Energy Focus, Inc. announced that Ms. Lesley Matt will join the company as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective September 12, 2022. Ms. Matt spent over twelve years at TCP Lighting, helping grow the product portfolio of the Cleveland, Ohio-based company into one of the broadest in the lighting industry. She spent the last three years as Senior Vice President, with responsibilities for developing the organization, setting strategy and objectives for the sales team, P&L responsibility for multiple channels and product categories, and overseeing day-to-day operations.

Prior to TCP Lighting, she had multiple roles in marketing and product management for software, advertising, and manufacturing companies. In connection with her appointment as Chief Executive Officer, the Board of Directors of Energy Focus approved an inducement award of stock options for Ms. Matt in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). The award provides for the right to purchase up to 150,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the Company's common stock closing price on the date of grant, will vest under substantially the same terms as the Company's standard executive non-qualified option award agreement, and otherwise will be subject to substantially similar terms and conditions as those established under the Company's amended and restated 2020 Stock Incentive Plan.

Subject to the terms of the award agreement, one-fourth of the granted options will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the remainder will vest in equal monthly installments thereafter over a three-year period.