PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: ESIO), an innovator in laser-based manufacturing solutions for the microtechnology industry, today announced that its Board of Directors has made two significant changes to its governance practices in order to be more responsive to shareholder interests. The Board amended the Company’s bylaws to declassify the Board. Nominees for the class of directors whose terms expire at the 2015 annual meeting will be elected for