Alme e, The Nethe la dsJuly 6, 2026, 8:00 a.m. CET
Ch is Figee will joi ASM o Decembe 1, 2026, as Executive Vice P eside t Special P ojects. I this ole, he will epo t to Hichem M’Saad, CEO of ASM, a d wo k closely with Pauli e va de Mee Moh , Chai of ASM’s Supe viso y Boa d. This will allow Ch is to sta t his o boa di g ahead of the i te ded appoi tme t as membe of the Ma ageme t Boa d a d CFO. His appoi tme t will be submitted to sha eholde app oval at a Ext ao di a y Ge e al Meeti g, expected to be held i Ma ch 2027.As a ou ced o Decembe 10, 2024, Paul Ve hage was omi ated fo eappoi tme t as membe of the Ma ageme t Boa d a d CFO fo a seco d te m of two yea s, u til May 2027, afte which he pla ed to eti e. U til the i te ded appoi tme t of Ch is Figee becomes effective Paul Ve hage will co ti ue i his ole as membe of the Ma ageme t Boa d a d CFO. Followi g the EGM, a d subject to sha eholde app oval of the appoi tme t of Ch is Figee, Paul Ve hage will step dow as CFO. To suppo t a smooth a d o de ly t a sitio , Paul has ag eed to emai with ASM i a adviso y ole u til the e d of his co t act.
Pauli e va de Mee Moh , Chai of ASM’s Supe viso y Boa d, said: “We a e ve y pleased to a ou ce ou i te tio to omi ate Ch is Figee as ASM’s ext CFO. Ch is is a highly expe ie ced fi a cial leade with a st o g backg ou d i Dutch listed compa ies, capital ma kets, st ategy, a d d ivi g fi a cial pe fo ma ce. The Supe viso y Boa d believes he b i gs the ight expe ie ce a d leade ship qualities to help guide ASM th ough its ext phase of p ofitable g owth as we co ti ue to execute ou G owth th ough I ovatio st ategy. We a e also g ateful to Paul Ve hage fo his co ti ued commitme t to ASM a d his suppo t i e su i g a smooth t a sitio .”
Hichem M’Saad, CEO of ASM, said: “I am delighted to welcome Ch is Figee to ASM. His b oad fi a cial a d st ategic expe ie ce will be valuable as we co ti ue to i vest i i ovatio , ou global footp i t, a d ou people. I also wa t to tha k Paul Ve hage fo his pa t e ship a d leade ship. Paul has made a impo ta t co t ibutio to ASM’s st o g fi a cial pe fo ma ce a d value c eatio , a d I am pleased that he has ag eed to suppo t a smooth t a sitio .”
Ch is Figee added: “I am ho o ed by the i te ded omi atio a d excited to joi ASM, a outsta di g compa y, with st o g tech ology positio s, a compelli g st ategy, a d sig ifica t lo g-te m g owth oppo tu ities i the semico ducto i dust y. I look fo wa d to wo ki g with Hichem M’Saad, Paul Ve hage , the Supe viso y Boa d, a d the b oade ASM team du i g the o boa di g pe iod a d, subject to sha eholde app oval, i the ole of CFO.”
Ch is Figee is cu e tly Chief Fi a cial Office a d membe of the Boa d of Ma ageme t of KPN, a ole he has held si ce 2020. P io to KPN, he was CFO a d membe of the Executive Boa d of a.s. . Nede la d N.V. Ea lie i his ca ee , he held se io oles at Achmea, a d was a pa t e at McKi sey & Compa y, focusi g o co po ate fi a ce a d the Eu opea i su a ce a d asset-ma ageme t secto . He sta ted his ca ee at Aego . Ch is Figee is a Dutch citize a d holds a deg ee i fi a cial eco omics f om the U ive sity of G o i ge . He is also a membe of the Supe viso y Boa d of Royal Schiphol G oup a d De Nede la dsche Ba k. I additio , he se ves as a membe of the Mo ito i g Committee Co po ate Gove a ce Code a d the Eco omic Boa d Zuid-Holla d.Fu the details o the EGM, i cludi g the age da a d expla ato y otes, will be made available i due cou se i acco da ce with applicable legal equi eme ts.
About ASMASM I te atio al N.V., headqua te ed i Alme e, the Nethe la ds, a d its subsidia ies desig a d ma ufactu e equipme t a d p ocess solutio s to p oduce semico ducto devices fo wafe p ocessi g, a d have facilities i the U ited States, Eu ope, a d Asia. ASM’s commo stock t ades o the Eu o ext Amste dam Stock Excha ge (symbol: ASM). Fo mo e i fo matio , visit ASM’s website at www.asm.com.
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