{"id":91512,"date":"2026-07-06T03:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/asm-international-taps-kpns-chris-figee-as-next-cfo\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T03:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T07:16:54","slug":"asm-international-taps-kpns-chris-figee-as-next-cfo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/asm-international-taps-kpns-chris-figee-as-next-cfo\/","title":{"rendered":"ASM International Taps KPN’s Chris Figee as Next CFO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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.<\/p>

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.<\/p>

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.<\/p>

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.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

European semiconductor equipment maker ASM International has announced plans to bring on Chris Figee as its next chief financial officer. Figee currently serves as CFO of Dutch telecom company KPN and is set to join ASM on December 1st. The appointment still requires shareholder approval at a special meeting expected in March 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":91511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1783322213297.jpg?fit=450%2C306&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-nO0","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56165,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/chip-company-besi-sees-orders-double-as-ai-technology-drives-growth\/","url_meta":{"origin":91512,"position":0},"title":"Chip Company BESI Sees Orders Double as AI Technology Drives Growth","author":"Admin","date":"April 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"BE Semiconductor Industries reported a surge in quarterly orders, more than doubling from last year as artificial intelligence applications fuel demand for advanced chip bonding technology. 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