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Diodes Executive Compensation (FY25)

DIOD · Plano, TX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
◇
Gary Yu
Median of the other named officers
$1,556,008
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 11, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Gary Yu: $3,974,943 → $4,331,731 (9.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.4% → 98.1% (2.7 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 177:1 → 184:1 (4.0% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Diodes' chief executive and what were they paid?
Gary Yu was paid $4,331,731 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Yu's total moved 9.0% higher from the $3,974,943 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Diodes' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.1% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 11, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Diodes' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited, Cirrus Logic, Inc., Coherent, Littelfuse, Inc. and Marvell Technology Incorporated, among others.
What is Diodes' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 184:1, against median employee compensation of $23,574.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Keh-Shew Lu
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇— not reconciled
Julie Holland
Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Gary Yu
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Francis Tang
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Discrete Products
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
Brett Whitmire
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇◇◇— not reconciled
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Keh-Shew Lu
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇— not reconciled
Gary Yu
President
◇—◇—◇◇◇— not reconciled
Francis Tang
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Discrete Products
◇—◇—◇◇◇— not reconciled
Brett Whitmire
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇— not reconciled
Emily Yang
Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales and Marketing
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jin Zhao
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Manufacturing Quality and Asia President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andy Tsong
Senior Vice President Worldwide Products Group
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Julie Holland
Former Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations
Departed during or after this year
◇————◇◇— not reconciled
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Keh-Shew Lu
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Yu
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Francis Tang
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Discrete Products
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brett Whitmire
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jin Zhao
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Manufacturing Quality and Asia President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Emily Yang
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andy Tsong
Senior Vice President Worldwide Products Group
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gary Yu
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Keh-Shew Lu
Chairman of the Board and Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Francis Tang
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jin Zhao
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Manufacturing and Quality, President, Asia Pacific Region
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andy Tsong
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Products Group
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brett Whitmire
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Emily Yang
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Andy TsongRSU◇——◇——◇
Andy TsongPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Brett R. WhitmirePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Brett R. WhitmireRSU◇——◇——◇
Emily YangPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Emily YangRSU◇——◇——◇
Francis TangPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Francis TangRSU◇——◇——◇
Gary YuPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gary YuRSU◇——◇——◇
Gary YuRSU◇——◇——◇
Jin ZhaoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jin ZhaoRSU◇——◇——◇
Keh-Shew LuPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Keh-Shew LuRSU◇——◇——◇
Keh-Shew LuRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Jin ZhaoRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Andy TsongRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Emily YangRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Francis TangRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Brett WhitmireRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Gary YuPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Dr. LuRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Andy Tsong
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Products Group · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Brett Whitmire
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Emily Yang
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Francis Tang
Chief Technology Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Gary Yu
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Jin Zhao
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Manufacturing and Quality, President, Asia Pacific Region · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Keh-Shew Lu
Chairman of the Board and Former Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Elizabeth Bull
◇◇————◇
Angie Chen Button
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Warren Chen
◇◇————◇
Robert E. Feiger
◇◇————◇
Huey-Jen (Jenny) Su
◇—————◇
Christina Wen-Chi Sung
◇—————◇
Philip J. Ritter, Gary Yu and Keh-Shew Lu served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited AOSL
  • Cirrus Logic, Inc. CRUS
  • Coherent COHR
  • Littelfuse, Inc. LFUS
  • Marvell Technology Incorporated MRVL
  • Maxlinear MXL
  • Microchip Technology Incorporated MCHP
  • MKS Instruments MKSI
  • Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. MPWR
  • Qorvo, Inc. QRVO
  • Semtech Corporation SMTC
  • Silicon Laboratories Inc. SLAB
  • Skyworks Solutions, Inc. SWKS
  • Synaptics Incorporated SYNA
  • Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. VSH
  • Wolfspeed, Inc. WOLF

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 11, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 12, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 29, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 23, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 25, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 24, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 18, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 17, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 22, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 16, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 10, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-217617
  2. 0001193125-26-138028
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Compensation of Directors · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000950170-25-070946
  4. 0000950170-25-048860
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE — 2024, 2023, and 2022
  5. 0000950170-24-065985
  6. 0000950170-24-046039
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0000950170-23-023961
  8. 0000950170-23-012615
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  9. 0000950170-22-010793
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001564590-21-029807
  11. 0001564590-20-026199
  12. 0001564590-19-019739
  13. 0001564590-18-014240
  14. 0001564590-17-011154
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001564590-16-019574
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Peers Diodes discloses

The companies named in DIOD's own disclosed peer group.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor LimitedCirrus Logic, Inc.CoherentLittelfuse, Inc.Marvell Technology IncorporatedMaxlinearMicrochip Technology IncorporatedMKS InstrumentsMonolithic Power Systems, Inc.Qorvo, Inc.Semtech CorporationSilicon Laboratories Inc.Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Synaptics IncorporatedVishay Intertechnology, Inc.Wolfspeed, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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