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02/01/2000
Micronic Laser Systems AB, Täby, Sweden, has appointed Jorge Freyer president of its newly incorporated US operation, Micronic Laser Systems Inc. Freyer has more than 20 years of industry experience at such companies as PacTech LLC, Sony-MRC, and Etec Systems Inc.
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Osmonics Inc., Minnetonka, MN, has promoted Edward J. Fierko to president and COO. He joined the company in 1998 as VP and GM of its fluid controls and valves and standard equipment and pumps business units.
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Company founder Douglas C. Strain is retiring as vice chairman of the board of Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (ESI), Portland, OR. He cofounded ESI in 1944, serving as president until 1980 and vice chairman since 1985.
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SiliconTech Inc., Santa Ana, CA, has elected director of marketing Todd Rovazzini to the JEDEC board of directors, the governing body for the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association. Rovazzini was promoted to his present position at SiliconTech earlier this year.
CVC Inc., Rochester, NY, has appointed Maurice Holmes and Thomas McDermott to its board of directors. Holmes is a professor of management practice and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. McDermott was chairman of the board, CEO, and president of Goulds Pumps Inc. from 1994 to 1997.
onQ Technology, Austin, TX, has named Robert A. Jensen CFO. Jensen was most recently CEO and director of MINC Inc.
Cascade Microtech Inc., Beaverton, OR, has appointed Craig M. Swanson CFO. For the past 10 years, Swanson has served as VP of finance, CFO, and corporate secretary for Protocol Systems.
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August Technology, Edina, MN, has named Don Nutzmann VP of engineering. He was most recently VP/GM of the Advanced Technology Division at Secure Computing Corp. Mayson Brooks has been appointed VP of sales and marketing. Brooks was commercial manager of the European Electronics Division of Air Products and Chemicals Inc. Sal Perruccio has been named Western regional sales manager, based in Silicon Valley. Before joining the company, he was employed at FSI International. Robert Backie has been appointed Southwest regional sales manager. Backie comes to August after several years of sales management experience at Aseco Corp.
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Heraeus Inc., West Conshohocken, PA, has named Ralf Droste VP of its thick film and SMT product lines at W. C. Heraeus GmbH & Co. KG. Prior to joining Heraeus, Droste was head of sales and marketing in the electronic chemicals sector of the fine chemicals business at Bayer AG.
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Custom Silicon Configuration Services, Brussels, Belgium, has appointed Claudio Truzzi director of engineering and technology development. Truzzi was formerly head of the High Density Packaging Applications Group at IMEC.
Advantest America Inc., Santa Clara, CA, has named Paul Patton director of product engineering. He joins Advantest from Schlumberger ATE, where he was director of hardware engineering in the Test Systems Division.
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Philips Semiconductors, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has appointed Thierry Laurent managing director of its telecom terminals business unit. Laurent is a former senior VP and GM of VLSI's Communications Product Group, which was acquired by Philips earlier this year. He succeeds Hein van der Zeeuw, who has joined Philips Components Product Division as head of Philips Optical Storage.
The Semiconductor Group of Coherent Inc., Santa Clara, CA, has named Tony Hoult applications manager. He most recently served as senior research fellow at the Warwick Manufacturing Group's industrial laser facility at the University of Warwick, UK.
Wright Williams & Kelly, Pleasanton, CA, has appointed Jani D. Jasadiredja applications engineer. Prior to joining the company, Jasadiredja was a senior application engineer for 12 Technologies.
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GaSonics International, San Jose, CA, has named Jerry Cutini senior VP of marketing and business development. Cutini was formerly president and cofounder of OnTrak Systems Inc.
n&k Technology Inc., Santa Clara, CA, has appointed Tracy L. Scott senior VP of market development. He was a founder and VP of Headway Technologies Inc.
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Transition Technology International, Sunnyvale, CA, has named Wayne A. Campbell VP of sales and marketing. Campbell has been in the silicon wafer distribution business for more than 6 years, and has 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry.
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Unitive Electronics Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC, has appointed Robert Lanzone VP of sales/marketing. Prior to joining Unitive, Lanzone was GM of flip chip packaging at Kyocera America Inc.
MRSI Group, Chelmsford, MA, has named Prasad Nevrekar sales director of its dispense products lines. Before joining MRSI, Prasad held positions at Kulicke & Soffa and Cookson.