Rudolph
Technologies, Inc. has announced that Leo Berlinghieri, President and
CEO for MKS Instruments, has agreed to join its Board of Directors. The
appointment, which came into effect on September 18th, 2008, will see
Mr. Berlinghieri apply his management, M&A, operations and
development experience garnered from more than 28 years in the
semiconductor industry to the semiconductor equipment supplier.
Mr. Berlinghieri, CEO, President and member of the Board for MKS Instruments, Inc., has held a variety of roles with the company since joining in 1980, including COO, Vice President of Global Sales and Service, Manufacturing Manager, Production and Inventory Control Manager, and Director of Customer Support Operations. It is also expected that he will serve on Rudolph’s Compensation Committee.