---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-021713"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ABVC"
cik: "0001173313"
company_name: "ABVC BIOPHARMA, INC."
filed_at: "2025-03-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T03:10:21.471812+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CFO Leeds Chow resigns; CEO Uttam Patil named interim CFO

## Summary
- Leeds Chow resigned as CFO of ABVC Biopharma effective March 5, 2025.
- CEO Uttam Patil will serve as interim CFO during the search for a permanent replacement.
- The company is actively seeking a full-time CFO to fill the vacancy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-021713
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ABVC
- cik: 0001173313
- company_name: ABVC BIOPHARMA, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-03-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173313/000121390025021713/0001213900-25-021713-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173313/000121390025021713/ea023348301-8k_abvcbio.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-021713
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-021713.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-021713.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Leeds Chow resigned as Chief Financial Officer at ABVC BIOPHARMA, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On March 5, 2025, Mr. Leeds Chow, the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of ABVC BioPharma, Inc. (the “Company”) notified the Company of his resignation as CFO.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173313/000121390025021713/0001213900-25-021713-index.htm
- Executive change
  Uttam Patil changed role as interim Chief Financial Officer at ABVC BIOPHARMA, INC..
  - Action: will serve as interim
  - Role: interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: While the Company is looking for a full-time Chief Financial Officer to fill the vacancy created by Leeds Chow’s resignation, the Company’s CEO, Uttam Patil will serve as the interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173313/000121390025021713/0001213900-25-021713-index.htm

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