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Charles Liang
President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
Executive
31 yr
6 reports
Super Micro Computer, Inc. ·SMCI
Founder-CEO directly oversees sales, finance, engineering, and operations
Technology · Fortune #292 · Functional structure · 6K employees · San Jose, California
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6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
2.3
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
11 yr
Avg tenure
↑ 2.5yr from FY2024
50%
Internal hires
near industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-06-30 · 10-K
Revenue
$22.0B
Operating income
$1.3B
Net income
$1.0B
Total assets
$14.0B
Shares out
594M
Sourced from Super Micro Computer, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-03 ↗ View on SEC
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Founder-CEO Charles Liang directly oversees Supermicro’s core functions without a COO layer. This page maps the executive structure, leadership roles, recent changes, and compares the unusually flat, founder-led model with major hardware peers.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Yih-Shyan Liaw departed as SVP Business Development & Director
Resigned from Board effective March 20, 2026 following indictment of individuals.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Don Clegg
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Sales
8 yr
0 reports
internal
Tom Xiao
Senior Corporate Vice President, Engineering
Engineering
4 yr
0 reports
David Weigand
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Finance
6 yr
1 reports
George Kao
Senior Vice President, Operations (Retired)
Operations
10 yr
0 reports
Yih-Shyan Liaw
Senior Vice President, Business Development
Business Development
7 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 2 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Charles Liang $441
- Base salary
- $0K
- Other
- $0K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
David Weigand $2.0M
- Base salary
- $558K
- Bonus
- $181K
- Stock awards
- $1.17M
- Option awards
- $56K
- Non-equity incentive
- $0K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How Super Micro Computer, Inc. divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Engineering
2K employees
Senior Corporate Vice President, Engineering (Tom Xiao)
Designs and develops server, storage, and AI computing platforms.
Worldwide Sales
1K employees
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales (Don Clegg)
Manages global enterprise, OEM, and channel customer relationships.
Operations
900 employees
Senior Corporate Vice President, Engineering (Tom Xiao)
Oversees manufacturing, supply chain, and fulfillment operations.
Finance
300 employees
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (David Weigand)
Controls financial planning, reporting, treasury, and compliance.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Founder-CEO Charles Liang retains an unusually hands-on structure, with all major revenue and execution leaders reporting directly to him.
The chart shows no COO layer buffering the CEO from sales, engineering, or finance, which is uncommon at Supermicro’s current scale.
This structure reflects Supermicro’s origins as an engineering-led company, with tight founder control over product roadmap, customer relationships, and capital allocation. The retirement of the SVP of Operations and reassignment of duties to engineering further concentrates operational authority upward.
While this enables speed and alignment in fast-moving AI server markets, it also increases key-person risk and limits succession depth below the CEO.
- No COO role
- Founder-CEO since 1993
- Operations folded into engineering leadership
The comparison
How Super Micro Computer, Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers like Dell and HPE, Supermicro operates with a flatter, more founder-centric structure. Competitors typically insert a COO or divisional presidents between the CEO and operating leaders, reducing CEO span. Supermicro’s model resembles earlier-stage high-growth hardware firms, despite its Fortune 500 …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
3 levels
Dell Technologies
5 levels
5 levels
Lenovo
5 levels
6 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
11 yr
Dell Technologies
6 yr
Lenovo
7 yr
6 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
Super Micro Computer, Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
Dell Technologies ✓ COO — no CAIO
Lenovo ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was the retirement of SVP Operations George Kao and consolidation of operations under engineering.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-03
- CEO
- Charles Liang
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 4
- Avg tenure
- 9.5 yr
Operations and sales reported directly to the founder-CEO.
Named executive officers (4)
- Charles Liang - CEO since 1993
- David Weigand - CFO since 2019
- Don Clegg - SVP Worldwide Sales since 2017
- George Kao - SVP Operations since 2015
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-01
- CEO
- Charles Liang
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 4
- Avg tenure
- 8.5 yr
Stable founder-led structure.
Named executive officers (4)
- Charles Liang - CEO since 1993
- David Weigand - CFO since 2019
- Don Clegg - SVP Worldwide Sales since 2017
- George Kao - SVP Operations since 2015
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-05
- CEO
- Charles Liang
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 4
- Avg tenure
- 7.5 yr
No COO or divisional presidents.
Named executive officers (4)
- Charles Liang - CEO since 1993
- David Weigand - CFO since 2019
- Don Clegg - SVP Worldwide Sales since 2017
- George Kao - SVP Operations since 2015
Year-over-year changes
The key change was the retirement of the SVP of Operations, reducing CEO span.
- CEO span: 4 → 3
- C-suite size: 4 → 3
- Avg tenure: 8.5 → 9.5 yr
- departed George Kao - SVP Operations (8-K Dec 29 2025)
The board
Board of directors
3 directors. 2 of 3 independent (67%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Charles Liang
Chair Inside
President & CEO, Super Micro Computer
Tally Liu
Lead Indep. Independent
Sherman Tuan
Independent
The board, organized
Board committees
3 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent 70 mtgs/yr
- Tally Liu Chair
- Sherman Tuan
Compensation Committee
100% independent 14 mtgs/yr
- Sherman Tuan
Governance Committee
100% independent 9 mtgs/yr
- Tally Liu
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Super Micro Computer?
Charles Liang has served as President and CEO since founding the company in 1993.
What type of organizational structure does Super Micro Computer use?
Supermicro uses a functional structure with major leaders reporting directly to the CEO.
How many direct reports does Super Micro Computer's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct reports spanning finance, sales, engineering, operations, and business development.
How has Super Micro Computer's leadership changed recently?
Recent changes include the retirement of the SVP of Operations and the appointment of an acting Chief Compliance Officer in 2026.
Does Super Micro Computer have a COO?
No. Supermicro operates without a COO, with operations reporting directly or indirectly to the CEO.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Mar 20 2026
- 8-K Filing, Dec 29 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Super Micro Computer, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Super Micro Computer, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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