On August 1, 2013, the board of directors of Intermolecular, Inc. appointed Reed Birnbaum, the company's Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller, as Interim Chief Financial Officer effective august 2, 2013. As of the Effective Date, Mr. Birnbaum has assumed the duties of the company's principal financial and accounting officer on an interim basis. Mr. Birnbaum, age 39, has served as the company's Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller since 2013 and as the company's Corporate Controller since 2011.