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

(c)

On October 28, 2009, the Board of Directors appointed Henry Hirvela as interim Chief Financial Officer of Immersion. Mr. Hirvela has been serving as a consultant to Immersion since August 2009. From May 2008 to November 2008, Mr. Hirvela served as executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer of BRE Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust, and prior to that time, Mr. Hirvela served as Chief Financial Officer of VistaCare, Inc., a medical services company, from March 2006 to February 2008. Prior to this engagement, Mr. Hirvela founded Phoenix Management Partners, LLC in September 2002, during which time he served as President and CEO of Vigilant Systems, Inc. and served as Chairman and Director for Three-Five Systems, Inc., an electronic manufacturing services company, from February 2003 to September 2006. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Hirvela served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Scottsdale-based Allied Waste Industries, Inc. Prior to this, Mr. Hirvela held a variety of management positions with Bank of America, Texas Eastern Corporation and Browning-Ferris Industries. He holds a bachelor's degree from the United States International University and an M.B.A. from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.

(e)

Mr. Hirvela receives fees of $6,250 per week for his service and is reimbursed for all reasonable travel expenses, including airfare, lodging and car rental. He also receives a $60.00 per diem allowance.