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-- Semiconductor International, 10/1/2000

Jack Penrod was appointed general manager/chief operating officer of Strasbaugh (San Obispo, Calif.). He has 35 years of executive management, operations, manufacturing and quality experience. Phone: 1-805-541-6424

Hans-Juergen Mundinger, Ph.D., was promoted to president of Leybold Semiconductor Vacuum Solutions, (LSVS, Export, Pa.). He enters the position with more than 15 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Phone: 1-724-327-5700

Robert Marrs joined Kulicke & Soffa (Willow Grove, Pa.) as vice president, strategic marketing. He is an industry professional and strategist with more than 26 years of experience in the chip packaging industry. Phone: 1-215-784-6000

John C. Ely was named president of FSI International, Surface Conditioning Division (Minneapolis). He has been with the company since 1985 and is credited with leading the division in developing and introducing the ZETA 200 and 300 surface conditioning systems. Phone: 1-612-448-8066

Martin C. Helmus was appointed director of R&D of PortaFab Corp., Technology Group (Chesterfield, Mo.). He has focused his career on designing cleanroom technology such as grid systems with integral lighting and laminar flow products. Phone: 1-314-537-5555

Jim Laite joined Signetics High Technology Inc. (San Jose, Calif.) as the vice president of East Coast sales, stationed near Baltimore, Md. He is a veteran of the semiconductor packaging industry with more than 15 years of experience. Phone: 1-408-467-0660

David Leet, Ph.D., was appointed to the new position of director of strategic planning and advanced applications for Rudolph Technologies Inc. (Flanders, N.J.). With more than 11 years experience, he is responsible for product road mapping, product development, integrated metrology, solutions for advanced applications, new technology implementation and technology evaluation and acquisition. In addition, Robert DiCrosta joined the company as director of customer support. He has more than 20 years of service management experience in the semiconductor industry. Phone: 1-973-691-1300

Ed Parsons was named Western regional sales manager of August Technology (Bloomington, Minn.). He is based in Silicon Valley and has a strong background in the industry. Phone: 1-952-820-0080

Susan Jones was named vice president and chief operating officer of SEZ America Inc. (Phoenix, Ariz.) and a corporate officer of SEZ Group (Villach, Austria). For the past three years she served as vice president of finance and chief financial officer for SEZ America. Phone: 1-602-437-5050

Dr. Subhadra Gupta joined KDF Electronic & Vacuum Services Inc. (Rockleigh, N.J.) as director of technology, overseeing the product development and technical support group to enhance R&D efforts. Phone: 1-201-784-5005

David Francis was appointed product marketing manager of AutoSimulations Inc. (Bountiful, Utah), Productivity Family (APF). He brings 11 years of experience to the position. Phone: 1-801-298-1398

Allan Hughes was appointed president, European region, of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (Singapore). He oversees all business activities in Europe including marketing, customer service and engineering support. He is an industry veteran with more than 17 years of semiconductor experience. Phone: +65-360-4705

Bruno Doetsch was promoted to general manager of STEAG CuTek (San Jose, Calif.). He brings more than 14 years experience to his new role. Phone: 1-408-935-2019

James E. Gregory was named president of Dyneon (Oakdale, Minn.), a wholly owned subsidiary of 3M. He has been with 3M since 1974 and has held assignments in manufacturing, technology development, and international and business management. Phone: 1-651-737-6700

Heide Erickson was named director of investor relations of Entegris Inc. (Chaska, Minn.). In this newly created position, she provides counsel as well as establishes and maintains relationships in the investment community. She has been with the company since 1998. Phone: 1-612-556-8051

Todd Lindsay joined Greene, Tweed & Co. (Kulpsville, Pa.) as global sales manager for the semiconductor group. He is responsible for development and direction of sales within the market. In addition, Barbara Quinter joined the company as marketing manager for the semiconductor group. She is responsible for managing communications, conducting market research and providing sales forecasts. Phone: 1-215-256-9521

Michael Dreyer was named vice president and general manager for the photoresist processing group of Axcelis Technologies Inc. (Beverly, Mass.) based in Rockville, Md. He manages all facets of the group's business. Phone: 1-978-232-4200

David Ruede was named Extraction Systems Inc.'s (Franklin, Mass.) regional sales manager for Europe and the Eastern United States. He is an industry veteran with more than 16 years of experience in wafer fabrication. Phone: 1-508-553-3900

Brian James was named chief financial officer of ADE Corp. (Westwood, Mass.). He brings more than 26 years of financial and operational experience to the position. Phone: 1-781-467-3500 

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