Serve Robotics (Nasdaq SERV) appoints Andreas Lieber to board of directors
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Serve Robotics Inc. reported a change on its Board of Directors. On June 17, 2026, director Sarfraz Maredia resigned, with the company stating his decision did not result from any disagreement over operations, policies, or practices.
On June 22, 2026, the Board appointed Andreas Lieber as a Class I director to fill the vacancy, with a term running until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, subject to earlier termination events. He will receive compensation under the existing outside director compensation policy and has entered into a customary indemnification agreement.
The company highlights Lieber’s prior leadership roles at California Forever, Shippo, Postmates, Pinterest, Groupon, and Yahoo, and notes that the Board has determined he qualifies as an independent director under Nasdaq rules. Serve also reiterates its growth, noting deployment of more than 2,000 robots across the U.S., reaching about 3 million people and supporting over 4,000 restaurants.
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Resignation of Sarfraz Maredia
On June 17, 2026, Sarfraz Maredia, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Serve Robotics Inc. (the “Company”) informed the Company of his decision to resign from the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Maredia’s decision to resign did not result from any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Appointment of Andreas Lieber
On June 22, 2026, upon the recommendation of the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Board, the Board appointed Andreas Lieber as a member of the Board, effective immediately, to serve as a Class I director filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Maredia. Mr. Lieber will serve until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
Mr. Lieber will be compensated for his service as a director in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated outside director compensation policy, as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2026, in connection with the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Lieber has entered into a customary indemnification agreement with the Company in the form previously approved by the Board pursuant to which the Company has agreed to indemnify Mr. Lieber to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liability that may arise by reason of his service to the Company and to advance his expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against him to which he could be indemnified. The foregoing description of the Indemnification Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such Indemnification Agreement, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference.
Mr. Lieber currently serves as General Manager, Industry & Technology at California Forever, where he leads the development of the Solano Foundry, one of the largest planned advanced manufacturing parks in North America, a position he has held since April 2024. Prior to that, he held various roles at Shippo, an e-commerce shipping platform, including Chief Operating Officer from 2022 to 2024 and Chief Business Officer from 2021 to 2022. Before joining Shippo, Mr. Lieber served as General Manager and Interim CEO of Postmates from December 2020 to August 2021, and as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Corporate Development at Postmates from January 2019 to December 2020. Mr. Lieber previously held senior roles at Pinterest, Groupon and Yahoo!. Mr. Lieber has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences Aachen (FH Aachen). We believe that Mr. Lieber is qualified to serve on our board of directors due to his extensive experience and expertise in technology, business development, and strategic partnerships across the logistics, e-commerce, and mobility industries.
There are no family relationships between any director or executive officer of the Company and Mr. Lieber and no transactions reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in which he has a direct or indirect material interest. Further, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Lieber and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as a director. The Board has determined that Mr. Lieber qualifies as an “independent director” under the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and the applicable Nasdaq rules. On June 24, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Lieber as director. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 24, 2026 | |
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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.
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| Dated: June 24, 2026 | /s/ Ali Kashani |
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| Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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Exhibit 99.1
Serve Robotics Appoints Andreas Lieber to Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, 2026 -- Serve Robotics Inc. (Nasdaq: SERV), a leading autonomous robotics company, today announced the appointment of Andreas Lieber to the company’s Board of Directors, effective June 22, 2026. Mr. Lieber will replace Sarfraz Maredia, Global Head of Autonomous Mobility & Delivery at Uber, who is stepping down after serving three years on Serve’s Board.
Andreas Lieber brings deep experience scaling technology and logistics businesses across Uber, Postmates, Pinterest, Groupon, Yahoo, and T-Mobile. At Postmates, he served as General Manager and interim CEO, leading the company through its integration with Uber, the period during which Serve was spun out as an independent company. He later served as Chief Operating Officer of Shippo, the logistics and shipping platform, and currently serves as General Manager, Industry & Technology, at California Forever, where he is responsible for building and leading the company’s manufacturing and industrial business across one of the country’s largest planned development projects.
“Serve started on sidewalks delivering food, and we’re now operating robots in hospitals and kitchens as well as beginning to build
the infrastructure for other robotics companies to run on. That’s a different company than the one we started, and the board is growing
with it,” said Ali Kashani, co-founder and CEO of Serve Robotics. “Andreas has built and scaled exactly this kind of platform,
at Postmates and Shippo in logistics, at Uber and Pinterest, and now city-scale infrastructure at California Forever. That’s the perspective
we need as we grow.”
“Sarfraz Maredia joined us when sidewalk delivery was still considered niche. He helped us build the discipline and focus that made our evolution possible, and played an important role in helping Serve become a public company. We’re grateful for that foundation,” added Kashani.
“It has been a privilege to serve on Serve’s Board over the past three years. Watching this team grow a small footprint in sidewalk robots into a robotics infrastructure company has been exciting to see,” said Sarfraz Maredia. “Given his background at Postmates and Uber, I am confident Andreas Lieber is the right person for where Serve is headed, and I look forward to watching what comes next.”
About Serve Robotics
Serve Robotics (Nasdaq: SERV) designs and operates autonomous robots that navigate complex, human-centric environments. Since spinning off from Uber in 2021, Serve has deployed more than 2,000 robots across the U.S., reaching a population of approximately 3 million and supporting delivery for more than 4,000 restaurants. In 2026, Serve acquired Diligent Robotics, expanding its operations beyond sidewalk delivery into indoor service robots used in hospitals. Serve designs both the hardware and software behind its robots, enabling them to work safely in public and private environments at scale.
For more information, visit www.serverobotics.com or follow the company on X, Instagram, and LinkedIn @serverobotics.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Serve intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements can be about future events, including statements regarding Serve’s intentions, objectives, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events, including Serve’s expectations with respect to the financial and operating performance of its business, its capital position, and future growth. The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “project”, “predict”, “will”, “forecast”, “estimate”, “likely”, “intend”, “outlook”, “should”, “could”, “may”, “target”, “plan” and other similar expressions can generally be used to identify forward-looking statements. Indications of, and guidance or outlook on, future earnings or financial position or performance are also forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management’s current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include those risks and uncertainties set forth in Serve’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and in its subsequent filings filed with the SEC. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Serve undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
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