People update

06/01/1998

Sanyo Electric, Osaka, Japan, has appointed Sadao Kondo president effective June 26. He was executive managing director and semiconductor sector head.

Suehiro Nakamura has been named president of Sony Semiconductor Co., Atsugi, Japan. Until recently, he was president of Sony Display Co.

Varian Associates Inc., Palo Alto, CA, has appointed Seiji Yoshii a representative director and president of its wholly owned subsidiary, Varian Japan K.K., and VP of its semiconductor equipment business, Japan operations. He has more than 30 years of electronics and semiconductor equipment experience, most recently as chairman of KLA-Tencor Japan Ltd. Tsuyoshi Naito has been named GM of semiconductor equipment factory and engineering operations at Varian Japan K.K. He was GM of Semitool Japan. G. Dennis Key has been appointed VP of sales and marketing for Varian`s semiconductor equipment business. He was previously VP of sales and field operations at Lam Research. Gary Mezack has been named marketing manager for ion implant systems at Varian Associates` Gloucester, MA, facility. He was previously manager of the atomic force microscope program at Veeco Instruments.

Nanometrics Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, has appointed John D. Heaton president and CEO. He was president and COO. Heaton replaces Vincent Coates, founder of the company and CEO since 1975. Coates will remain as chairman of the board. Nathan J. Coe has been named director of sales for North America. Before joining the company, he was manager of microelectronics systems at Nikon Inc.

Olin Corp., Norwalk, CT, has appointed Leon B. Anziano president of specialty chemicals. He had served as president of Olin Chlor Alkali Products since 1993, a position now held by Larry E. Kerr. Kerr was VP of Olin`s chemical operations.

The Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits (IPC), Northbrook, IL, has elected James Donaghy chairman of its board of directors. He is CEO of Sheldahl. Ron Underwood, president and CEO of Circuit Center Inc., has been voted chairman-elect. Leo Reynolds, president and CEO of Electronic Systems Inc., has been elected treasurer/secretary. New board members include Ray Giancola, CEO of Westak, and Peter Bigelow, president of Beaver Brook Circuits Inc. Melinda Robinson has been named VP of operations. She joined IPC in 1986, and has served as director of information services since 1992.

AG Associates, San Jose, CA, has appointed Joseph A. Savarese to its board of directors. He is VP of business development at Electroglas Inc.

MRS Technology Inc., Chelmsford, MA, has appointed Pierre Fougere to its board of directors. He has more than 30 years of international management experience in electronics and high technology components and systems, and was most recently an independent consultant.

Wentworth Laboratories Inc., Brookfield, CT, has named Stephen A.A. Evans president. He was formerly VP of US customer operations at Electroglas Inc.

FSI International Inc., Minneapolis, MN, has appointed Dale M. Pescatrice president of its Chemical Management Division. Before joining FSI, he was a senior consultant at Co-Development International.

Credence Systems Corp., Fremont, CA, has named Dennis P. Wolf senior VP and CFO. He was most recently senior VP and CFO at Centigram Communi cations Corp. Robert J. Rudy has been appointed VP of quality. He was formerly director of account management and technology transfer at SEMATECH.

BTU International, North Billerica, MA, has named Santo J. DiNaro VP of operations and engineering. He has more than 30 years of industry experience, most recently as R&D engineering manager at Varian Ion Implants Systems. Joseph Tesini has been appointed customer services manager. He was senior sales consultant/account manager for Omega Management Group Inc.

Millipore Corp., Bedford, MA, has appointed David M. Camp VP and GM of its Microelectronics Gas Process Division. Prior to joining Millipore, he was president of General Signal Corp.`s semiconductor capital equipment manufacturing business, Kayex Corp.

Lucid Treatment Systems, Hollister, CA, has named Gary Corlett VP of technology. He cofounded the company as CMP Technologies Inc. in 1996. Ed Ferri has been appointed VP of engineering. He has more than 27 years of design and documentation experience in the area of semiconductor capital equipment, and has held various project management positions at Seaborn Development, Silicon Valley Group, Semifab, and Applied Chemical Solutions/FSI International. Jack McCann has been named VP of sales and marketing. He was VP of sales and marketing at MEGA Systems.

Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Singapore, has appointed John E. Martin VP of R&D. He was formerly with Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector. Subhash Gupta has been named fellow and VP of advanced technology. He was a member of the technical staff and a fellow at Advanced Micro Devices.

