ASM International Taps KPN’s Chris Figee as Next CFO

ASM International, the second-largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer in Europe, announced Monday that it intends to nominate Chris Figee for the position of chief financial officer.

The Netherlands-based company said the nomination will be put to shareholders for a vote at an extraordinary general meeting, which is anticipated to take place in March 2027.

Figee currently holds the role of chief financial officer and serves on the board of management at Dutch telecommunications company KPN. He is scheduled to begin his new role at ASM on December 1st of this year.

Figee will take over from Paul Verhagen, who had already announced plans to retire at the conclusion of his current term. Once the shareholder meeting takes place, Verhagen will step down from the CFO position but will continue with ASM in an advisory capacity through the end of his contract.