---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001047127-21-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMKR"
cik: "0001047127"
company_name: "AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC."
filed_at: "2021-09-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T02:50:56.912638+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Amkor EVP & Chief Sales Officer John Stone to retire March 2022; successor named

## Summary
- John C. Stone, EVP and Chief Sales Officer, intends to retire effective March 31, 2022.
- Farshad Haghighi, Corporate VP West Region Sales, will become worldwide sales leader on Oct 1, 2021.
- Stone served the company nearly 20 years, in Chief Sales Officer role since July 2020.
- Transition is planned with successor named; no disruption to operations indicated.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001047127-21-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMKR
- cik: 0001047127
- company_name: AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- filed_at: 2021-09-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047127/000104712721000030/0001047127-21-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047127/000104712721000030/amkr-20210914.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001047127-21-000030
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001047127-21-000030.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001047127-21-000030.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Farshad Haghighi was appointed as Leader of Worldwide Sales at AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC..
  - Action: succeed
  - Role: Leader of Worldwide Sales
  source text: Farshad Haghighi, Corporate Vice President, West Region Sales, will succeed Mr. Stone as the leader of worldwide sales on October 1, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047127/000104712721000030/0001047127-21-000030-index.htm
- Executive change
  John C. Stone departed as Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer at AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer
  source text: John C. Stone, Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer, informed Amkor Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) that he intends to retire on March 31, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047127/000104712721000030/0001047127-21-000030-index.htm

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