---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-323664"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMBA"
cik: "0001280263"
company_name: "AMBARELLA INC"
filed_at: "2021-11-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T10:30:13.040503+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ambarella CFO Casey Eichler takes health leave; VP John Young named interim CFO

## Summary
- CFO Casey Eichler begins health leave on Nov 9, 2021; no return date disclosed.
- John Young, VP Finance since Dec 2019, appointed interim principal financial and accounting officer.
- Young previously served as Corporate Controller at Ambarella (2017-2019) and at Mellanox Technologies.
- No related-party transactions or family relationships between Young and Ambarella.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-323664
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMBA
- cik: 0001280263
- company_name: AMBARELLA INC
- filed_at: 2021-11-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280263/000119312521323664/0001193125-21-323664-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280263/000119312521323664/d257630d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-323664
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-323664.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-323664.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Young was appointed as Interim Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer at AMBARELLA INC.
  - Action: designated
  - Role: Interim Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: The Company’s Board of Directors has designated John Young, Vice President of Finance, to serve as the interim principal financial officer and principal accounting officer (as such terms are used in U.S. securities laws) for the Company during Mr. Eichler’s leave.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280263/000119312521323664/0001193125-21-323664-index.htm
- Executive change
  Casey Eichler changed role as Chief Financial Officer at AMBARELLA INC.
  - Action: commenced leave of absence
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Beginning November 9, 2021, Casey Eichler, Chief Financial Officer of Ambarella, Inc. (the “Company”), will commence a leave of absence for health reasons.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280263/000119312521323664/0001193125-21-323664-index.htm

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