---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000720500-26-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASYS"
cik: "0000720500"
company_name: "AMTECH SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-05T20:15:29+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T20:16:18.806365+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CEO Robert Daigle to retire, become Executive Chairman; Guy Shechter named new CEO

## Summary
- Robert C. Daigle retires as CEO effective Aug 13, 2026, becomes Executive Chairman with two-year term, $300k base salary, 50,000 RSUs.
- Guy Shechter, current President and COO, appointed CEO effective Aug 13, 2026, also joins Board; receives 25,000 RSUs vesting over three years.
- Daigle's retirement not due to any disagreement; Shechter previously held leadership roles at Yield Engineering Systems and Veeco Instruments.
- Daigle's new employment agreement includes change-in-control severance up to 12 months base salary ($300k) and RSU acceleration.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000720500-26-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASYS
- cik: 0000720500
- company_name: AMTECH SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T20:15:29+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720500/000072050026000011/0000720500-26-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/720500/000072050026000011/asys-20260804.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000720500-26-000011.txt

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