Sector: Information Technology
Director information for APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Che-Wei Lin | Director | 62 | ["President of ASMedia Technology Inc.","Corporate Vice President of the Motherboard Business Unit of ASUSTek Computer Inc.","Various positions at VIA Technologies, Inc. including President and Vice President roles","B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Fu Jen University","M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri","Business and financial management and leadership experience"] | [] | 2026 |
| Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin | Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of the Board; President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors | 63 | ["Founder of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.","President and Chief Executive Officer since inception","Chairman of the Board since January 2014","Extensive background in business management","Technological expertise","Deep knowledge in industry from years of service on the Board"] | ["Chancellor’s Advisory Group","Industrial Advisory Board for the College of Engineering"] | 2026 |
| Cynthia (Cindy) DeLaney | Director | 60 | ["Global Fuel Oil commodity trading manager for Shell Trading since January 2014","Managed the Americas Fuel Oil Trading team from 2005 to 2013","Over 25 years’ experience as a trader in petrochemical/refining industry","Started career as an Electrical Engineer at Arco Chemical Company","Extensive experience in commercial trading activities"] | ["Executive group of the Houston Chapter of the Women’s Energy Network"] | 2026 |
| Dr. Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin | President and Chief Executive Officer | ["Extensive history with the Company","Knowledge of the Company"] | [] | 2026 | |
| Elizabeth Loboa | Director | 59 | ["Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Southern Methodist University since 2020","Vice Chancellor for Strategic Partnerships at University of Missouri System","Dean and Ketcham Professor of the College of Engineering at University of Missouri","Held various leadership roles in academia","Coordinator of the Precision Medicine Summit for the University of Missouri System","Co-Chair of the University of Missouri Chancellor Search Committee","Director of the Cell Mechanics Laboratory at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University"] | [] | 2026 |
| Min-Chu (Mike) Chen | Director | 76 | ["Partner and member of the board of directors of EverRich Capital Inc. since 2001","Executive director of C&C International Services, Inc. since May 2010","Co-founder and executive director of EABO Information Technology (Shanghai), Co. Ltd. since 2018","Co-founder and director of KidTech, Inc. since May 2023","Board member of PCTEL, Inc. from March 1994 to June 2022","Chief Executive Officer of SilverPAC, Inc. from September 2008 to April 2010","Asia Pacific Director for U.S. Flow Control Group Pte. Ltd. from 2011 to 2018","Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Shandong SicerKline Advanced Material Co., Ltd. from 2016 to 2023","Senior Research Engineer at Exxon","Senior Engineer at Transocean"] | [] | 2026 |
| Richard B. Black | Director | 92 | ["Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ECRM, Incorporated","President and Chief Executive Officer of CRON-ECRM LLC","Director of Oak Technology, Inc.","President and CEO of AM International","Division President of Maremont Corporation","President and CEO of Alusuisse of America","Director and chairman of the audit committee of GSI Group","Director and Chairman of the audit committee of Alliance Fiber Optics Products, Inc.","Director of TREX Enterprises, Inc.","Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hamillroad Software Ltd.","Trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton","Trustee of the American Indian College Fund, Beloit College, and Bard College","Board of Governors of the University’s Smart Museum of Art"] | ["audit committee"] | 2026 |
| Robert Flanagan | Director Nominee | 57 | ["Leadership experience","Strong financial and strategic background","Deep knowledge of the business of optical networking and semiconductor companies"] | [] | 2026 |
| William H. Yeh | Lead Independent Director | 73 | ["Chief Executive Officer and President of Golden Star Management, Inc.","President of Pearlyeh Investments Inc.","President of Stonemetal Capital, LLC","President of Pearl Yeh Charitable Foundation LLC","Vice Chairman of Central Bancorp, Inc.","Advisor of Hanmi Bank for the Texas region","B.S. from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan","M.S. from University of Houston — Clear Lake","Business and financial management and leadership experience"] | [] | 2026 |
