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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
Beginning November 9, 2021, Casey Eichler, Chief Financial Officer of Ambarella, Inc. (the “Company”), will commence a leave of absence for health reasons. The Company’s Board of Directors has designated John Young, Vice President of Finance, to serve as the interim principal financial officer and principal accounting officer (as such terms are used in U.S. securities laws) for the Company during Mr. Eichler’s leave.
Mr. Young, 50, has served as the Company’s Vice President of Finance since December 2019 and previously served as the Company’s Corporate Controller from March 2017 to December 2019. Previously, Mr. Young served in a variety of roles at Mellanox Technologies, a supplier of computer networking products, from 2009 to 2016, including most recently as Corporate Controller. Mr. Young holds a B.A. degree from Brigham Young University and holds an M.S. in accountancy from San Jose State University.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Young, on the one hand, and the Company or any other persons, on the other hand, pursuant to which Mr. Young was selected as interim principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. There are no related party transactions between the Company and Mr. Young (or any of his immediate family members) requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Young does not have any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: November 9, 2021 | Ambarella, Inc. | |||||
| /s/ Michael Morehead | ||||||
| Michael Morehead General Counsel | ||||||