Veeco Instruments Inc. announced the appointment of Lena Nicolaides, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors. In addition to her vast industry experience and leadership qualities, Dr. Nicolaides was identified through a search process in connection with the Board's desire for increased diversity. Dr. Nicolaides serves as Senior Vice President and General Manager of a pattern inspection process control division for KLA Corporation.

At KLA, Dr. Nicolaides has served in a range of executive leadership and general management roles, including roles in technology supply chain. Prior to joining KLA, Dr. Nicolaides served as Vice President of Marketing and Applications for Therma Wave Inc., which was acquired by KLA in 2007. Dr. Nicolaides has thirty-eight (38) issued US patents in semiconductor and related fields.

Dr. Nicolaides holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Rutgers University and, from the University of Toronto, a Masters degree and a Ph.D., both in Mechanical Engineering.