internal
Richard Wallace
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
19 yr
5 reports
KLA Corporation ·KLAC
Five P&L leaders report directly to the CEO
Technology · Fortune #420 · Functional structure · 15K employees · Milpitas, California
4
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 9)
2.3
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
5.6 yr
Avg tenure
100%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-06-30 · 10-K
Revenue
$12.2B
Operating income
$772M
Net income
$4.1B
Total assets
$16.1B
Shares out
132M
Sourced from KLA Corporation DEF 14A · filed 2025-09-23 ↗ View on SEC
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Five P&L leaders report directly to the CEO. This page maps KLA’s flat functional structure, detailing its executive team, reporting lines, compensation context, recent leadership changes, and peer comparisons for semiconductor-equipment rivals.
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Latest signal Susan J.S. Taylor joined as Board Director
Appointed to Board and Audit Committee effective May 8, 2025.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief Operating Officer Introduce a COO to reduce CEO span and centralize operational execution.
- Eliminate standalone strategy role Permanently remove the Chief Strategy Officer position following Donzella’s transition.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Ahmad Khan
President, Semiconductor Products and Customers
Products
4 yr
0 reports
internal
Bren Higgins
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
4 yr
1 reports
internal
Brian Lorig
Executive Vice President, KLA Global Services
Services
6 yr
0 reports
internal
Mary Beth Wilkinson
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Legal
5 yr
0 reports
internal
Virendra A. Kirloskar
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Finance
2 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Richard Wallace $25.1M
- Base salary
- $1.19M
- Stock awards
- $20.15M
- Non-equity incentive
- $3.70M
- Other
- $50K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
4×CEO base salary
2×NEO base salary
Executives must hold stock valued at multiples of base salary.
| Holder | Shares | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Wallace | 35K | <1% |
The businesses
How KLA Corporation divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Semiconductor Products
6K employees
President, Semiconductor Products and Customers (Ahmad Khan)
Develops and sells process control and yield management systems.
Global Services
5K employees
EVP, KLA Global Services (Brian Lorig)
Provides service, support, and recurring revenue offerings.
$2.7B rev +15.2% YoY FY2025
Finance
800 employees
EVP & CFO (Bren Higgins)
Manages financial reporting, treasury, tax, and investor relations.
Legal & Governance
300 employees
Chief Legal Officer (Mary Beth Wilkinson)
Oversees legal, compliance, and corporate governance.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Five operating and functional leaders report directly to CEO Richard Wallace, creating a relatively flat top structure for a $12B semiconductor equipment company.
The absence of a COO means product, services, finance, and legal heads retain direct CEO access. This emphasizes Wallace’s hands-on oversight of both P&L and control functions.
- No COO role
- Flat executive layer
The comparison
How KLA Corporation stacks up
Compared with peers like Applied Materials and Lam Research, KLA’s C-suite is smaller and flatter, with fewer intermediate layers. Peers more often employ a COO or multiple segment CEOs, whereas KLA concentrates authority at the CEO level. This can accelerate decision-making but increases CEO span.
C-suite size
Reporting depth
KLA Corporation
3 levels
5 levels
5 levels
ASML
6 levels
Tokyo Electron
6 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
KLA Corporation — no COO — no CAIO
ASML ✓ COO — no CAIO
Tokyo Electron ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential recent change was Oreste Donzella’s April 2025 transition from EVP to senior advisor, consolidating strategy oversight.
- new
- departedOreste Donzella EVP and Chief Strategy Officer
Transitioned to part-time senior advisor effective April 14, 2025.
Source - Date not confirmed departed
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2025-09-23
- CEO
- Richard Wallace
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 5.6 yr
Strategy role wound down with Donzella’s transition.
Named executive officers (5)
- Richard Wallace - CEO since 2006
- Bren Higgins - CFO since 2021
- Ahmad Khan - President, SPC since 2021
- Brian Lorig - EVP, Global Services since 2019
- Mary Beth Wilkinson - Chief Legal Officer since 2020
The board
Board of directors
2 directors. 2 of 2 independent (100%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Robert Calderoni
Chair Independent
Former CEO, Citrix Systems
Also on: Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Jeneanne Hanley
Independent
Former SVP, Lear Corporation
Also on: QuantumScape
The board, organized
Board committees
1 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent 8 mtgs/yr
- Robert Calderoni Chair
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of KLA?
Richard Wallace has served as President and CEO since 2006.
What type of organizational structure does KLA use?
KLA operates a functional structure with major product and service leaders reporting directly to the CEO.
How many direct reports does KLA's CEO have?
The CEO has four direct executive reports.
How has KLA's leadership changed recently?
In April 2025, EVP and Chief Strategy Officer Oreste Donzella transitioned to a senior advisor role.
Does KLA have a COO?
No. KLA does not have a Chief Operating Officer; operating leaders report directly to the CEO.
Sources
- 8-K, May 8 2025
- DEF 14A, Sept 2025
- 8-K, Aug 7 2025
- SEC EDGAR: KLA Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: KLA Corporation 10-K Annual Report
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