On December 30, 2013, Juen-Sheng (Andrew) Kang resigned from his positions as a member and Chairman of the board of directors of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Mr. Kang informed the company that his resignation was for personal reasons. The company appointed Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin, a director and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, as Chairman of the Board effective immediately upon Mr. Kang's resignation. Upon Mr. Kang's resignation, the Board appointed Che-Wei Lin to serve as a member of the company's board of directors.

He was appointed as a Class I director so his initial term will expire at the annual meeting held in 2014. Mr. Lin previously served as a director on the company's Board from December 2006 to October 2009.