KULR Technology Group Appoints New Chief Financial Officer and Independent Board Member
Rhea-AI Summary
KULR Technology Group (NYSE American: KULR) appointed Dr. Michael Kimel as Chief Financial Officer and Steven Perez as an independent Board member, effective June 9, 2026. Dr. Kimel resigned from KULR’s Board in connection with his CFO appointment.
Both executives bring decades of experience in financial strategy, pricing, and enterprise sales to support KULR’s next growth phase.
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Positive
- Appointment of experienced economist Dr. Michael Kimel as CFO effective June 9, 2026
- New independent Board member Steven Perez adds 25+ years of enterprise sales experience
- Kimel’s background in pricing, analytics, and profitability supports KULR’s margin improvement focus
- Perez’s track record at major tech firms strengthens KULR’s go-to-market and sales capabilities
Negative
- Former Audit Committee Chair Dr. Michael Kimel resigns from KULR’s Board upon becoming CFO
News Market Reaction – KULR
On the day this news was published, KULR declined 4.69%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction. This price movement removed approximately $8M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $171.15M at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
HOUSTON, June 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) (the "Company" or "KULR"), an energy-systems platform company that enables the safe, certifiable deployment of ultra-high-power lithium battery systems for space and defense programs, mobility applications, hyperscale AI data centers, and telecom infrastructure applications, today announced the appointments of Dr. Michael Kimel as Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Steven Perez as a new independent Board member of the Company, each effective June 9, 2026. In connection with his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Dr. Kimel resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors effective June 9, 2026.
Dr. Kimel, an executive economist with more than 30 years of experience improving profitability, optimizing cost structures, and leading data-driven financial strategy, previously served as Audit Committee Chair of KULR’s Board of Directors. Dr. Kimel has spent his career helping organizations improve margins, optimize pricing, and create more disciplined financial and operating frameworks. He founded Pricimetrics, a consulting firm focused on profit maximization, and prior to that served as Senior Vice President of Pricing and Analytics at OmniSource United. Previously he served as Senior Director of Pricing and Market Analytics at Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. Earlier in his career, he held pricing, analytics, and strategy roles at FirstEnergy, and Sears Holdings. Dr. Kimel holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.
“I am pleased to welcome Mike Kimel as KULR’s Chief Financial Officer,” said Michael Mo, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KULR Technology Group. “Mike has already begun helping KULR sharpen its operating discipline, pricing framework, and margin improvement initiatives. His background in financial strategy, economics, and profitability improvement makes him well suited to lead KULR’s next phase of disciplined, profitable growth.”
“I am honored to step into the CFO role at such an important time for KULR,” said Dr. Kimel. “The Company has a significant opportunity to build on its differentiated battery safety and energy systems platform while at the same time implementing its Operating Discipline Framework -- strengthening financial discipline, improving operating leverage, and aligning capital allocation with long-term shareholder value creation. I look forward to working closely with Michael, the Board, and the leadership team supporting KULR’s next stage of growth.”
Steven Perez brings more than 25 years of sales, marketing, product marketing, and go-to-market leadership experience across some of Silicon Valley’s most successful technology companies. Most recently, Mr. Perez served in multiple director-level enterprise sales roles at Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), including Regional Sales Director where he managed large-scale revenue portfolios and led teams providing communications software, customer engagement, and AI solutions to independent software vendors and enterprise platform customers. Earlier in his career, Mr. Perez held sales, product marketing, and field marketing roles at Salesforce, LinkedIn, Adobe EchoSign, Jive Software, Sun Microsystems and Philips Electronics North America. Mr. Perez holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Financial Management from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
KULR CEO Michael Mo added, “I am pleased to welcome Steven Perez to KULR’s Board. Steve brings deep enterprise sales and go-to-market experience from category-defining technology companies. As KULR continues to scale its advanced battery systems across demanding commercial, defense, aerospace, and energy infrastructure markets, Steve’s experience building and managing high-performing sales organizations will be highly valuable to the Company.”
“I am excited to join KULR’s Board as the Company continues to commercialize its advanced battery systems and energy management platforms,” said Steven Perez. “KULR is addressing critical power, safety, and performance requirements across markets where reliability is mission-critical. I look forward to working closely with the leadership team to build on the Company’s go-to-market strategy and helping the team scale customer adoption.”
About KULR Technology Group, Inc.
KULR Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE American: KULR) is an energy-systems platform company delivering certifiable battery safety, vibration-mitigation, and thermal control solutions that enable ultra-high-power lithium-ion systems and sensitive electronics to operate reliably across space and defense missions, mobility applications, hyperscale AI data centers, and telecom infrastructure applications. Learn more at KULR.ai.
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