Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of Jon A. Olson to its Board of Directors. Mr. Olson, a seasoned executive with over 40 years of semiconductor industry experience, has provided strategic insight and financial decision making at Intel Corporation and later at Xilinx, Inc. He currently serves as Director on the Board of Xilinx, Inc. and previously Director and Audit Committee Chair of Mellanox Technologies, InvenSense, Inc. and Home Union, Inc. Mr. Olson has a robust track record of strategic leadership supporting capital allocation, M&A, profitability improvement initiatives and technology partnerships. He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Xilinx, Inc., where his responsibilities covered finance, IT, purchasing and facilities from 2005 through his retirement in 2016.