Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (KLIC)

Dr. Raj Talluri became president and chief executive on September 1, 2026, having been appointed on August 13, 2026 and joined the board on August 17, 2026. He came from Enovix, a Nasdaq-listed advanced battery technology company he had run as chief executive since January 2023; before that he led the mobile business unit at Micron Technology from March 2018 through December 2022, after senior roles at Qualcomm CDMA Technologies and engineering and business leadership roles at Texas Instruments. He follows Dr. Fusen Chen, on the company's insider record since 2016, who retired as president, chief executive and director on December 1, 2025, for health reasons. From October 28, 2025 the chief financial officer, Lester Wong, held the job as interim chief executive while the board looked at external and internal candidates; he continues as executive vice president and chief financial officer. 1234567

The rest of the executive team has been there for years. Lester Wong joined in September 2011 as general counsel, after the same job at GigaMedia Limited; he was interim finance chief from November 2017, chief financial officer from December 20, 2018 and executive vice president from January 1, 2022. Robert Chylak, the chief technology officer, joined in September 1980 and has run central engineering as a senior vice president since January 2022. Nelson Wong joined in 1997, ran the ball bonder business unit from 2011, took over global sales in November 2019 and the supply chain in November 2021. Zi Yao Lim joined in December 2020 and has been general counsel since July 2024. One officer went at the same time as the chief executive: Chan Pin Chong, executive vice president and general manager for K&S products and solutions, retired on December 1, 2025, and his duties went to Ivy Qin, who runs wire bonding, and John Molnar, who runs advanced solutions. 89101112131415

Peter T. Kong has chaired the board since October 2020 and has been a director since February 18, 2014; he ran the global components business of Arrow Electronics until he retired in 2013. The other five directors bring chip and finance careers: Mui Sung Yeo, a director since October 1, 2012, was chief financial officer of United Test & Assembly Center from October 1999 to September 2007; Gregory F. Milzcik, since October 2013, led Barnes Group, an aerospace and industrial company; David Jeffrey Richardson, since May 29, 2020, was chief operating officer of LSI Corporation, now part of Broadcom; Jon A. Olson, since March 5, 2021, was chief financial officer of Xilinx; and Denise M. Dignam, since August 22, 2023, is chief executive of The Chemours Company. In June 2025 the board voted to undo its staggered terms, so that from the 2029 annual meeting every director stands for election each year. 1617181920212223

As of October 4, 2025 the company had 2,551 full-time employees and 41 temporary workers worldwide. The annual report does not break them down by job or by country, but most of the company's key people are in Asia, where competition for skilled staff is intense, and many of its senior officers work in Singapore and are paid in Singapore dollars. The workforce is being trimmed: in September 2025 management approved a cost-reduction program that included cutting headcount, and by the same date the wind-down of the Electronics Assembly equipment business had substantially finished its consultation with the works council and union representatives. 2425262728