KLA Corporation
KLA CORP
NASDAQ: KLAC. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:644785ba-b3fd-4bc4-8a83-1d6811a9d3db
- SEC CIK
- 0000319201
- Website
- www.kla.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Sep 22, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Not published
- Chair
- Robert Calderoni
- Independent
- 8 / 99 directors published
- Published claims
- 346 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 70 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 6 distinct sources and 7 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
DIRECTOR APPOINTED
Tracy Embree seat on KLA Corporation, effective 2025-09-23.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Board of directors
Evidence9 directors published. 8 of 9 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Samath | Independent | 2025 | Audit | Source reportedE3 |
| Jeneanne Hanley | Independent | 2019 | Compensation and Talent | Source reportedE3 |
| Kevin Kennedy | Independent | 2007 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Michael McMullen | Independent | 2023 | Compensation and Talent, chairCompensation and Talent · Chair; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Richard Wallace | Not independent | 2006 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Robert Calderoni | IndependentChair | 2007 | Compensation and TalentCompensation and Talent; Nominating and Governance · Chair, chairNominating and Governance, chair | Source reportedE3 |
| Susan Taylor | Independent | 2025 | Audit | Source reportedE3 |
| Tracy Embree | Independent | 2025 | Compensation and Talent | Source reportedE3 |
| Victor Peng | Independent | 2019 | Compensation and Talent | Source reportedE3 |
| Jason Conley | Independence not published | Not published | Audit | Source reportedE4 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Kevin Kennedy | Kevin Kennedy, Jamie Samath, Jason Conley, Susan Taylor | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Kevin Kennedy | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation and Talent | Michael McMullen | Michael McMullen, Jeneanne Hanley, Robert Calderoni, Victor Peng, Tracy Embree | human_capital |
| Compensation and Talent · Chair; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Michael McMullen | human_capital |
| Compensation and Talent; Nominating and Governance · Chair | Robert Calderoni | Robert Calderoni | human_capital |
| Nominating and Governance | Robert Calderoni | Robert Calderoni, Kevin Kennedy, Michael McMullen | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
Evidence| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NASDAQ: KLAC | current | Sep 30, 1997 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
| Nasdaq-100 (Nasdaq) | NASDAQ: KLAC | current | Sep 1, 2026 | exchange verified | Nasdaq official Nasdaq-100 list-type API |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- LeadershipNot reviewed. Executive leadership carries operating authority.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Jamie SamathDirectorcompany:644785ba-b3fd-4bc4-8a83-1d6811a9d3db:leadership_role:10
- Jeneanne HanleyDirectorcompany:644785ba-b3fd-4bc4-8a83-1d6811a9d3db:leadership_role:12
- Kevin KennedyDirectorcompany:644785ba-b3fd-4bc4-8a83-1d6811a9d3db:leadership_role:13
- Michael McMullenDirectorcompany:644785ba-b3fd-4bc4-8a83-1d6811a9d3db:leadership_role:14
- Richard WallaceDirectorcompany:644785ba-b3fd-4bc4-8a83-1d6811a9d3db:leadership_role:15
- Robert CalderoniChaircompany:644785ba-b3fd-4bc4-8a83-1d6811a9d3db:leadership_role:9
- Susan TaylorDirectorcompany:644785ba-b3fd-4bc4-8a83-1d6811a9d3db:leadership_role:16
- Tracy EmbreeDirectorcompany:644785ba-b3fd-4bc4-8a83-1d6811a9d3db:leadership_role:17
- Victor PengDirectorcompany:644785ba-b3fd-4bc4-8a83-1d6811a9d3db:leadership_role:18
- Jason ConleyDirectorcompany:644785ba-b3fd-4bc4-8a83-1d6811a9d3db:leadership_role:11
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 7 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2KLA CORP Form 10-K (filed 2026-08-06). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Sep 22, 2026. Retrieved Sep 23, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
- E4sec filing. Published Sep 23, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5board_seats. board seats. Cited by 14 Claims.
- E6Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7Nasdaq official Nasdaq-100 list-type API. index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026- Tracy Embree seat on KLA Corporation, effective 2025-09-23.
- Tracy Embree member of Compensation and Talent, effective 2025-09-23.
- Jamie Samath seat on KLA Corporation, effective 2025-01-01.
- Susan Taylor seat on KLA Corporation, effective 2025-01-01.
- Jamie Samath member of Audit, effective 2025-01-01.
- Michael McMullen seat on KLA Corporation, effective 2023-01-01.
- Compensation and Talent · Chair; Nominating and Governance committee of KLA Corporation, effective 2023-01-01.
- Michael McMullen member of Compensation and Talent · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 2023-01-01.
- Jeneanne Hanley seat on KLA Corporation, effective 2019-01-01.
- Victor Peng seat on KLA Corporation, effective 2019-01-01.
- Jeneanne Hanley member of Compensation and Talent, effective 2019-01-01.
- Kevin Kennedy seat on KLA Corporation, effective 2007-01-01.
- Robert Calderoni seat on KLA Corporation, effective 2007-01-01.
- Robert Calderoni chairs board KLA Corporation, effective 2007-01-01.
- Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance committee of KLA Corporation, effective 2007-01-01.
- Kevin Kennedy member of Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 2007-01-01.
- Compensation and Talent; Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of KLA Corporation, effective 2007-01-01.
- Robert Calderoni chairs Compensation and Talent; Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2007-01-01.
- Richard Wallace seat on KLA Corporation, effective 2006-01-01.

