People in the News
Staff -- Semiconductor International, 10/1/2001
Erik Caldwell joined Thornton Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) as Eastern regional
sales manager. He brings industry management and sales experience to the
position. Phone: 1-781-839-6400
David
Betz joined ICD/Heateflex (Arcadia, Calif.) as regional sales manager.
He is based in Dallas and has more than 18 years of capital wet processing
equipment sales and distribution experience. Phone: 1-626-599-8566
Ralf Kuhlmann joined Unaxis Semiconductors (Balzers, Liechtenstein) as international sales and market manager based in Truebbach, Switzerland. He has several years of industry experience. Phone +423 388 62 37
Robert L. Klimm was appointed vice president and general manager of the ASTeX Products group of MKS Instruments (Andover, Mass.). He has been with the company since 1999 and has 22 years of industry experience. In addition, William Bintz was promoted to vice president and general manager of MKS's materials delivery and analysis product group. He is an 18-year industry veteran. Phone: 1-978-975-2350
Karlheinz Peters was named vice president, software operations, of CFD Research Corp. (Huntsville, Ala.). He has more than 25 years of sales and operational management experience in the software and computer industry. Phone: 1-256-726-4800
Ton van Zwam was named chief operating officer of Lambda Physik AG (Göttingen, Germany), responsible for global customer support and production. He brings several years of supply chain management experience to the position. Phone: +49 (0) 551 6938-113
Gjalt Kuiperes was promoted to general manager of the Americas at Philips Analytical (Natick, Mass.). With the company since 1987, he is responsible for management of the X-ray and semiconductor market segments in the area. Phone: 1-508-647-1100
Hans Wildenberg was appointed vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at Fairchild Semiconductor International (South Portland, Maine), and also was named to the company's executive committee. He brings more than 20 years'experience to the position. Phone: 1-207-775-8100
Steve Desloge, chief financial officer of Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. (St. Louis), has been named to the company's board of directors. Phone: 1-314-878-4600
Thomas Robert Conn Jr. joined Cynergy Systems Design Inc. (Austin, Texas) as president and CEO. He has more than 20 years of high-tech engineering and business experience. Also at the company, Steven P. Smith was named vice president of engineering. He brings 20 years of engineering experience to the position. Phone: 1-512-338-0165
Cameron Berry was appointed director of logistics and sales service at Solvay Minerals Inc. (Houston). Phone: 1-713-525-6800
Jonser Chan was named general manager of Celestry Design Technologies Inc.’s (San Jose) new office in Hsinchu, Taiwan. 1-408-451-1210
