---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-23-018255"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEIS"
cik: "0000927003"
company_name: "ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2023-11-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T12:45:27.565049+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Advanced Energy appoints new CAO, amends incentive plan and severance agreements

## Summary
- Appointed Bernard Colpitts as SVP, Chief Accounting Officer effective Nov 8, 2023; he receives $100K cash sign-on and $450K RSU grant.
- Amended 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan to add partial vesting acceleration upon participant death.
- Amended Executive Severance Agreements to include Singapore law provisions; CEO gets 2x salary+bonus on change-in-control termination, other NEOs 1.5x.
- Paul Oldham remains CFO but transfers principal accounting officer role to Colpitts.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-23-018255
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEIS
- cik: 0000927003
- company_name: ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2023-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/927003/000155837023018255/0001558370-23-018255-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/927003/000155837023018255/aeis-20231102x8k.htm

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