Management and supervision
Our organization is spearheaded by a team of dedicated, committed and passionate people. Together, they make sure ASM is ever developing. We have a two-tier board structure, with three Management Board members and six Supervisory Board members. In 2022 we set up an Executive Committee to help the Management Board drive and execute ASM's strategy.
Management Board
The Management Board manages and is responsible for defining and executing the strategy, including the sustainable long-term value creation, the risk management framework, management of the operational, organizational and financial objectives, and the sustainability/ESG aspects relevant to ASM. When executing its tasks, it takes into account the interests of ASM’s stakeholders.
The Management Board has its own rules and is also subject to the Articles of Association. ASM’s Management Board has divided the roles in line with the Articles of Association and approval from the Supervisory Board. The Executive Committee assists the Management Board in managing ASM.
Composition
Name | Position | Nationality | Year of birth | Initial appointment | Term expires |
Benjamin Loh | CEO | Singaporean | 1963 | 2020 | 2024 |
Paul Verhagen | CFO | Dutch | 1966 | 2021 | 2025 |
Hichem M’Saad | CTO | US and Tunisian | 1965 | 2022 | 2026 |
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of the Management Board members and three other senior executive leaders.
The Executive Committee assists the Management Board in managing the company, in particular with the day-to-day management, including driving the strategic agenda, and in respect of compliance, leadership, culture and sustainability/ESG. Its responsibilities are divided based on business and functional areas, each of which will be reviewed regularly. The Management Board may delegate one or more specific tasks and duties to one or more Executive Committee members and the Executive Committee is accountable and reports to the Management Board. The Executive Committee shall be guided by the interests of the company and its affiliates in executing its tasks, taking the interests of all stakeholders into account. The Executive Committee has its own rules.
Composition
Name | Position | Nationality | Year of birth |
Benjamin Loh | CEO | Singaporean | 1963 |
Hichem M’Saad | CTO | US and Tunisian | 1965 |
Paul Verhagen | CFO | Dutch | 1966 |
Brian Birmingham | Senior Vice President Global Sales | US | 1968 |
Kent Rossman | Senior Vice President Global Operations | US | 1969 |
Ralph Otte | Corporate Vice President Global People | Dutch | 1964 |
Supervisory Board and its committees
The Supervisory Board supervises and advises the Management Board and Executive Committee in the execution of their tasks and responsibilities. The members of the Supervisory Board are guided by the interests of the company and its affiliates, through which the interests of the stakeholders are taken into account. The Supervisory Board has its own rules and is also subject to the Articles of Association.
The Supervisory Board has oversight of the Audit Committee and the Nomination, Selection and Remuneration Committee, which are assisting the Supervisory Board in the preparation of its meetings and supervision tasks.
Composition
Name | Position | Nationality | Year of birth | Initial appointment | Term expires |
Pauline F.M. van der Meer Mohr | Chair | Dutch | 1960 | 2021 | 2025 |
Stefanie Kahle-Galonske | Member | German and Swiss | 1969 | 2017 | 2025 |
Marc J.C. de Jong | Member | Dutch | 1961 | 2018 | 2026 |
Didier R. Lamouche | Member | French | 1959 | 2020 | 2024 |
Adalio T. Sanchez | Member | United States | 1959 | 2021 | 2025 |
Monica de Virgiliis* | Member | Italian and French | 1967 | 2020 | 2024 |
*Mrs. De Virgiliis has decided not to seek a second term as Supervisory Board member given her current and future commitments, as published in ASM’s press release of February 16, 2023. |
> See the Supervisory Board biographies and skills and expertise matrix
Committees structure and member information
Name | Audit Commitee | Nomination, Selection, and Remuneration Committee | Supervisory Board |
Pauline F.M. van der Meer Mohr | M | C | |
Stefanie Kahle-Galonske | C / FE | M | |
Marc J.C. de Jong | M | M | |
Didier R. Lamouche | C | M | |
Adalio T. Sanchez | M | M | M |
Monica de Virgiliis | M | M | |
C = Chairperson; M = Member; FE = Financial expert |
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee comprises:
· Mrs. Stefanie Kahle Galonkse, Chair of the Audit Committee;
· Mrs. Monica de Virgiliis;
· Mr. Adalio Sanchez; and
· Mr. Marc de Jong.
The Audit Committee assists the Supervisory Board in its responsibility to oversee, among others, ASM’s financing, financial statements, financial reporting process, cybersecurity, and system of internal business controls and risk management. The Audit Committee also advises the Supervisory Board on the nomination of the external auditor of the company.
The Audit Committee has its own charter (which lists its tasks and responsibilities) and is also subject to the Articles of Association.
Nomination, Selection, and Remuneration Committee
The Nomination, Selection and Remuneration Committee comprises:
· Mr. Didier Lamouche, Chair of the Nomination, Selection & Remuneration Committee;
· Mrs. Pauline van der Meer Mohr, Chair of the Supervisory Board; and
· Mr. Adalio Sanchez.
The Nomination, Selection and Remuneration Committee advises the Supervisory Board on matters relating to the selection and nomination of the members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board. It further monitors and evaluates the remuneration policy for the Management Board and the Supervisory Board.
The Nomination, Selection and Remuneration Committee has its own charter (which lists its tasks and responsibilities) and is also subject to the Articles of Association.
As of 2017 we have integrated our remuneration report into our Annual Report. Consequently, our last standalone remuneration report is from 2016. ASM’s remuneration reports of the last ten years can be found here. The current version of the Remuneration policy of the Management Board can be found here and the Remuneration policy of the Supervisory Board can be found here.