---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-026590"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACLS"
cik: "0001113232"
company_name: "AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T04:35:16.268812+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Axcelis Technologies elects Dipti Vachani and Jeanne Quirk to its Board of Directors

## Summary
- Board expanded to ten; new directors elected Feb 23, 2022, term through 2022 Annual Meeting.
- Dipti Vachani (SVP at Arm) and Jeanne Quirk (SVP at TE Connectivity) join effective immediately.
- Each receives RSU grants: $150k new director grant vesting over 4 years and $75k pro-rated 2021 grant vesting Sept 2022.
- Committee assignments include Audit, Compensation, Technology/New Product Development, and Nominating & Governance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-026590
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACLS
- cik: 0001113232
- company_name: AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465922026590/0001104659-22-026590-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465922026590/tm226837d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-026590
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-026590.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-026590.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dipti Vachani was elected as Director at AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors elected Jeanne Quirk and Dipti Vachani to fill the vacancies on the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465922026590/0001104659-22-026590-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeanne Quirk was elected as Director at AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors elected Jeanne Quirk and Dipti Vachani to fill the vacancies on the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113232/000110465922026590/0001104659-22-026590-index.htm

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