form8-k_17419e.htm
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): October 18, 2012
ZAP
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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California
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94-3210624
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
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501 Fourth Street
Santa Rosa, CA
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95401
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(707) 525-8658
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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(b) Effective October 18, 2012 Aileen Kao was appointed to the Board of Directors of ZAP.
Aileen Kao is Deputy General Manager at ZAP (Hangzhou) Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd, a joint venture company with a focus on green transportation technology. Under her leadership, ZAP (Hangzhou) has built a great technical savvy team to provide know-how solutions to meet China’s emerging and dynamic new energy automobile industry. Ms. Kao came to ZAP with broad experience in several established companies including BASF,
Eastman Kodak, Bell Atlantic, Cisco and interWAVE Communications, all of which afforded her with increased responsibilities and helped transition her from a hands-on software engineer to a seasoned executive at ZAP. She also served on the Saratoga school governing board in 1998 and then elected to Saratoga City Council in 2004 and served as Mayor in 2007. Ms. Kao holds a BS in Pharmacy from Taipei Medical University, Taiwan and a MS in Chemistry from University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island, USA.
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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ZAP
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Dated: November 14, 2012
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/s/ Priscilla M. Lu |
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Priscilla M. Lu
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