---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001111928-22-000054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IPGP"
cik: "0001111928"
company_name: "IPG PHOTONICS CORP"
filed_at: "2022-03-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T15:44:04.595199+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IPG Photonics appoints Felix Stukalin and Agnes K. Tang to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Board expands to 10 directors with appointment of two new members on March 28, 2022.
- Felix Stukalin is IPG's COO (since Feb 2022); brings operational and technical expertise.
- Agnes K. Tang is founding partner at Ducera Partners; has investment banking and strategy background.
- Appointments effective March 28, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001111928-22-000054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IPGP
- cik: 0001111928
- company_name: IPG PHOTONICS CORP
- filed_at: 2022-03-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1111928/000111192822000054/0001111928-22-000054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1111928/000111192822000054/ipgp-20220328.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001111928-22-000054
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001111928-22-000054.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001111928-22-000054.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Agnes K. Tang was appointed as Director at IPG PHOTONICS CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 28, 2022, the Board of Directors (the " Board ") of IPG Photonics Corporation (the " Company ") appointed Felix Stukalin and Agnes K. Tang to the Board, increasing the size of the Board to ten.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1111928/000111192822000054/0001111928-22-000054-index.htm
- Executive change
  Felix Stukalin was appointed as Director at IPG PHOTONICS CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 28, 2022, the Board of Directors (the " Board ") of IPG Photonics Corporation (the " Company ") appointed Felix Stukalin and Agnes K. Tang to the Board, increasing the size of the Board to ten.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1111928/000111192822000054/0001111928-22-000054-index.htm

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