RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD.
NASDAQ: RELL. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f
- SEC CIK
- 0000355948
- Record version
- vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 25, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Aug 25, 2025
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Edward J. RichardsonSince Aug 25, 2025
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- 5 / 77 directors published
- Published claims
- 332 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 90 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 2 distinct sources and 9 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
CEO CHANGED
Edward J. Richardson executive of RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2025-08-25.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | Edward J. Richardson | Aug 2025 | current | Source reportedE3 |
| Executive Vice President, Power and Microwave Technologies Group (PMT) | Gregory J. Peloquin | Aug 2025 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Executive Vice President and General Manager, Canvys | Jens F. Ruppert | Aug 2025 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain | Kathleen McNally | Aug 2025 | current | Source reportedE6 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Secretary | Robert J. Ben | Aug 2025 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director | Wendy S. Diddell | Aug 2025 | current | Source reportedE8 |
Board of directors
Evidence7 directors published. 5 of 7 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward J. Richardson | Not independent | 1965 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Jacques Belin | Independent | 2013 | AuditAudit; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| James Benham | Independent | 2013 | AuditAudit; CompensationCompensation | Source reportedE2 |
| Kenneth Halverson | Independent | 2013 | AuditAudit; Compensation; Nominating and GovernanceCompensationNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Paul J. Plante | Independent | 2011 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair; Compensation; Nominating and GovernanceCompensationNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Robert Kluge | Independent | 2017 | AuditAudit; Compensation; Nominating and GovernanceCompensationNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Wendy S. Diddell | Not independent | 2021 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Paul J. Plante | Paul J. Plante, Jacques Belin, James Benham, Kenneth Halverson, Robert Kluge | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair; Compensation; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Paul J. Plante | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Compensation | Not published | James Benham | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Kenneth Halverson, Robert Kluge | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Jacques Belin | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation | Not published | James Benham, Kenneth Halverson, Paul J. Plante, Robert Kluge | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Governance | Not published | Jacques Belin, Kenneth Halverson, Paul J. Plante, Robert Kluge | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
EvidenceGovernance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Edward J. RichardsonChairman, Chief Executive Officer and President; Directorcompany:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f:leadership_role:12, company:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f:leadership_role:5
- Gregory J. PeloquinExecutive Vice President, Power and Microwave Technologies Group (PMT)company:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f:leadership_role:13
- Jens F. RuppertExecutive Vice President and General Manager, Canvyscompany:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f:leadership_role:14
- Kathleen McNallyExecutive Vice President, Global Supply Chaincompany:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f:leadership_role:15
- Robert J. BenExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Secretarycompany:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f:leadership_role:16
- Wendy S. DiddellExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Directorcompany:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f:leadership_role:17, company:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f:leadership_role:11
- Jacques BelinDirectorcompany:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f:leadership_role:6
- James BenhamDirectorcompany:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f:leadership_role:7
- Kenneth HalversonDirectorcompany:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f:leadership_role:8
- Paul J. PlanteDirectorcompany:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f:leadership_role:9
- Robert KlugeDirectorcompany:a70530fb-5b26-45a0-b14f-8a6bf0efeb9f:leadership_role:10
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 9 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 25, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
- E2sec proxy. Published Aug 25, 2025. Retrieved Apr 28, 2026. Cited by 7 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Aug 25, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4sec filing. Published Aug 25, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Aug 25, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Aug 25, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Aug 25, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Aug 25, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9board_seats. board seats. Cited by 16 Claims.
What changed in version public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 25, 2026- Edward J. Richardson executive of RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2025-08-25.
- Gregory J. Peloquin executive of RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2025-08-25.
- Jens F. Ruppert executive of RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2025-08-25.
- Kathleen McNally executive of RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2025-08-25.
- Robert J. Ben executive of RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2025-08-25.
- Wendy S. Diddell executive of RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2025-08-25.
- Wendy S. Diddell seat on RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2021-01-01.
- Robert Kluge seat on RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2017-01-01.
- Robert Kluge member of Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2017-01-01.
- Jacques Belin seat on RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2013-01-01.
- James Benham seat on RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2013-01-01.
- Kenneth Halverson seat on RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2013-01-01.
- Audit; Compensation committee of RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2013-01-01.
- James Benham member of Audit; Compensation, effective 2013-01-01.
- Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2013-01-01.
- Kenneth Halverson member of Audit; Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2013-01-01.
- Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2013-01-01.
- Jacques Belin member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2013-01-01.
- Paul J. Plante seat on RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2011-01-01.
- Audit · Chair; Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 2011-01-01.
- Paul J. Plante member of Audit · Chair; Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2011-01-01.
- Edward J. Richardson seat on RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD., effective 1965-01-01.

