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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC)

Kulicke & Soffa CEO Fusen Chen to retire for health reasons; CFO Lester Wong named interim CEO

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Kulicke and Soffa CEO Fusen Chen will retire as President, CEO and board member effective December 1, 2025, due to health reasons, and will advise the board for 12 months afterward. CFO Lester Wong was appointed interim CEO effective immediately while the board searches for a permanent successor, and the company reaffirmed its fourth quarter fiscal 2025 outlook.

Key points

  • Fusen Chen retires as President and CEO effective December 1, 2025, and will receive $75,000 per month as an advisor for 12 months
  • Lester Wong, Executive Vice President and CFO, named interim CEO effective October 28, 2025, with a monthly stipend of S$35,000 and RSUs valued at S$600,000
  • Company reaffirmed fourth quarter fiscal 2025 outlook and plans to report results on November 19, 2025

The filing

CompanyKulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 28, 2025, 5:06 PM ET
Accession number0000056978-25-000076

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:38 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 28, 2025.

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