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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
On February 1, 2023, High Wire Networks, Inc, a Nevada Corporation, (the “Company”) appointed Stephen W. LaMarche, age 59, as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. LaMarche has been a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since August 9, 2021 and will remain a member of the Board of Directors.
Mr. LaMarche has been in the telecom and technology industry throughout his career.
He previously served as CEO and CFO of Unified Technologies, a full-service managed IT, VoIP and Global Top 100 cloud services provider before it was acquired by DSCI, a leading hosted UCaaS VoIP carrier. He led the sale of Unified and its integration with DSCI, and became senior vice president of business development and IT services for DSCI’s newly formed managed IT services operating unit.
DSCI was eventually acquired by TPx Communications (formerly TelePacific), a provider of managed IT, cloud-based security and VoIP solutions. LaMarche led the merger and integration, and was appointed vice president of products and business development. In this role, he managed TPx’s growth strategy, sales team, product management, rebranding, marketing, sales training, operations and account management.
There are no family relationships between Mr. LaMarche and any director or executive officer of the Company.
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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.
Dated: February 6, 2023
| HIGH WIRE NETWORKS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark W. Porter | |
| Name: | Mark W. Porter | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
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