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Issuer:     IPG PHOTONICS CORP (IPGP)
CIK:        0001111928
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001111928-24-000067
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

IPG Photonics appoints Mark Gitin as CEO effective June 5, 2024; Scherbakov transitions to advisor role
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- Dr. Mark Gitin, previously EVP at MKS Instruments, named CEO effective June 5, 2024, succeeding Dr. Eugene Scherbakov.
- Gitin receives $775k base salary, guaranteed 2024 bonus of 100% of base, $5M equity award (50% PSUs, 50% RSUs), $500k relocation stipend.
- Scherbakov steps down as CEO, remains on Board, enters 2-year advisor agreement with fees: €1.24M first year, €800k second year.
- Board enlarged to 11 members; Gitin appointed as director effective his start date.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1111928/000111192824000067/0001111928-24-000067-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1111928/000111192824000067/ipgp-20240425.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001111928-24-000067

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