SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) ("Kulicke & Soffa", "K&S" or the "Company") today announced that the Company appointed Dennis Ang Lien Lee as Senior Director, Global Head of IT, effective immediately. Mr. Ang will be based at the K&S Corporate Headquarters in Singapore, and will report to the Company's Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Information Officer, Jonathan Chou.

Mr. Chou stated, "I am delighted to have Dennis, a seasoned IT professional, join K&S at a pivotal point of our growth plan. His over two decades of IT know-how gained from Fortune 500 companies will take our current IT platform to the next level in support of our business initiatives."

Mr. Ang brings over 20 years of experience from pharmaceutical, airline and high technology sectors. He held various IT leadership roles ranging from systems, infrastructure, networking, and governance to service delivery. A highly experienced IT leader, Mr. Ang joins K&S from the Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY), a global pharmaceutical company, where he held diverse strategic IT roles in its global operations under a unique AMERASIA region covering Africa, Middle East, Russia, and Asia. As IT Director for AMERASIA, he was responsible for leading and managing a virtual regional IT team and outsourced resources in a multi-vendor environment, in addition to developing IT strategy and implementing IT solutions and services to 15 affiliates. Mr. Ang has a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (EEE) from the National University of Singapore and a Master's in Business Administration from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.

"I look forward to this global opportunity at the K&S Corporate Headquarters in Singapore and to provide leadership in developing and implementing the company's IT strategy in an ever-changing global environment," said Mr. Ang.

About Kulicke & Soffa

Kulicke & Soffa (NASDAQ: KLIC) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of semiconductor and LED assembly equipment. As a pioneer in this industry, K&S has provided customers with market leading packaging solutions for decades. In recent years, K&S has expanded its product offerings through strategic acquisitions, adding wedge bonding and a broader range of expendable tools to its core ball bonding products. Combined with its extensive expertise in process technology, K&S is well positioned to help customers meet the challenges of assembling the next-generation semiconductor and LED devices. (www.kns.com)

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