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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 March 22, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Impinj, Inc. (the “Company”) set the size of the Board at eight directors and appointed Miron L. Washington to serve as a director, with an initial term expiring at the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders, in each case effective as of April 2, 2023.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Washington, on the one hand, and the Company or any other persons, on the other hand, pursuant to which Mr. Washington was selected as a director. There are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Washington (or any of his immediate family members) requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Washington does not have any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers. Mr. Washington will participate in the Company’s outside director compensation policy as in effect from time to time. In addition, Mr. Washington will enter into a standard indemnification agreement in the form previously approved by the Board.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Washington’s appointment to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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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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Exhibit 99.1
Miron Washington Joins Impinj Board of Directors
SEATTLE, March 27, 2023 – Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ: PI), a leading RAIN RFID provider and Internet of Things pioneer, today announced that Miron Washington will join its board of directors effective April 2, 2023.
“We are thrilled to welcome Miron to Impinj’s Board. Miron’s 25 years of experience in B2C/B2B ecommerce, global supply-chain operations, digital transformation as well as multi-billion-dollar P&L ownership will help Impinj drive its next phase of growth,” said Impinj Board Chair Steve Sanghi.
“Miron’s broad expertise in business digitization and transformation, retail general merchandise and supply-chain operations will help guide us on our mission of connecting every item that companies manufacture, transport and sell,” said Chris Diorio, founder, CEO and vice-chair of Impinj.
“I am thrilled to join the talented Impinj board and play a role in advancing the company’s vision,” Washington commented. “Impinj is uniquely positioned to help global enterprises achieve operational efficiency and differentiated customer experiences through digital transformation initiatives.”
Washington has 25 years of experience across business-to-consumer and business-to-business ecommerce, global supply chain operations, digital transformation, and multi-billion-dollar P&L ownership. He currently serves on the boards of The Eighth Notch and KairosPDX and is the chief digital officer of Parts Town. He was previously Home Depot’s vice president of customer experience and general manager of their $3B Quote Center business unit. Prior to Home Depot, Washington served in executive roles at Monotype Imaging, Staples, and Amazon. Washington has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Leavy School of Business at Santa Clara University and a master’s of science degree from Oregon Health and Science University.
About Impinj:
Impinj (NASDAQ: PI) helps businesses and people analyze, optimize, and innovate by wirelessly connecting billions of everyday things — such as apparel, automobile parts, luggage, and shipments — to the Internet. The Impinj platform uses RAIN RFID to deliver timely data about these everyday things to business and consumer applications, enabling a boundless Internet of Things. www.impinj.com
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