---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-047687"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ONTO"
cik: "0000704532"
company_name: "ONTO INNOVATION INC."
filed_at: "2021-09-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T04:20:19.343213+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Onto Innovation appoints Karen Rogge to board, effective Sept 7, 2021

## Summary
- Board increases from 7 to 8 members; Rogge will serve until 2022 annual meeting.
- Rogge brings financial expertise from interim CFO at Applied Micro Circuits, CFO at Extreme Networks, and roles at HP and Seagate.
- Currently a board member of Rambus Inc.; previously on Kemet board (acquired by Yageo for $1.8B at 37% premium).
- Appointed to Audit Committee; qualifies as independent director and audit committee financial expert.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-047687
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ONTO
- cik: 0000704532
- company_name: ONTO INNOVATION INC.
- filed_at: 2021-09-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000156459021047687/0001564590-21-047687-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000156459021047687/onto-8k_20210907.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-047687
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-047687.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-047687.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Karen Rogge was appointed as Director at ONTO INNOVATION INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective September 7, 2021, Onto Innovation Inc.’s Board of Directors (“the Board”) appointed Karen Rogge to the Board to hold office until the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000156459021047687/0001564590-21-047687-index.htm

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