EX-99.1 2 ea030231801ex99-1.htm PRESS RELEASE, DATED AUGUST 17, 2026 Exhibit 99.1 Enovix Announces CEO Transition and Search Board Appoints CFO Ryan Benton as Interim CEO and T.J. Rodgers as Executive Chairman FREMONT, Calif., Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enovix Corporation (“Enovix” or the “Company,” Nasdaq: ENVX), a developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries, today announced that Raj Talluri has resigned his position as CEO and director of the Company, effective August 13, 2026, to pursue another opportunity. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) accepted his resignation the next day and appointed its chairman and largest shareholder, T.J. Rodgers, to the role of executive chairman, effective immediately. The Board has also appointed Ryan Benton, the Company’s CFO, to serve as interim CEO, while it conducts a thorough CEO search to evaluate both external and internal candidates. Executive Chairman T.J. Rodgers said, “This is a CEO transition, not a strategy transition. Our customer programs and the teams responsible for their execution remain unchanged. The Company also reaffirms its Q3’26 financial guidance and reiterates the news of the …
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Enovix Corporation
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements · Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Departure of Chief Executive Officer On August 13, 2026, Dr.…
Company context
Enovix develops and manufactures advanced lithium-ion batteries, including proprietary silicon-anode architectures for smartphones, smart eyewear, defense, industrial and emerging edge-AI applications. Its proprietary silicon-anode battery architecture enables higher energy density and performance in space-constrained devices while maintaining safety and reliability, supporting commercialization across consumer and industrial markets.
Current securities
Disclosure sections
Item 5.02Item 5.02 - Departure/Election of Directors
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Departure
of Chief Executive Officer
On
August 13, 2026, Dr. Raj Talluri, President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Enovix Corporation (the “Company”
or “Enovix”), resigned from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and President and as a member of the Company’s
Board of Directors (the “Board”) in order to pursue another opportunity. Dr. Talluri will assist
with an orderly transition of his responsibilities. Dr. Talluri’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company
on any matter relating to operations, policies, or practices.
Appointment
of Executive Chairman of Board
On
August 14, 2026, the Board appointed Thurman J. (“T.J.”) Rodgers to serve as Executive Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.
Mr. Rodgers has served as non-executive Chairman of Enovix’s Board since April 2023.
There
are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Rodgers and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed to serve as Executive
Chairman of the Board. There are no family relationships between Mr. Rodgers and any director or executive officer of the Company.
Certain transactions since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year in which the Company is a participant and in which Mr. Rodgers
has an interest that are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K are described in the
section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2026.
Appointment
of Interim Chief Executive Officer
On
August 14, 2026, the Board appointed Ryan Benton as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately, while the
Board conducts a search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer.
Mr.
Benton, age 55, remains the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, a role he has held since joining Enovix in April 2025. In that position,
Mr. Benton leads the Company’s global finance organization, including finance, accounting and reporting, tax, treasury, internal
audit and investor relations. Mr. Benton has has more than 35 years of financial, strategic and operational experience, including service
as Chief Financial Officer of several publicly listed and private companies in the semiconductor, electronics manufacturing and AI software
industries. Prior to Enovix, Mr. Benton most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Silvaco Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVCO), a provider
of software solutions for semiconductor and photonics design, which he led through its 2024 initial public offering. From July 2020 to
August 2023, he served as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board of Tempo Automation (Nasdaq: TMPO), an electronics manufacturer.
Prior to Tempo Automation, Mr. Benton served as Chief Financial Officer of Revasum, a semiconductor capital equipment company, from September
2018 to July 2020, continuing as a board member until October 2023. From August 2017 to September 2018, he served as Chief Financial
Officer of BrainChip Holdings Ltd. From December 2012 to May 2017, Mr. Benton held various positions at Exar Corporation, including Chief
Financial Officer, and served as Chief Executive Officer and a board member from 2016 until Exar’s sale to MaxLinear, Inc. in May
2017. Mr. Benton began his career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen & Company in 1991 and held various positions at technology companies,
including ASM International and eFunds Corporation, from 1993 to 2012.
Mr.
Benton does not have any family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company, or person nominated or chosen by
the Company to become a director or executive officer, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required
to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
August 17, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the leadership transition described in Item 5.02 of this Current Report
on Form 8-K, reaffirming the Company’s third quarter 2026 financial guidance provided on August 12, 2026, and announcing an investor
webcast to be held on August 17, 2026.
The
information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities
of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.