应用光电 AAOI

Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin, Ph.D., founded Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. in February 1997 and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since our inception. He currently serves as the Chairman of our Board, a position he has held since January 2014. He also previously served as Chairman of our Board from May 2000 through September 2002, and again from June 2008 through October 2009. Since May 2015, Dr. Lin has served on the University of Missouri's Chancellor's Advisory Group and since November 2016 he has served as a chair on the University of Missouri's Industrial Advisory Board for the College of Engineering. Dr. Lin also served as a research associate professor from 1998 to 2000 and as a senior research scientist from 1994 to 1998 at the University of Houston. Dr. Lin received a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Missouri?-?Columbia.

Dr. Murry has served as our Chief Financial Officer since August 2014 and our Chief Strategy Officer since December 2012. Previously, Dr. Murry served as our Vice President of Sales and Marketing from June 2004 until December 2012, our Director of Sales and Marketing from January 2000 to June 2004 and as a Senior Engineer of Device Packaging from February 1997 to January 2000. He also previously served as Research Associate from 1991 to 1999 and Mission Control Specialist from 1992 to 1997 with the Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Murry has been issued multiple patents in the optoelectronics industry, as well as in various related and complimentary industries. Dr. Murry received a B.S. and M.S. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston.

Dr. Chang has served as our North America General Manager and Senior Vice President of Optical Component Business Unit since October 2012. Previously, Dr. Chang served as Vice President of our Optical Module Division from March 2004 until October 2012, our Director of Manufacturing from June 2002 to March 2004, and as our Deputy Packaging Manager from April 2001 to May 2002. Dr. Chang has held numerous positions in the optoelectronics industry throughout his career. His most recent position prior to joining us was Deputy Manager from 2000 to 2001 of the Optical Active Component Group at Hon-Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., which is based in Taiwan. He was also a researcher and project manager of the Optoelectronic Module Technology group at Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. from 1996 to 2000. Dr. Chang received a B.S. in Electrophysics and a Ph.D. in Electro-Optical Engineering from National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan.

Mr. Yeh has served as our Asia General Manager since February 2015 and as Senior Vice President of our Network Equipment Module Business Unit since November 2012. Previously, Mr. Yeh served as our General Manager of our Video Equipment Division of Global Technology Inc., our China subsidiary, since its acquisition by us in March 2006 and had served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from April 2002 until the acquisition. From May 1995 to April 2002, Mr. Yeh served as a Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Twoway CATV Technology Inc. Mr. Yeh received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a M.S. in Automatic Control Science from National Chung Shing University in Taiwan.

Mr. Kuo has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer since May 2023, our Chief Compliance Officer since August 2013 and as our Corporate Secretary since November 2012. Previously, Mr. Kuo served as our Vice President and General Counsel from August 2013 to May 2023, and served as our Assistant General Counsel from May 2009 until August 2013, and as our Asia Legal Manager from January 2011 until August 2013. Mr. Kuo received a J.D. from South Texas College of Law and a BBA degree in Real Estate from Baylor University.

William H. Yeh has served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Golden Star Management, Inc., a real estate investment and management company, since 1997. In addition, since 2005, he has served as President of Pearlyeh Investments Inc., a real estate development and investment company. Since 2014, he has served as President of Stonemetal Capital, LLC, an equity financial company and as President of Pearl Yeh Charitable Foundation LLC, a charitable foundation focused on cultural exchange and education programs. He served as the Vice Chairman of Central Bancorp, Inc. (the holding company of United Central Bank, now Hanmi Bank) from 1997 to 2014. He served as an Advisor of Hanmi Bank for the Texas region from 2014 to 2019. Mr. Yeh received a B.S. from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan and a M.S. from University of Houston?-?Clear Lake.

