On October 23, 2019 Ruediger Naumann-Etienne, Ph.D resigned from the board of directors of IRIDEX Corporation, the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board, and as Lead Independent Director of the Board, in each case effective as of October 23, 2019. Dr. Naumann-Etienne did not resign due to any disagreement with the company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. On October 28, 2019, the Board appointed Robert A. Gunst as Chairman of the Board effective October 23, 2019. On October 25, 2019, the Board modified the composition of the Nominating and Governance Committee to consist of the directors; Robert A. Gunst (Chair), Maria Sainz, and Kenneth E. Ludlum.