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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 6, 2021, the Board of Directors of ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) designated Henrik Gerdes, the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, to serve as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer, effective as of October 6, 2021. Mr. Gerdes will assume the Principal Accounting Officer duties from Rex S. Jackson, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and Mr. Jackson will remain the Principal Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Gerdes, age 45, has served as the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since April 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gerdes served as Chief Accounting Officer of 8x8, Inc., a provider of voice over IP products, from April 2017 to March 2019. Before 8x8, Inc., Mr. Gerdes served as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Treasurer for Rocket Fuel, Inc., a marketing and advertising platform, from September 2014 to March 2017. Mr. Gerdes holds a Master in Finance from the University of Göttingen.
Mr. Gerdes did not receive any additional compensation upon his designation as Principal Accounting Officer of the Company. In connection with his designation as Principal Accounting Officer, the Company expects to enter into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Gerdes. Mr. Gerdes has no family relationships with any of the executive officers or directors of the Company. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Gerdes and any other person pursuant to which he was designated as an officer of the Company.
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.
| CHARGEPOINT HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Rex S. Jackson | |
| Name: Rex S. Jackson | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: October 8, 2021