New CFO for SS Innovations (NASDAQ: SSII) as Naveen Amar signs 5-year deal

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SS Innovations International, Inc. appointed Naveen Kumar Amar as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective September 24, 2025. The change was disclosed in a current report and accompanied by a press release and a formal employment agreement.

Mr. Amar, age 49, brings over 27 years of global corporate finance experience across accounting, audits, capital raising, compliance, taxation, mergers and acquisitions and investor relations. His background includes senior roles at SpiceExpress (the cargo unit of SpiceJet Ltd.), Munchado India, MSD Wellcome Trust Hilleman Laboratories, EDirect Proprietary Ltd. and GE India, and he is both a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary in India.

The Company and Mr. Amar entered into a five-year employment agreement that provides for a base annual salary of approximately US$163,000, based on current Indian rupee to U.S. dollar exchange rates, and includes customary confidentiality, intellectual property, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions.

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Corporate governance and executive leadership analyst

SS Innovations names a seasoned finance executive as CFO under a five-year contract.

The company appointed Naveen Kumar Amar as Chief Financial Officer effective September 24, 2025, formalizing the role through a five-year employment agreement. A long-term contract signals an intent to create continuity in financial leadership, which can help stabilize reporting, capital-raising efforts and investor communications.

Mr. Amar’s 27-plus years of experience cover finance leadership in aviation logistics, technology, and healthcare-related ventures, including responsibility for audits, capital raises, and compliance. These skills align with typical public company needs around SEC reporting, internal controls, and financing activities.

The agreement sets a base annual salary of about US$163,000 and includes confidentiality, proprietary rights, non-compete and non-solicitation provisions, which are standard mechanisms to protect the company’s information and relationships. Investors may later look to future filings and earnings reports to see how this leadership change influences financial strategy and execution, though this report itself does not quantify any direct financial impact.

8-K Event Classification

2 items: 5.02, 9.01

2 items

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance

Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 24, 2025

SS INNOVATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida		000-56608		47-3478854
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

405, 3rd Floor, iLabs Info Technology Centre Udyog Vihar, Phase III Gurugram, Haryana India		122016
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +91 73375 53469

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each Class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		SSII		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

As used in this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”), the terms “SSi,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to SS Innovations International, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 26, 2025, we issued a press release announcing that effective September 24, 2025, Naveen Kumar Amar joined the Company as its Chief Financial Officer. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Mr. Amar, 49, has over 27 years’ experience in all aspects of global corporate finance, including accounting management, audits, capital raises, compliance, taxation, mergers and acquisitions and investor relations. From July 2022 until joining the Company, Mr. Amar provided remote chief financial officer services from his base in New Delhi to companies in the United States, the United Kingdom and elsewhere abroad. From March 2021 to July 2022, Mr. Amar was Head – Finance & Commercial and Senior Vice President of SpiceExpress, the cargo unit of SpiceJet Ltd., an Indian low-cost airline, where he led a team of 85 responsible for finance and accounts, cargo and commercial operations, legal and compliance and other aspects of the unit’s operations. From May 2019 to June 2020, he was Global Chief Financial Officer for Munchado India, an integrated software technology enterprise provider for restaurants in the United States, Europe and India. From May 2012 to October 2018, Mr. Amar was Senior Vice President – Finance, Compliance & Company Secretary of MSD Wellcome Trust Hilleman Laboratories Pvt Ltd., a United States/United Kingdom joint venture based in India, which was engaged in the manufacture of vaccines for worldwide distribution. Other positions occupied by Mr. Kumar include Chief Financial Officer – India and Australia and Company Secretary for EDirect Proprietary Ltd., an telecommunications provider from November 2008 to January 2012 and India Manager – Financial Consolidation and Company Secretary for GE India from July 2007 to October 2008. Mr. Amar received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New Delhi, is a Chartered Accountant in India and holds a Company Secretary designation in India.

The Company and Mr. Amar entered into a five-year employment agreement providing for a base annual salary of approximately US$163,000 (based on current Indian rupee to U.S. dollar exchange rates). The employment agreement contains customary confidentiality, assignment of proprietary rights, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions. A copy of the employment agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Employment Agreement between SS Innovations International, Inc. and Naveen Kumar Amar
99.1		Press Release, dated September 26, 2025
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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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.

Dated: September 26, 2025	SS INNOVATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
	By:	/s/ Sudhir Srivastava
		Sudhir Srivastava, M.D.
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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FAQ

What executive change did SSII report in this Form 8-K?

SS Innovations International, Inc. reported that effective September 24, 2025, Naveen Kumar Amar joined the Company as its Chief Financial Officer.

What is Naveen Kumar Amar’s background before joining SSII?

Mr. Amar has over 27 years of global corporate finance experience. His roles include Head – Finance & Commercial and Senior Vice President at SpiceExpress, Global CFO at Munchado India, senior finance and compliance leadership at MSD Wellcome Trust Hilleman Laboratories, and positions at EDirect Proprietary Ltd. and GE India.

What are the key terms of SSII’s employment agreement with the new CFO?

The Company and Mr. Amar entered into a five-year employment agreement with a base annual salary of approximately US$163,000, based on current Indian rupee to U.S. dollar exchange rates. The agreement includes confidentiality, assignment of proprietary rights, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions.

What exhibits are included with SSII’s 8-K about the new CFO?

The report includes: Exhibit 10.1 (Employment Agreement between SS Innovations International, Inc. and Naveen Kumar Amar), Exhibit 99.1 (Press Release dated September 26, 2025), and Exhibit 104 (Cover Page Interactive Data File).

Where is SS Innovations International, Inc. headquartered and on which exchange is SSII listed?

The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 405, 3rd Floor, iLabs Info Technology Centre, Udyog Vihar, Phase III, Gurugram, Haryana, India 122016. Its common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol SSII.

What professional qualifications does SSII’s new CFO hold?

Mr. Amar holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New Delhi, is a Chartered Accountant in India and holds a Company Secretary designation in India.