---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-21-012283"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEIS"
cik: "0000927003"
company_name: "ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2021-09-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T05:23:09.417333+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Advanced Energy appoints Eduardo Bernal as EVP and COO, effective Sept 13, 2021

## Summary
- Eduardo Bernal, 54, brings 30+ years of semiconductor ops experience, most recently SVP at NXP Semiconductors overseeing 12,000 employees.
- Compensation includes base salary of S$563,784, annual target cash incentive of 70% of base, and LTI equity grant of $1 million.
- One-time signing bonus of S$270,000 and equity grant of $500,000 in restricted stock units vesting over three years.
- Bernal will report to CEO Steve Kelley and be based in Singapore, headquarters for Advanced Energy's global operations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-21-012283
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEIS
- cik: 0000927003
- company_name: ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2021-09-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/927003/000155837021012283/0001558370-21-012283-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/927003/000155837021012283/aeis-20210908x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-21-012283
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-21-012283.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-21-012283.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eduardo Bernal Acebedo was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
  source text: The Board of Directors of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) has appointed Eduardo Bernal Acebedo (“Mr. Bernal”) as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer effective on September 13, 2021
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/927003/000155837021012283/0001558370-21-012283-index.htm

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