ESC International, Ivyland, PA, has appointed Robert G. Tancredi VP of special projects. He was most recently GM at Alphasem`s USA and Asian sales and service operations. Donald Johnson has been named VP of die attach sales. He has served in various technical and management positions since joining ESC in 1992.

Marketing Communication Alternatives Inc. (MCA), Mountain View, CA, has appointed Diane Hayward business press manager. Prior to joining MCA, she held a public relations position at Apple Computer. Jennifer Johnson has been named a senior account executive. She has spent the last 10 years working as a public policy and government relations expert for the American Heart Association.

Mattson Technology Inc., Fremont, CA, has appointed Timothy McEntee senior manager of CVD products. He was most recently worldwide marketing manager for all CVD products at Lam Research.

Graphite Die Mold Inc., Durham, CT, has named Peter G. Ruopp manager of technology. He was manager of purification and coatings.

Ibis Technology Corp., Danvers, MA, has appointed Julian G. Blake director of technology. Blake joins the company from his 15-year tenure at Eaton Corp., where he was technical director at the Eaton Flat Panel Division and chief scientist at the company`s Semiconductor Equipment Operations.

The Electronic Chemicals Division of Ashland Chemical Co., Dublin, OH, has named Venkat R. Voruganti product manager. He previously served as senior technical service representative for the Composite Polymers Division. Chi-San Loh has been named senior technical representative for West Coast applications. Most recently, he was employed at KLA-Tencor Corp., where he served as a senior field applications engineer for the Wafer Inspection Group. Keith Okolichany has been appointed plant manager at Ashland`s Easton, PA, facility. He was plant manager for the company`s Distribution Services Organization.

Eaton Semiconductor Equipment Operations (SEO), Beverly, MA, a unit of Eaton Corp., has promoted Bob Simonton to director of marketing. He was most recently director of marketing for the Implant Systems Division, a position now held by Shaun Wilson. Wilson was previously high-current and high-energy product line manager. Yuri Erokhin has been appointed director of process technology. He was product applications manager for the Implant Systems Division. Maureen Hart has been named director of marketing communications. Before her promotion, she was marketing communications manager for the Implant Systems Division.

Transition Technology International (TTI), Sunnyvale, CA, has appointed Tony Pascale VP of marketing and sales. He has spent more than 25 years in the silicon and semiconductor equipment industry, most recently as sales manager at Exsil.

Lam Research Corp., Fremont, CA, has appointed David Hemker senior director of new product development. Prior to joining Lam, he was VP of technology at Trikon Technologies. David Bayly has been named VP of sales and field operations. He was VP of sales and a corporate officer at Tencor Instruments.

Watkins-Johnson Europe, Berkshire, UK, a subsidiary of Watkins-Johnson Co., has appointed John Connelly managing director. He has more than 15 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, most recently as European sales director at Metron Technology. Connelly replaces Stephen Lanza, who has assumed a position with Watkins-Johnson in the US.

The Semiconductor Equipment Division of Canon USA Inc., Santa Clara, CA, has named Teruo Otaka GM and director of engineering. He spent 25 years with Canon Semiconductor Production Equipment Group, and was most recently director of engineering at Canon USA Semiconductor.

CVC, Rochester, NY, has appointed Judd Prozeller VP of quality. He joined CVC in 1995 as director of quality. Dennis Raup has been named director of human resources. He was most recently human resource director of the Global Business Group and corporate training and development at Genencor International Inc.

Jennie S. Hwang has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Washington, DC. Election to the NAE is among the highest profes-sional distinctions accorded an individual in the field of engineering; Hwang is reportedly the only woman from Ohio to achieve this honor. She is president of H-Technologies Group Inc.

The Electronic Chemicals Group of General Chemical Corp., Parsippany, NJ, has appointed Erik Mori director of technology. He has 10 years of experience in the electronics industry, most recently as on/offsite project manager for ChemTrace Corp.

Osmonics, Minnetonka, MN, has named James P. Labonte district manager at its Liaison Office in Japan. Prior to joining Osmonics, he worked for IES, Kenwood, and Sanko Trading Ltd.

Advanced Energy Industries Inc. (AE), Fort Collins, CO, has appointed Kevin Thomas director of facilities planning. He has been with AE for nine years, most re cently as director of manu facturing for several product lines. He will remain as director of manufacturing for the semiconductor business unit. Colin Quinn has been named director of plas ma source development. He has been AE`s senior marketing manager for the data storage industry since 1996.