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Christophe Fouquet

President and Chief Executive Officer; chair of the Board of Management, ASML

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CEO Christophe Fouquet named European Manager of the Year 2026

European Business Media, a network of business and financial outlets in 26 European countries, named ASML chair and CEO Christophe Fouquet its European Manager of the Year 2026.

News

ASML declares €1.88 interim dividend and bought back about €1.1bn of shares in Q2

Alongside its second-quarter results, ASML said it repurchased about €1.1 billion of its shares in the quarter under its 2026–2028 buyback program.

Capital

ASML authorizes a share buyback of up to €12 billion running to the end of 2028

ASML announced a new repurchase program of up to €12 billion, to be carried out by 31 December 2028.

Capital

ASML plans to cut about 1,700 jobs, mostly management layers, on the same day as record orders

ASML said it would dismiss about 1,700 employees, mainly in leadership roles in its technology and IT organizations, to flatten management layers.

Management