Wayne Huo left the chief executive role at Amber International on August 21, 2025. The company's board replaced him with chairman Michael Wu, according to the exhibit Amber International filed with the SEC1. Wu “agreed to take on these expanded responsibilities beyond his current role as Chairman of the Board,” the filing said.
Four leadership moves at Amber International on the record since 2025
Every move CryptoLately has verified there, by the day it became public
Moves: The Moves Ledger, CryptoLately's record of verified leadership moves, Oct. 3, 2016 to Oct. 2, 2026.
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Aug. 21, 2025 | Wu became CEO. Michael Wu was named Chief Executive Officer of Amber International |
| Aug. 21, 2025 | Huo left as CEO. Wayne Huo left as Chief Executive Officer of Amber International |
| Aug. 21, 2025 | Li joined the board. Luke Li joined the board of Amber International |
| Aug. 10, 2026 | Shen left the board. Bo Shen left the board of Amber International |
20 CEO exits on the record in 2025
CEO exits CryptoLately has verified, by year; 2026 through Oct. 2, 2026
- 2025: 20
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
Moves: The Moves Ledger, CryptoLately's record of verified leadership moves, Oct. 3, 2016 to Oct. 2, 2026.
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 20 |
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2026 | 18 |
The move
Wu's own statement is the only record of Huo's exit on the page. “On behalf of the Board, I would also like to thank Mr. Wayne Huo for his leadership and contribution to Amber International during his tenure as CEO,” Wu said in the filing1. That sentence closed out Huo's tenure, and the filing kept the reason for his departure to itself.
The same filing paired the exit with two additions elsewhere in the company. It appointed Luke Li and Vicky Wang as new directors "with immediate effect." It separately named Wang president, strengthening what the filing called the company's "senior management team"1. citybiz republished the release in full the same day, matching every line2.
Amber International before and after
Huo had run Amber International through the period the filing covers1. The company operated under the "Amber Premium" brand, as an institutional crypto services subsidiary of Amber Group. His exit left Wu holding both the chairman's seat and the chief executive title. The filing stated that combination plainly, in two separate sentences. Wang moved up from Amber Group partner, a role she had held since 2023, into the dual posts of director and president.
What came next
Huo's name stopped appearing in Amber International's later filings. A Form 6-K the company filed with the SEC on September 28, 2026 listed Wu, Wang and four other directors standing for shareholder approval, a roster that excluded Huo entirely3. That filing also disclosed a proposed award of 23,469,189 Class B ordinary shares to Wu, which would lift his voting power to approximately 82.3 percent of the company's outstanding shares. The company had renamed itself AMBR by then and described itself as a builder of "specialized AI agents for finance, enterprise, and growth".
Sources
- Amber International Holding Limited, "Amber International Holding Limited Announces New Directors and Executive Officers," Amber International Holding Limited (SEC exhibit), Aug. 21, 2025, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001697818/000110465925081220/tm2524087d1_ex99-1.htm
- citybiz, "Amber International Holding Announces New Directors and Executive Officers," citybiz, Aug. 21, 2025, https://www.citybiz.co/article/734927/amber-international-holding-announces-new-directors-and-executive-officers/
- Amber International Holding Limited, "Amber International Holding Limited Schedules 2026 Annual General Meeting for October 23, 2026," Amber International Holding Limited (SEC Form 6-K, via Stock Titan), Sep. 28, 2026, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixgFBVV95cUxOREF4WkpJRW9YOTFoZU83b01kRE1FVmFtZ1AwekNPQkpndFRxNnNUck9ZSEVYc1JZNTcxeXBGREhoVTB5SjdSbHliWnZ0OEwxWWRQeFBCXzFVdUpHWkpQd1J6d1VtS210Ti1TM29iZFE0VHNUVjl3SVRaX3A1Y0hiUDVUQTBnV1plTzhuYUZSeEtzY1lIZ3ZZNjFvRG41NHg2MUFOdXgydk5LbFBFaV9LaWxPWHZDMnptTHpTZUJjNHN6cC1ZbkE?oc=5