KLA Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Robert Calderoni as chair effective immediately. Calderoni will succeed Edward "Ned" Barnholt whose term has ended, having served as Board Chair since 2006. Calderoni has held a seat on the KLA Board as an independent director since 2007.

A highly respected leader, he has more than 30 years of executive experience in the technology industry. Calderoni was most recently the interim president and chief executive officer at Citrix Systems prior to its acquisition in September 2022. Previous roles have included chief executive officer at Ariba Inc., president of SAP AG's cloud business, and chief financial officer of Avery Dennison.

Earlier in his career, he held senior financial roles at Apple and IBM.