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Ultra Clean Holdings appoints Alexander Davern to board effective September 28, 2026
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
- Davern, 60, spent 1994-2020 at National Instruments, serving as CEO 2017-2020, COO 2010-2016 and CFO 1998-2010.
- He was a National Instruments director through its 2023 acquisition by Emerson Electric; he now serves on boards of Cirrus Logic, Computer Modelling Group and Spectris.
- Davern will be paid under Ultra Clean's non-employee director compensation policy and is expected to sign the company's standard indemnification agreement.
- No arrangements or understandings with other persons were cited, and no Item 404(a) related-party transaction was disclosed.
- CEO James Xiao said the appointment strengthens board strategic insight as Ultra Clean executes UCT 3.0.