Christophe Fouquet
President and Chief Executive Officer
2024 – Present
2 years (current)
Key Decisions & Impact
Fouquet, a French national born in 1973 with a physics degree from the Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, worked at semiconductor-equipment rivals KLA-Tencor and Applied Materials before joining ASML in 2008, rising through marketing and product-management roles to the Board of Management as chief business officer in 2018 and then CEO in April 2024, succeeding Peter Wennink.
Legacy
Christophe Fouquet succeeded Peter Wennink as ASML's CEO in April 2024, bringing two decades of ASML experience including his tenure as Executive Vice President for Applications responsible for customer technology enablement and EUV commercialization. Fouquet has emphasized continued investment in High-NA EUV technology ramp and supply chain capacity development as the primary strategic priorities. His leadership has been tested immediately by the geopolitical pressures of China export controls and the October 2024 guidance disclosure incident, and he has maintained a consistent message that ASML's long-term demand outlook — driven by AI chip manufacturing demand — remains strong despite near-term uncertainty.