FREMONT,
Calif., July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lam Research
Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced that Ava Harter has joined its executive leadership
team as senior vice president and chief legal officer. Reporting to
President and Chief Executive Officer Tim
Archer, Harter will oversee all of Lam's legal functions as
well as government and regulatory affairs.
Harter most recently served as executive vice president and
chief legal officer at Whirlpool Corporation where she held
enterprise-wide responsibility for global legal matters, as well as
security and claims for the company. Previously, she served as
General Counsel at Owens Corning and oversaw legal, corporate
affairs and government affairs. Prior to that, Harter held
substantial legal roles at General Electric and Dow Chemical. She
also worked at the law firms of Jones
Day and Thompson Hine and was an adjunct professor at the
Case Western Reserve University Law
School.
"Having led large legal organizations at two Fortune 500
companies, Ava brings to Lam significant experience in developing
legal strategy and building world-class teams," said Archer. "Her
expertise will be a valuable addition to Lam as we continue focus
on delivering breakthroughs to enable the next-generations
semiconductors in the era of AI."
"As the criticality of semiconductors increases, the importance
of Lam's technologies continues to accelerate," said Harter. "I
look forward to working closely with our legal team to advance and
protect Lam innovation as we ethically and responsibly serve our
customers around the world."
Harter holds a Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University School of Law, a master's
in sociology from the University of
Nebraska, and a bachelor's in political science from
Northwestern University.
About Lam Research
Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:
LRCX) is a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication
equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Lam's
equipment and services allow customers to build smaller and better
performing devices. In fact, today, nearly every advanced chip is
built with Lam technology. We combine superior systems engineering,
technology leadership, and a strong values-based culture, with an
unwavering commitment to our customers. Lam Research is a FORTUNE
500® company headquartered in Fremont, California, with operations around
the globe. Learn more at www.lamresearch.com.
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not of historical fact are forward-looking statements and are
subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements
relate to, but are not limited to: our customer service; our
delivery of new products and technology; the importance of our
business, tools and technologies; and our innovation and industry
leadership. Some factors that may affect these forward-looking
statements include: trade regulations, export controls, trade
disputes, and other geopolitical tensions may inhibit our ability
to sell our products; business, political and/or regulatory
conditions in the consumer electronics industry, the semiconductor
industry and the overall economy may deteriorate or change; the
actions of our customers and competitors may be inconsistent with
our expectations; supply chain cost increases and other
inflationary pressures have impacted and may continue to impact our
profitability; supply chain disruptions or manufacturing capacity
constraints may limit our ability to manufacture and sell our
products; and natural and human-caused disasters, disease
outbreaks, war, terrorism, political or governmental unrest or
instability, or other events beyond our control may impact our
operations and revenue in affected areas; as well as the other
risks and uncertainties that are described in the documents filed
or furnished by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including specifically the Risk Factors described in our annual
report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2023 and our quarterly report on Form
10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,
2024. These uncertainties and changes could materially
affect the forward-looking statements and cause actual results to
vary from expectations in a material way. The Company undertakes no
obligation to update the information or statements made in this
press release.
Company Contacts
Laura Bakken
Public Relations
(510) 972-5029
publicrelations@lamresearch.com
Ram Ganesh
Investor Relations
(510) 572-1615
investor.relations@lamresearch.com
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