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ASM International names KPN’s Chris Figee as new CFO

By Thomson Reuters Jul 6, 2026 | 1:34 AM

July 6 (Reuters) – ASM International, Europe’s second-largest maker of semiconductor equipment, said ​on Monday it ‌plans to nominate Chris Figee as its next chief financial officer.

The Dutch company said ‌the ​appointment will ⁠be submitted for ⁠shareholder approval at an extraordinary general meeting expected to be held in ​March 2027.

Figee, currently chief financial officer and ⁠member of the ⁠board of management ​of Dutch telecoms group KPN , ​will join ASM on December ‌1st this year.

He would succeed Paul Verhagen, who had planned to ⁠retire after his current term, ASM says. He will step ⁠down ‌as CFO following the ⁠meeting, and remain ​with ‌ASM in an ​advisory role ⁠until the end of his contract.

(Reporting by Nathan Vifflin in Gdansk; Editing by Joe Bavier and ​Louise Heavens)