# Kevin Engel

> Kevin K. Engel is president, chief executive officer and a director of Amkor Technology. A chemical engineering graduate of Auburn University, he worked in process engineering at National Semiconductor and joined Amkor through its 2004 Unitive acquisition. His subsequent roles spanned bump services, flip chip and wafer-level operations, business units and the chief operating officer position before he became CEO in January 2026.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Amkor Technology, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Amkor Technology, Inc., Unitive, National Semiconductor
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Executive education program; not a degree, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Executive education program; not a degree, Harvard Business School Executive Education
- **Known for:** Named co-inventor on US7665652B2, Electronic devices including metallurgy structures for wire and solder bonding, granted February 23, 2010., Named co-inventor on US8643177B2, Wafers including patterned back side layers thereon, granted February 4, 2014., Announced Amkor’s Intel EMIB assembly partnership at Intel Direct Connect 2025.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2004** — Worked in process engineering at National Semiconductor; subsequently worked at Unitive.
- **2004-08** — Joined Amkor through its acquisition of Unitive.
- **2013-01** — Became Vice President, Bump Services.
- **2016-08** — Became Senior Vice President, Bump Services.
- **2020-01** — Became Corporate Vice President, Flip Chip/Wafer Level Business Unit.
- **2023-02** — Became Executive Vice President, Business Units.
- **2025-02** — Became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
- **2026-01** — Succeeded Giel Rutten as President and CEO and joined the board of directors.

## Achievements

- Named co-inventor on US7665652B2, Electronic devices including metallurgy structures for wire and solder bonding, granted February 23, 2010.
- Named co-inventor on US8643177B2, Wafers including patterned back side layers thereon, granted February 4, 2014.
- Announced Amkor’s Intel EMIB assembly partnership at Intel Direct Connect 2025.
- Appointed Amkor president, CEO and director effective January 1, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — On September 8, Amkor announced phase 2 of its Arizona packaging and test campus, increasing planned investment to approximately $12 billion and planned total cleanroom capacity to approximately 93,000 square meters. Engel emphasized customer commitments and the importance of U.S. capacity.
- **2026-07** — On July 27, Amkor reported second-quarter net sales of $1.898 billion, up 26% year over year. Engel highlighted AI and HPC customer programs and capacity expansion.
- **2026-01** — Became president, CEO and a director of Amkor, succeeding Giel Rutten.

## Links

- Website: https://ir.amkor.com/management/kevin-engel
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-king-engel

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