin-Liang Lee as the Chief Financial Officer of Ainos, Inc. (the “Company”). Christopher Lee, aged 53, brings over 25 years of experience in accounting and finance, encompassing US GAAP, PCAOB standards, and SEC rules and regulations. Before joining the Company, Mr. Lee served as CFO of a Nasdaq-listed company for 10 years, was a partner at KEDP CPA Group from August 2009 to June 2011, and operated as a self-employed accountant from July 2011 to August 2014. He has served on the Board of Directors of Aixin Life International Inc. since February 2021. Mr. Lee holds a BS degree in accounting from Ohio State University and an MS degree in business taxation from Golden Gate University. He is licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the United States.
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of the Company approved a basic monthly salary of NT $200,000 (New Taiwan Dollars) for Mr. Lee. Additionally, Mr. Lee was granted a year-end bonus equal to two months of his base monthly salary.
The foregoing descriptions of Mr. Lee’s appointment and employment terms do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of an employment agreement executed between Mr. Lee and the Company, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. There were no arrangements or understanding between Mr. Lee and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Lee was selected as an officer of the Company. There are no family relationships between Mr. Lee and any other director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions between Mr. Lee and the Company that require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| Employment Agreement, dated March 18, 2024, by and between Ainos, Inc. and Hsin-Liang Lee. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: March 19, 2024 | By: | /s/ Chun-Hsien Tsai |
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| Name: Chun-Hsien Tsai |
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| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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