People in the News
-- Semiconductor International, 3/1/2001
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Stephen S. Schwartz was named senior vice president of product groups and operations of Asyst Technologies Inc. (Fremont, Calif.). He also is responsible for manufacturing and supply chain operations. Phone: 1-510-661-5000
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Hulon Robertson was named vice president of sales of Microbar Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.). He has ~20 years of sales and management experience in the semiconductor, chemical and gas industries. In addition, Thomas J. Gillcrist was named general manager of the EnChem product line. Phone: 1-408-541-1040
David DeVillez joined GuideTech Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.) as vice president of operations, a new position. He brings 17 years' experience in high-tech manufacturing to the position. Phone: 1-408-733-6355
Heinz Frank joined Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (ESI, Portland, Ore.) as country manager for the ESI-GmbH (Germany) office. He is responsible for all of the office's activities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Phone: 1-503-671-5500
Kevin McAloon was appointed North American region application engineering manager of Morgan Advanced Ceramics (Fairfield, N.J.). He manages the design and development of customized ceramic solutions to customer specifications. Phone: 1-724-532-3927
Mark Downing was named vice president, marketing, of Micrel Semiconductor (San Jose). He brings 13 years of industry experience to the position. Phone: 1-408-944-0800
Paul Christiansen joined ATMI Fab Services (Albuquerque, N.M.) as general manager of its cleaning center. He has five years of management experience in the semiconductor industry. Phone: 1-505-345-7447
Andy Pihl was named senior vice president of operations for Mitsubishi Silicon America (Salem, Ore.). He brings several years of silicon experience to the position. Phone: 1-503-361-3500
Joe Losch was appointed vice president and general manager for Servicor Inc. (San Carlos, Calif.) and vice president of business development for Veloz Holdings Inc. He has >20 years' experience in operations management, marketing and business development, with expertise in mergers and acquisitions. Phone: 1-650-591-0900
Sven Lofquist was named president and CEO of Micronic Laser Systems AB (Taby, Sweden). He is one of the company founders and had served as executive vice president since 1999. Phone: 46-8-638-52-00
Robert L. deBakker was appointed chief financial officer of ASM International N.V. (Bilthoven, Netherlands). He brings experience in financial management of industrial companies to the position. Phone: 31-30-2298-540
Eric Scheidtmann joined Tessera Inc. (San Jose) as vice president of technology licensing. He has >27 years of industry experience, with expertise in semiconductor manufacturing and supply chain management. Phone: 1-408-894-0700
William Schromm was promoted to vice president and general manager of ON Semiconductor, Logic business group (Phoenix). He has >20 years' experience in wafer manufacturing, new product development and manufacturing. Phone: 1-602-244-6600
Laurie Himmelman Alire was elected vice president, corporate communications and investor relations, and named an officer of Varian Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.). She is responsible for investor relations, corporate branding and identity, publicity, media relations, web communications and employee communications. Phone: 1-650-213-8000
Tim Wiemels was named marketing manager, aluminum products for Tosoh SMD (Grove City, Ohio). He is responsible for marketing of aluminum and aluminum alloy sputtering targets. Phone: 1-614-875-7912
Michael Fury was promoted to vice president, R&D and engineering, of EKC Technology (Hayward, Calif.). He is responsible for advanced post-etch residue removers, CMP slurries and photochemical metal-organic deposition technology. Phone: 1-510-784-9105
