Oct. 18, 2005 – Molecular Imprints Inc., a maker of nanoimprint lithography tools, announced that it has appointed Mark Melliar-Smith as chief executive officer. Melliar-Smith was previously COO. Norman Schumaker, the company’s former president and CEO, has stepped down to enter retirement, the company said.
Melliar-Smith joined Molecular Imprints in April 2004. He also previously served as president and CEO of International SEMATECH as well as chief technical officer of Lucent Technologies Microelectronics, the forerunner of Agere Systems. Prior to joining Molecular Imprints, Melliar-Smith was a venture partner with Austin Ventures.
Schumaker had been associated with Molecular Imprints since its inception and provided the seed capital to start the company along with two professors at the University of Texas at Austin.