UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 4, 2023

BEAM GLOBAL

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Nevada		000-53204		26-1342810
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5660 Eastgate Drive, San Diego, CA	92121
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 799-4583

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(Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	BEEM	NASDAQ Capital Market
Warrants	BEEMW	NASDAQ Capital Market

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 4, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Beam Global (the “Company”) appointed Judy Krandel to serve as a director of the Company. Ms. Krandel has been appointed as the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

Ms. Krandel, 58, has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Recruiter.com Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCRT) from June 2020 to September 2023. From November 2016 until December 2019, she served as Chief Financial Officer, and then Senior Business Development Consultant for PeerStream, Inc. From March 2012 until November 2016, Ms. Krandel was the Portfolio Manager for Juniper Investment Company, a small-cap hedge fund. Ms. Krandel spent the earlier part of her career as an equity analyst and portfolio manager focusing on small-cap public equities. She currently also sits on the board of directors of Lincoln First Bancorp, and served on the board of directors of Snap Interactive and Cynergistek in the digital media and healthcare cybersecurity industries. She is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in finance and the Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago with an MBA in finance and accounting.

Pursuant to the Company’s policies regarding compensation for non-employee directors, Ms. Krandel will be entitled to receive director fees pursuant to the Company’s policies for non-employee director and is also entitled to reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in connection with Board-related activities. There are no arrangements or understandings with any person pursuant to which Ms. Krandel was elected as a director of the Board. Ms. Krandel is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

On June 2, 2023, the Company disclosed on a Form 8-K that it was not in compliance with the audit committee requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(c)(2) as a result of the resignation of one of our board members. With the appointment of Ms. Krandel, the Company now complies with this rule.

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.

	BEAM GLOBAL

Dated: December 5, 2023	By:	/s/ Lisa A. Potok
	Name:	Lisa A. Potok
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Beam Global filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update