NLIGHT, INC. 8-K

What Happened
nLIGHT, Inc. announced on Jan. 5, 2026 that its board appointed Gerald M. Haines II as a Class I director, with a term expiring at the company’s 2028 annual meeting of stockholders. The Board also named Mr. Haines to the Audit Committee. The appointment followed a recommendation from the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Key Details

• Appointment date: January 5, 2026; 8-K filed Jan. 6, 2026.
• Term: Class I director through the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders.
• Committee role: Member of the Board’s Audit Committee.
• Background: Most recently CFO of Metabolon; former EVP & CFO of Impulse Dynamics; senior finance and corporate development roles at Mercury Systems; earlier executive roles at Verenium, Enterasys Networks, and Applied Extrusion Technologies.
• Education: J.D., Cornell Law School; B.S. in Business Administration, Boston University.
• Governance/compensation: No related-party transactions requiring disclosure; will receive standard outside-director compensation per the company’s policies (as disclosed in the 2025 proxy) and will enter the company’s standard indemnification agreement.

Why It Matters
This is a governance update: nLIGHT added an experienced finance executive with a history of CFO roles and corporate development experience, and assigned him to the Audit Committee—an important committee for financial oversight. For investors, the appointment could strengthen board financial expertise and oversight, but the filing contains no operational or financial results or other substantive changes beyond the director appointment.