---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-060733"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ONTO"
cik: "0000704532"
company_name: "ONTO INNOVATION INC."
filed_at: "2021-12-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T23:53:58.061910+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Onto Innovation VP and General Counsel Robert Koch to retire effective Jan 5, 2022

## Summary
- Robert A. Koch, VP and General Counsel, will retire on January 5, 2022.
- Retirement decision not due to any disagreement with the Company.
- No successor named at this time.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-060733
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ONTO
- cik: 0000704532
- company_name: ONTO INNOVATION INC.
- filed_at: 2021-12-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000156459021060733/0001564590-21-060733-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000156459021060733/onto-8k_20211220.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-060733
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-060733.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-060733.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert A. Koch retired as Vice President and General Counsel at ONTO INNOVATION INC..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Vice President and General Counsel
  source text: On December 20, 2021, Mr. Koch notified the Company that the effective date of his retirement will be January 5, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/704532/000156459021060733/0001564590-21-060733-index.htm

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