AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT)

Ultra Clean Appoints Alexander Davern, Former National Instruments CEO, to Board

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Ultra Clean Holdings appointed Alexander Davern to its Board of Directors, effective September 28, 2026. The filing says he has more than 30 years of industrial technology experience, including service as CEO of National Instruments from 2017 to 2020, and the appointment does not include any financial results or guidance.

Key points

  • Appointed to the Board effective September 28, 2026; announced in a press release dated September 30, 2026
  • Previously served at National Instruments from 1994 to 2020, including as CEO from 2017 to 2020 and CFO from 1998 to 2010
  • Currently an independent director of Cirrus Logic, Computer Modelling Group and Spectris plc
  • Will receive director compensation under the non-employee director policy and is expected to sign the standard indemnification agreement

The filing

CompanyUltra Clean Holdings (UCTT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 30, 2026, 4:14 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-063977

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:55 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 30, 2026.

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