AKOM Aerkomm Inc (PK)

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 5, 2023, Mr. Jan-Yueng Lin resigned from his position as a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Aerkomm Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately. Mr. Lin’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operation, policies (including accounting or financial policies) or practices. Mr. Lin will remain as the Secretary of the Company.

Also on May 5, 2023, the Board appointed Mr. Jeff T.C. Hsu to become a member of the Board effectively immediately, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Lin.

Mr. Hsu earned a PH. D in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991. After earning his degree, Mr. Hsu accepted an engineering position at Motorola Inc. followed by a managerial position at Applied Materials Inc. With more than twenty years’ experience in semiconductor and TFT LCD application and manufacturing processes Mr. Hsu focused his skill set toward display panel manufacturing becoming the foremost expert in the industry. Highlights of Mr. Hsu’s extensive list of professional accomplishments include founding Chimei Electronics Inc., one of the first TFT LCD companies in Taiwan. After then founding Jemitek Electronics, he was able to successfully merge Innolux, Chimei and Toppoly Electronics Corp. to create the largest LCD conglomerate in Taiwan at the time. Mr. Hsu currently holds a board seat at Sharp Corp. and continues actively advise on investment strategies for companies across various industries.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Hsu and any other persons pursuant to which he was elected as a director. There is no family relationship that exists between Mr. Hsu and any directors or executive officers of the Company. In addition, there has been no transaction, nor is there any currently proposed transaction between Mr. HSU and the Company, that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.