---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001819974-21-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SKYT"
cik: "0001819974"
company_name: "SkyWater Technology, Inc"
filed_at: "2021-12-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T00:59:08.264534+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SkyWater elects Nancy Fares and Amy Leong to board, effective Jan 3, 2021

## Summary
- Nancy Fares (former Qualcomm VP) and Amy Leong (FormFactor SVP) appointed as independent directors.
- Fares will serve on Compensation Committee; Leong on Nominating & Governance Committee.
- New directors receive annual cash retainer of $75,000 and RSU grant valued at $100,000, per policy.
- Compensation policy details include committee chair fees up to $20,000 and membership fees up to $10,000.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001819974-21-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SKYT
- cik: 0001819974
- company_name: SkyWater Technology, Inc
- filed_at: 2021-12-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819974/000181997421000022/0001819974-21-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819974/000181997421000022/skyt-20211210.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001819974-21-000022
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001819974-21-000022.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001819974-21-000022.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Nancy Fares was elected as Director at SkyWater Technology, Inc.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 10, 2021, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of SkyWater Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Nancy Fares and Chunyi (Amy) Leong to serve on the Board effective January 3, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819974/000181997421000022/0001819974-21-000022-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chunyi (Amy) Leong was elected as Director at SkyWater Technology, Inc.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 10, 2021, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of SkyWater Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Nancy Fares and Chunyi (Amy) Leong to serve on the Board effective January 3, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819974/000181997421000022/0001819974-21-000022-index.htm

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