Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI· Manufacturing· Fiscal year ends in December
CEO pay in FY2025Stock -5.4% in FY2025
Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin is the CEO of Applied Optoelectronics and was paid $4.8M in FY2025 (Dec), up 29%.
Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY20 → $410
Executives6
See all- 1Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) LinPresident and Chief Executive OfficerFY2025
- 2Stefan J. MurryChief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy OfficerFY2025
- 3Hung-Lun (Fred) ChangSenior Vice President and North America General ManagerFY2025
- 4Shu-Hua (Joshua) YehSenior Vice President and Asia General ManagerFY2025
- 5David C. KuoSenior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate SecretaryFY2025
- 6Che-Wei LinDirectorNot disclosed
Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.
Pay
See allApplied Optoelectronics paid its 5 named executives $11.4M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin was paid $4.8M of that.
| Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) LinPresident and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| Stefan J. MurryChief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer | |||
| Hung-Lun (Fred) ChangSenior Vice President and North America General Manager | Not disclosed | ||
| Shu-Hua (Joshua) YehSenior Vice President and Asia General Manager | |||
| David C. KuoSenior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary |
of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.
Peers19
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The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.
Board1
See all- William H. YehLead independent director · 25 yr on the boardIndependentCompensation (Chair), Nominating and Corporate Governance—Paid as an executive
The board of the latest proxy (FY2025).
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- PayApplied Optoelectronics General counsel pay fell 36% to $942.6K. The stock rose 91% in FY2024 (Dec).DEF 14A
- PayApplied Optoelectronics General counsel pay rose 150% to $1.5M. The stock rose 922% in FY2023 (Dec).DEF 14A
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- PayApplied Optoelectronics General counsel pay fell 32% to $592.0K. The stock fell 63% in FY2022 (Dec).DEF 14A
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Filings18
See all| Current report | 8-K | Aug 24, 2026 | — |
| Current report | 8-K | Jun 5, 2026 | — |
| Proxy statement | DEF 14A | Apr 24, 2026 | FY2025 |
| Annual report | 10-K | Feb 26, 2026 | FY2025 |
| Current report | 8-K | Feb 19, 2026 | — |
| Current report | 8-K | Apr 10, 2025 | — |
