{"url_path":"/sec/ses/8-k/2026-08-11/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-08-11","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819142/0001819142-26-000044-index.html","accession_number":"0001819142-26-000044","cik":"0001819142","ticker":"SES","issuer_name":"SES AI Corp","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819142/0001819142-26-000044-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001819142","primary_entity_name":"SES AI Corp"},"word_count":366,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**\n\nOn August 6, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Paul Diemer to serve as a Class II director, effective immediately, for a term expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or his earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. The Board has determined that Mr. Diemer meets the independence requirements of the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and under applicable New York Stock Exchange listing standards.\n\n​\n\nMr. Diemer, 49, currently serves as Senior Vice President at Generac Power Systems (“Generac”), a role he has held since July 2026. Prior to Generac, Mr. Diemer served as Chief Technology Officer of the power business of Flex Ltd. (“Flex”) from April 2025 to July 2026, where he led the global research and technology organizations responsible for embedded and critical power systems, and directed technology strategy for critical power and data center infrastructure. From April 2022 to April 2025, Mr. Diemer served as Flex’s Vice President of Technical Product Management for the automotive business, leading product strategy, strategic partnerships, pursuit engineering and portfolio growth. Prior to Flex, Mr. Diemer held a number of executive engineering and product leadership roles at BorgWarner from 2005 through 2022. Mr. Diemer has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University.\n\n​\n\nMr. Diemer will receive the same compensation as the Company’s other non-employee directors, as described in the Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2026. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Diemer and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Diemer was selected as a director.\n\n​\n\nIn connection with the appointment, the Company will enter into its standard form of director indemnification agreement with Mr. Diemer, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2022. Mr. Diemer is not a participant in any related party transactions required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.\n\n​"}