---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-083912"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ONTO"
cik: "0000704532"
company_name: "ONTO INNOVATION INC."
filed_at: "2024-07-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T20:36:14.780461+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Onto Innovation appoints Stephen Schwartz to board of directors, effective July 16, 2024

## Summary
- Board size increased from 8 to 9 members; Schwartz also joins the Audit Committee.
- Schwartz has over 25 years of senior leadership, including President & CEO of Azenta (formerly Brooks Automation).
- He announced plans to retire as Azenta CEO upon successor appointment; prior CEO at Asyst Technologies (2002-2009).
- Schwartz qualifies as an independent director under NYSE and SEC rules.
- Compensation follows standard non-employee director arrangement as described in Onto's 2024 proxy statement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-083912
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ONTO
- cik: 0000704532
- company_name: ONTO INNOVATION INC.
- filed_at: 2024-07-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000095017024083912/0000950170-24-083912-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000095017024083912/onto-20240715.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-083912
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-083912.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-083912.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Stephen S. Schwartz was elected as Director at ONTO INNOVATION INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: Election of Director Effective July 16, 2024, the Board of Directors (“the Board”) of Onto Innovation Inc. (the “Company”) elected Stephen S. Schwartz to the Board for a term continuing until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000095017024083912/0000950170-24-083912-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.