---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-030656"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GTIJF"
cik: "0001879373"
company_name: "GRAPHJET TECHNOLOGY"
filed_at: "2025-04-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T17:30:57.059822+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Graphjet Technology CEO Aiden Lee resigns; Chris Lai appointed CEO, continuing as CFO

## Summary
- Aiden Lee Ping Wei resigned as CEO and board member on April 4, 2025; not due to disagreement; remains as advisor.
- Chris Lai Ther Wei (previously Deputy CEO and CFO) appointed CEO and board member, continuing as CFO.
- Compensation for Chris Lai: base salary RM 300K/yr, allowance RM 400K/yr, and RM 500K in Class A ordinary shares.
- Chris Lai previously Director at Mercury Securities Sdn Bhd and advisor at RHB/OSK Investment Banks.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-030656
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GTIJF
- cik: 0001879373
- company_name: GRAPHJET TECHNOLOGY
- filed_at: 2025-04-10T23:59:59+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/1879373/000121390025030656/0001213900-25-030656-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879373/000121390025030656/ea0237515-8k_graphjet.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-030656
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-030656.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-030656.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Chris Lai Ther Wei was appointed as member of the Board at GRAPHJET TECHNOLOGY.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: member of the Board
  source text: as a member of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879373/000121390025030656/0001213900-25-030656-index.htm
- Executive change
  Aiden Lee Ping Wei resigned as Chief Executive Officer at GRAPHJET TECHNOLOGY.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On April 4, 2025, at a meeting (the “ Meeting ”) of the board of directors (the “ Board ”) of Graphjet Technology (the “ Company ”), Aiden Lee Ping Wei resigned from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of the Company (the “ CEO Resignation ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879373/000121390025030656/0001213900-25-030656-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chris Lai Ther Wei was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at GRAPHJET TECHNOLOGY.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board appointed Chris Lai Ther Wei, who had previously been appointed to the positions of Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, as Chief Executive Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879373/000121390025030656/0001213900-25-030656-index.htm

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