AEM Appoints Samer Kabbani as Chief Executive Officer from 27 July 2025
Singapore, 27 July 2025 – The Board of Directors of AEM Holdings Ltd. (“AEM” or “the Group”), a global leader in semiconductor and electronics test innovation, today announces that Samer Kabbani, President and Chief Technology Officer, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective 28 July 2025. Chunyi Yin Leong (Amy), AEM’s current Chief Executive Officer will step down effective 27 July 2025. Amy will continue as a Senior Advisor to AEM to assist with the transition. The Board would like to thank Amy for her contributions and wishes her the best in her future endeavours.
Samer joined AEM in 2020, and most recently served as AEM’s President and Chief Technology Officer. While at AEM, he has led the development of the next generation test technology roadmap, significantly growing the Group’s IP assets, particularly in advanced active thermal control, and its product portfolio. The versatility of the breakthrough PiXL thermal engine has allowed it to be incorporated across all test insertions, which has resulted in global account wins across the Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) / High-Performance Computing (“HPC”), Memory, and Hyperscaler segments.
Samer Kabbani, incoming Chief Executive Officer, AEM Holdings, Ltd, stated, “I am honoured by the Board’s confidence and excited to lead AEM into its next chapter. AEM is uniquely poised to capitalise on the exciting wave of AI-driven semiconductor innovation. With our thermal technologies and automation expertise, we are solving real problems for the world’s most advanced semiconductor companies. We will continue to focus on innovation in test, deepen our customer relationships, and work with our customers, partners, and employees to continue scaling our impact.”
Loke Wai San, Non-Executive Chairman of AEM, commented, “Samer Kabbani brings a proven track record of commercial and technical excellence. His leadership is central to AEM’s long-term strategy. Together with the broader AEM leadership team, the Board is confident that the Group will continue to deliver diversified growth through our innovative technology platforms.”
As the semiconductor industry undergoes a rapid transformation driven by AI, cloud infrastructure, and advanced packaging, AEM stands at the forefront of testing innovation. With operations spanning Singapore, Malaysia, the US, Europe, and Vietnam, and a robust R&D ecosystem, AEM is uniquely equipped to meet the demands of next-generation semiconductor testing.
