UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 30, 2026
SunPower Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-40117 | 93-2279786 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 45700 Northport Loop East, Fremont, CA | 94538 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (510) 270-2507
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| The Global Market | ||||
| The Capital Market |
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer
SunPower Inc (the “Company”) has appointed Tom Kowalczuk as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer, effective June 30, 2026.
Mr. Kowalczuk, age 43, has more than 20 years of finance and accounting experience. Before joining the Company, Mr. Kowalczuk served as Chief Financial Officer of Bespoken Spirits from February 2025 until June 2026, and prior to that as Vice President of Finance of Bespoken Spirits from March 2024 until February 2025. Prior to Bespoken Spirits, Mr. Kowalczuk served as Director of Supply Chain FP&A for the USA and Canada at Campari February 2023 until March 2024, overseeing FP&A and operational finance support across U.S. and Canadian manufacturing and supply chain operations. Prior to Campari, Mr. Kowalczuk held roles of increasing responsibility at Beam Suntory from 2008 to 2023, most recently serving as Finance Business Partner Manufacturing Excellence, supporting multi-site manufacturing operations representing more than $2 billion in annual revenue. Mr. Kowalczuk holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a double major in Accounting and Finance from Northeastern Illinois University.
On June 26, 2026, the Company entered into an offer letter (the “Offer Letter”) with Mr. Kowalczuk in connection with his employment as Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to the Offer Letter, Mr. Kowalczuk will have an annual base salary of $400,000 and an annual target bonus opportunity of 50% of his base salary. Mr. Kowalczuk will be granted 1,000,000 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) as an employment inducement award under applicable Nasdaq rules, of which the first 20% of the RSUs will be subject to a 12-month "cliff" vesting provision and with the remainder vesting ratably on an annual basis over the course of the following four years.
No arrangement or understanding exists between Mr. Kowalczuk and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Kowalczuk was selected to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and its Principal Financial Officer.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Kowalczuk and any director or executive officer of the Company that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K, and there are no transactions involving Mr. Kowalczuk that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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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.
| SunPower Inc. | ||
| Dated: July 7, 2026 | ||
| By: | /s/ Thurman J. Rodgers | |
| Thurman J. Rodgers | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
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