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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Photronics (PLAB)

Photronics names Eric Rivera President, keeps him as CFO; Rui Zhang named CAO

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Photronics appointed CFO Eric Rivera as President effective January 12, 2026, while he keeps the CFO role and principal financial officer duties. The company also named Rui (Elie) Zhang Chief Accounting Officer and Todd Alesio Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, a reshuffle the company describes as organizational clarity rather than a change in direction.

Key points

  • Eric Rivera, 49, appointed President effective January 12, 2026, and continues as Chief Financial Officer
  • Rui (Elie) Zhang, 55, appointed Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer; remains Corporate Controller
  • Todd Alesio, 48, appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer; remains Head of Global Human Resources

The filing

CompanyPhotronics (PLAB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 13, 2026, 8:30 AM ET
Accession number0001140361-26-001053

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 6:57 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 January 13, 2026.

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