Cynthia (Cindy) DeLaney has served as the Global Fuel Oil commodity trading manager for Shell Trading since January 2014. In this role, she manages Shell's Global Fuel Oil Trading activities with primary trading offices in Singapore, Rotterdam, and Houston, covering Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and other offices in cities such as Calgary, Dubai, and Moscow. For the nine years prior, from 2005 to 2013, she managed the Americas Fuel Oil Trading team. Before her position as the Americas Trading Manager, Ms. DeLaney was a trader in fuel oil, VGO, gasoline and gasoline components from 1999 to 2005. She has over 25 years' experience as a trader and in technical aspects of the petrochemical/?refining industry. In her role as the Global Trading Manager of Fuel Oil, Ms. DeLaney has increased the profitability of Shell's global fuel oil trading business which grew steadily over her tenure. Since October 2016, Ms. DeLaney has served as a director and Vice President of Shell Trading US Company (STUSCo). She is also a member of the Executive group of the Houston Chapter of the Women's Energy Network (WEN) which works to promote and develop women's careers in Energy and STEM fields. Ms. DeLaney started her working career in 1991 as an Electrical Engineer at Arco Chemical Company (now Lyondell) in Houston. She moved from technical to commercial activities at Arco, eventually trading MTBE and gasoline components from Arco's Newtown Square, Pennsylvania headquarters. In 1998, she moved to Koch Industries, in Houston, to trade MTBE before being hired in 1999 by Shell to trade gasoline, and then Fuel Oil and VGO. Ms. DeLaney received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University.

Richard B. Black has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ECRM, Incorporated, a worldwide supplier of laser-based imaging equipment, from 1983 until the company was acquired by Eastman KODAK Corp. in 2021. From 2014 to 2017, he also served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of CRON-ECRM LLC, a worldwide supplier of laser-based imaging equipment. Beginning in 1989, Mr. Black was a director of Oak Technology, Inc., a manufacturer of semi-conductors for optical storage and laser printers, and then became President in 1998 and vice chairman of the board of directors in 1999 until its merger with Zoran, Inc. in 2003. Mr. Black previously served as President and CEO of AM International from 1980 to 1982. He served as a Division President of Maremont Corporation, a manufacturer of auto parts and textile machinery, from 1967 to 1972, then as Maremont's Executive Vice President and then President and CEO from 1972 to 1979. When Maremont was acquired by Alusuisse in 1979, he served as President and CEO of Alusuisse of America until 1981. He served as a director and chairman of the audit committee of GSI Group, a manufacturer of lasers, laser systems, semi-conductor equipment, from 1998 to 2012, and was its chairman of its board of directors from 2006 to 2012. Mr. Black served as a director and Chairman of the audit committee of Alliance Fiber Optics Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFOP) from 2002 until its acquisition by Corning in 2016. He serves as a director of TREX Enterprises, Inc., a defense technology company, a position he has held since 2000, and serves as director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hamillroad Software Ltd., a supplier of imaging software to the printing and packaging industries since January 2023. Mr. Black has served as trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton since 1990, and became its Vice Chairman in 2006, and Trustee Emeritus since 2012. He has served as a trustee of the American Indian College Fund, Beloit College, and Bard College. At the University of Chicago, he serves on the Board of Governors of the University's Smart Museum of Art and previously served on the Dean's Council of the Physical Sciences Division. Mr. Black received a B.S. in Engineering from Texas A&M University, an MBA from Harvard University, and an honorary Ph.D. from Beloit College.

Robert Flanagan has been nominated as a candidate to be elected to serve on our Board of Directors at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Flanagan was recommended to the Nominating and Governance Committee by an executive officer. Mr. Flanagan is currently retired, following a thirty-three year career in the investment banking industry. He most recently served as a Managing Director, Technology Investment Banking at Raymond James & Associates from August 2011 to February 2025. From May 2007 to August 2011, Mr. Flanagan served as Managing Director at CIBC World Markets Corp. and Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (following its separation from CIBC World Markets Corp.). From January 2004 to May 2007, Mr. Flanagan served as a Managing Director at Cowen & Company. From February 2000 to December 2003, Mr. Flanagan held various positions at Thomas Weisel Partners, LLC, the last of which was Partner. From July 1990 to June 1993 and from July 1995 to February 2000, Mr. Flanagan held various positions at Citigroup Global Markets and certain predecessor firms. Mr. Flanagan received a BA in Economics and Business from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.