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Supermicro cofounder resigns from board following China GPU smuggling charge, shares down 33%.

What happened

Supermicro hired DeAnna Luna as Chief Compliance Officer on Jul 1st '24.

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Supermicro cofounder resigns from board following China GPU smuggling charge, shares down 33%. US claims $2.5bn of servers shipped to China March 20, 2026 Supermicro's Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw has resigned from the board of the server maker he cofounded. Liaw was one of three Supermicro workers who the US government has charged with illegally smuggling Nvidia GPU servers into China. The indictment claims that some $2.5 billion in servers were shipped to China, despite Supermicro lacking a Commerce Department license. - Supermicro "Following Mr. Liaw's resignation, the Company's Board comprises eight directors. There are no changes to the Board's committee structure." Liaw's initial court appearance was held on Thursday in the Northern District of California. His bond hearing is set for next Wednesday. Supermicro also announced that it had appointed DeAnna Luna as acting Chief Compliance Officer, effective immediately. Luna joined Supermicro in 2024 as the VP of Global Trade & Sanctions Compliance. Shares in the US-headquartered company are down 33 percent following the indictment.

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
DeAnna LunaChief Compliance Officer
Takes effect
Jul 1, 2024

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  • DeAnna LunaChief Compliance Officer · Named in the story

Details

Category
Hires

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  • finance

Extraction

Confidence
81%
Detected
Mar 20, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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