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Fujitsu announces corporate reshuffle

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:32:44 GMT

Fujitsu’s board of directors has approved the following appointments, resignations and promotions effective from April 1, 2012. The announcement includes the appointment of Kazuhiro Igarashi and Yoshihiko Hanada as the company’s two new corporate senior VPs. All 44 executives, other than those mentioned below will remain in their current posts.

CFO shuffling at ST

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:19:40 GMT

STMicroelectronics CFO, Carlo Ferro is to head-up operations at struggling ST-Ericsson as chief operating officer of the company. Mario Arlati, ST’s chief accounting officer will take on the CFO role at STMicroelectronics.

Voltaix names Peter Smith as CEO

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:44:38 GMT

Peter Smith has been brought on as CEO during a reshuffle at Voltaix. He is replacing Mark Fine who served as interim CEO since January 2010. He will have responsibility for a number of the company's strategic initiatives and will oversee relationships with distributor partners world-wide. Fine is taking up the post of president, in place of John de Neufville, who will continue as the company's chief scientist, overseeing chemical research and end-use applications development.

Heinz Kundert receives IC Industry Award for leadership

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:42:14 GMT

Having presented awards the previous day at the Semicon Europa Executive Summit, Heinz Kundert himself received the IC Industry Award for leadership, which was presented on October 12, 2011, at SEMICON Europa, in Dresden.

SEMI names Dennis McGuirk successor to Stan Myers

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:06:32 GMT

A related industry association head has been selected to succeed Stan Myers as president and CEO of SEMI. Dennis “Denny” P. McGuirk the former president and CEO of trade association, IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries will take-over the reigns, effective November 14, 2011. Myers announced his plans to retire in April and the SEMI International Board of Directors subsequently initiated a globally comprehensive search process.

SMIC appoints Hua Hong NEC executive at new CEO

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:49:10 GMT

Dr. Tzu-Yin Chiu, the former President and CEO of Hua Hong NEC Electronics has been selected as the new CEO and Executive Director of SMIC, effective immediately. Dr. Chiu has over 27 years of experience in the industry.

Advanced Energy appoints CEO successor

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:57:38 GMT

Dr. Hans Betz, Advanced Energy's chief executive officer since 2005, is retiring from the role, effective August 4, 2011, though he will continue as an advisor until December 31, 2011. His replacement is Garry Rogerson, Ph.D, chairman of the board of Coherent and previously chief executive officer of Varian, Inc.

Tiger Optics appoints product manager of its environmental division

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:39:38 GMT

Dr. Graham Leggett has joined Tiger Optics as its new product manager of its environmental division that supplies laser-based trace gas analyzers. Dr. Leggett previously served as a project director and manager at AEA Technology plc.

Ashok Mathur appointed Director of Corporate Commercialization at Matheson

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:29:55 GMT

Specialty and electronic gases firm, Matheson has appointed Ashok Mathur as Director of Corporate Commercialization for the Corporate Marketing Group based in Montgomeryville, PA. Mathur will focus on industrial gas application development and new products and services to our customers in the clean energy, environmental and emerging technologies markets.

Qcept Technologies taps former KLA-Tencor Asia president

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:31:11 GMT

Citing increased demand for its non-visual defect (NVD) inspection systems, Qcept Technologies has appointed Richard Hong, as president, Asia-Pacific. Hong, who previously served as president of KLA-Tencor Korea, will be responsible for driving Qcept's sales and strategic partnerships in the Asia-Pacific region. Qcept's has also established a subsidiary in Korea.

GSA boosts focus on 3D IC test flows and test capacity management

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:33:17 GMT

The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), the voice of the global semiconductor industry, announces the appointment of Dan Hamling, Sr. Director, IC Test and Assembly Business Development, GE Global Electronics Services, to serve as the GSA Test Interest Group Chairman. A key role Hamling will play is to establish objectives and initiatives for the Test Interest Group, which will also cover 3D IC test flows and test capacity management issues.

Lam’s CEO joins Nanometrics Board of Directors

Mon, 30 May 2011 12:17:39 GMT

Stephen G. Newberry, a veteran of the semiconductor capital equipment industry, has joined Nanometrics Board of Directors. Newberry is the chief executive officer of Lam Research Corporation and currently serves as a director and vice chairman of Lam’s Board of Directors.

Anne-Marie Dutron becomes SEMI representative in France

Thu, 19 May 2011 11:10:34 GMT

Former semiconductor engineer, Dr. Anne-Marie Dutron has been appointed general director of the SEMI European Grenoble Office. Based in Grenoble, Anne-Marie Dutron will be representing SEMI in France and the Southern Region of Europe.

Stan Myers to retire from SEMI

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:37:59 GMT

After 24 years as a SEMI board member and 15 years as president and CEO of the trade association, Stanley T. Myers is to retire this year. Myers has been involved more than 50 years in the semiconductor industry. SEMI is to undertake and executive search for Myers replacement.

Global Semiconductor Alliance appoints new Directors

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:25:07 GMT

New semiconductor directors elected to the Board of Directors of the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), include Sagar Pushpala, senior vice president, worldwide operations and technology, Intersil Corporation and Dr. Ted Tewksbury, president and chief executive officer, Integrated Device Technology, amongst others.

GoIndustry DoveBid appoints new SVP of North American Sales

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:05:54 GMT

Asset management specialist, GoIndustry DoveBid has appointed Romie Castelli as its new Senior Vice President of North American Sales. Castelli will be responsible for directing sales and marketing efforts in North America, leading a team focused on providing new and current clients with asset services which include valuations, redeployment advice and dispositions.

Ultra Clean attracts Novellus executive to key management role

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:08:10 GMT

Former Novellus Systems and Applied Materials executive, Dr. Gino Addiego has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Ultra Clean Holdings, a key components and sub-systems supplier to semiconductor equipment suppliers. The appointment is effective March 8, 2011.

Nanometrics appoints new Chief Financial Officer

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:13:20 GMT

Nanometrics has appointed a Ronald W. Kisling as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective March 14th, 2011. Current CFO, Jim Moniz will stay on with the company through April 1st to ensure a seamless transition, according to the company. Moniz is retiring from the company. Moniz joined Nanometrics as CFO in Feb 2009.

Lam Research appointed Kim Perdikou to Board of Directors

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:52:24 GMT

Kim Perdikou has joined Lam Research’s Board of Directors. She has been at Juniper Networks for 10 years and was previously CIO at Women.com, and has been recognized as one of Computerworld Magazine’s Premier 100 IT leaders.

Hans Stork leaves Applied Materials for CTO job at ON Semiconductor

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:24:20 GMT

Having moved from Texas Instruments three years ago to join Applied Materials, Dr. Hans Stork has taken up the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and senior vice president at ON Semiconductor. While at TI, Dr. Stork had been CTO.