Dat Nguyen was appointed Director of Northann Corp. As of November 6, 2026, Northann Corp. has reported 5 leadership change filings to the SEC under Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, from August 10, 2026 to October 16, 2026, naming 1 appointment and 2 departures (Form 8-K, October 16, 2026).
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Key facts
- · In / out: In · Person: Dat Nguyen · Role: Director · 8-K, 2026-10-16
- · In / out: Reported · Person: not named in the filing · 8-K, 2026-10-07
- · In / out: Reported · Person: not named in the filing · 8-K, 2026-10-01
- · In / out: Out · Person: Lin Li · Role: Director · 8-K, 2026-08-21
- · In / out: Out · Person: Umesh Patel · Role: Director · 8-K, 2026-08-10
Northann Corp. reported changes in 5 filings among its directors and officers to the SEC on Form 8-K, Item 5.02, from 2026-08-10 to 2026-10-16. They name 3 people, with 1 appointment and 2 departures. Every row below is cited to the filing it comes from, and this page adds each new change as Northann Corp. files it.
Timeline
| Filed | In / out | Person | Role | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | In | Director | 8-K, 2026-10-16 | ||
| 2026-10-07 | Reported | not named in the filing | 8-K, 2026-10-07 | ||
| 2026-10-01 | Reported | not named in the filing | 8-K, 2026-10-01 | ||
| 2026-08-21 | Out | Director | 8-K, 2026-08-21 | ||
| 2026-08-10 | Out | Director | 8-K, 2026-08-10 |
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Who leads Northann Corp., as last reported?
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- Director: Dat Nguyen, appointed (filed 2026-10-16).
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Appointed: Dat Nguyen, Director
Mr. Nguyen will serve as a member of the Board's Audit, Nomination and Compensation Committees.
- Election of Mr. Nguyen to the Board of Directors On October 12, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Northann Corp. (the "Company") voted to elect Mr. Dat Nguyen to serve as a director of the Company to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Lin Li.
- The Board found that Mr. Nguyen qualifies to be an independent director for purposes of each of Section 803A(2) and 803(B)(2) of the NYSE American Listed Company Guide (the "Listing Rules") and Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that Mr. Nguyen is "financially literate" as that term is described in Section 303A.07 of the Listing Rules.
- Mr. Nguyen has more than 20 years of technology consulting and corporate leadership experience.
- Since 2018, he has served as an angel investor, strategic advisor, and executive to startups in artificial intelligence, blockchain, and quantum-safe cybersecurity in Canada, the United States, Hong Kong, and Vietnam.
- From January to October 2017, Mr. Nguyen was a partner leading the Technology Advisory Practice of EY Indochina, responsible for Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
- From November 2015 to June 2016, he was Country Head of Grab Vietnam, where he led 300 employees and launched new business lines.
- From August 2012 to September 2015, he was Country Director of Accenture Vietnam and a member of the Accenture ASEAN Leadership Council.
Reported
Election of Mr. La Scala to the Board of Directors On October 5, 2026, the Board of Directors (the " Board ") of Northann Corp. (the " Company ") voted to elect Mr. Vincent La Scala to serve as a director of the Company to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Umesh Patel.
- Mr. La Scala will serve as Chair of the Board's Audit Committee and as a member of the Board's Nomination and Compensation Committees.
- Mr. La Scala has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, specializing in senior credit risk management, credit policy governance, independent risk review, and engagement with U.S. and international regulators.
- He has particular expertise in wholesale and commercial banking, structured products, and cross-border risk oversight spanning the Americas, the Middle East, and Asia.
- Through April 2023, he was a Senior Credit Officer (Level II) at Citigroup Inc., where he served for more than 30 years and held Director-level positions in risk management for over two decades.
- He most recently served as Director, Independent Commercial Risk Management (2021-2023), supporting Citi Commercial Bank as a senior risk manager aligned with the U.S. Oil & Gas and U.S. Consumer & Healthcare businesses, and previously as Commercial Risk Policy Owner and Remedial Senior Credit Officer for U.S. Oil & Gas (2013-2021), and Director of Fundamental Credit Risk (1999-2012), leading firm-wide reviews of credit, market and operational risk policy, capital allocation, and structured-product control environments.
Reported
On September 30, 2026, the Company's Board voted to appoint Bradley C. Lalonde, current Chairman of the Board of Northann, to be Northann's Co-CEO alongside Fran ois Vachon.
- By accepting this role as an executive of the Company, Mr. Lalonde is no longer an independent director and has therefore resigned from the Board's Audit Committee.
- Mr. Lalonde remains Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.
- There are no familial or other relationships between Mr. Lalonde and any director or member of management of the Company.
Departing: Lin Li, Director
On August 18, 2026, Mr. Li resigned as a member of the Board, effective immediately.
- On August 13, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Northann Corp. (the "Company") accepted the resignation of Lin Li as Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company, effective immediately.
- Following his resignation from the Board, Mr. Li no longer serves as an officer, director or employee of the Company and has no role in the Company's management, corporate governance, financing, accounting, financial reporting, audit, internal control over financial reporting, SEC reporting or NYSE American compliance matters.
- On August 13, 2026, the Board appointed Kurtis W. Winn, a current director and the Chief Operating Officer of the Company, to serve additionally as President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company.
- On August 13, 2026, the Board appointed Fran ois Vachon to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately.
- On August 18, 2026, the Board appointed Mr. Vachon as a member of the Board to fill the vacancy resulting from Mr. Li's resignation, effective immediately.
- Mr. Vachon is the Company's principal executive officer for purposes of the Exchange Act.
- As of the date of this report, Mr. Vachon has not been appointed to any committee of the Board.
- Mr. Vachon will report to the Board through the Oversight Committee.
Departing: Umesh Patel, Director
On April 14, 2026, Mr. Umesh Patel tendered his resignation as a director of the Company.
- On June 30, 2026, Mr. Lin Li sent a letter to our Board resigning from all positions he held with the Company and its subsidiaries, including as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board.
- On July 1, 2026, the Board met to consider Mr. Li's resignation and the circumstances surrounding the Auditor's resignation.
- To maintain continuity in our day-to-day commercial operations while strengthening Board level oversight of regulatory, financial reporting, corporate governance and compliance matters, the Board requested that Mr. Li rescind his resignation as Chief Executive Officer and President, and Mr. Li subsequently provided a letter rescinding his resignation from these positions.
- The Board also created an Oversight Committee of the Board to exercise oversight of the Company's regulatory, financial reporting, corporate governance, and compliance matters thereby relieving the Chief Executive Officer of direct oversight of those matters allowing him to focus on the Company's day-to-day commercial operations.
- Mr. Li recused himself from the Board's discussion and voting on these matters.
- At a meeting of the Board on August 10, 2026, the Board accepted Mr. Li's resignation from his position as Chairman of the Board.
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A public company must file a current report on Form 8-K with the SEC within four business days when a director leaves or is elected, or when its chief executive, chief financial, chief accounting or chief operating officer, or another named executive, departs or is appointed. That disclosure goes under Item 5.02 of the report.
Every change on this page is taken from one of those filings and quoted in the company's own words, with a link to the filing, so it can be checked at the source. Where a filing names the person, the role and the date a change takes effect, they are shown beside the quote. Where it does not, the quote stands on its own. A filing states what changed; it rarely states why, and neither does this page.