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accession: "0000707549-23-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LRCX"
cik: "0000707549"
company_name: "LAM RESEARCH CORP"
filed_at: "2023-02-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T07:28:02.901263+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lam Research appoints Pat Lord as COO, Vahid Vahedi as CTO, and other leadership changes

## Summary
- Pat Lord named EVP and COO, effective March 1, 2023, overseeing operations, IT, and resilience.
- Vahid Vahedi promoted to SVP and CTO, succeeding Rick Gottscho who moves to innovation ecosystem role.
- Sesha Varadarajan to lead combined etch and deposition Global Products Group.
- Neil Fernandes becomes SVP global customer operations, succeeding Scott Meikle who retires.
- Christina Correia appointed chief accounting officer, effective March 1, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000707549-23-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LRCX
- cik: 0000707549
- company_name: LAM RESEARCH CORP
- filed_at: 2023-02-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/707549/000070754923000036/0000707549-23-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/707549/000070754923000036/lrcx-20230221.htm

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