---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000833640-24-000157"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "POWI"
cik: "0000833640"
company_name: "POWER INTEGRATIONS INC"
filed_at: "2024-09-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T06:31:44.114118+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Power Integrations announces departure of VP Worldwide Sales; internal successor named

## Summary
- VP of Worldwide Sales Yang Chiah Yee departing Sept 21, 2024 for role at non-competing semiconductor company.
- Gagan Jain promoted from Senior Director of Sales, Americas to succeed Yee as VP of Worldwide Sales.
- Jain joined Power Integrations in 2013, has 23 years of experience, previously at Infineon Technologies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000833640-24-000157
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: POWI
- cik: 0000833640
- company_name: POWER INTEGRATIONS INC
- filed_at: 2024-09-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/833640/000083364024000157/0000833640-24-000157-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/833640/000083364024000157/powi-20240903x8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000833640-24-000157
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000833640-24-000157.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000833640-24-000157.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: afc660976c
  claim: Yang Chiah Yee departed as vice president of worldwide sales at POWER INTEGRATIONS INC.
  evidence_excerpt: On September 3, 2024, the Company was informed by Yang Chiah Yee, vice president of worldwide sales, that he has accepted a similar role at another semiconductor company focused on the data-center market; the company does not compete with Power Integrations.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/833640/000083364024000157/0000833640-24-000157-index.htm
- claim_id: e11f4f1b19
  claim: Gagan Jain was appointed as vice president of worldwide sales at POWER INTEGRATIONS INC.
  evidence_excerpt: Mr. Yee will be succeeded in the role of vice president of worldwide sales by Gagan Jain, 47, who is being promoted from the position of senior director of sales for the Americas region, a role he has held since 2016.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/833640/000083364024000157/0000833640-24-000157-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.