---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-199463"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MKSI"
cik: "0001049502"
company_name: "MKS INC"
filed_at: "2024-08-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T09:33:50.619387+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MKS Instruments appoints Ram Mayampurath as CFO effective Oct 14, 2024

## Summary
- Ram Mayampurath appointed EVP, CFO and Treasurer, effective October 14, 2024.
- He joins from Rogers Corp (NYSE: ROG) where he was SVP & CFO since May 2021.
- Compensation: $625k base salary, 85% cash bonus target, $1.9M annual equity for 2025 (45% TSRSU, 55% PSRSU).
- One-time sign-on: $1M cash bonus and $1.75M RSUs vesting over two years.
- Reports to CEO John T.C. Lee and will be on executive team.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-199463
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MKSI
- cik: 0001049502
- company_name: MKS INC
- filed_at: 2024-08-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049502/000119312524199463/0001193125-24-199463-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049502/000119312524199463/d759473d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-199463.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ramakumar Mayampurath was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at MKS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  source text: On August 5, 2024, the Board of Directors of MKS Instruments, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Ramakumar Mayampurath to serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, effective October 14, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049502/000119312524199463/0001193125-24-199463-index.htm

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