Credence has named industry veteran Toshi Yamanouchi as the new leader of operations for Credence Japan. As country manager, Mr. Yamanouchi will oversee marketing, customer services, operations and business development for Credence in Japan. 

Joining Credence from Agilent Technologies, where he held the role of Japan country manager for Agilent’s Measurement Systems Organization, Yamanouchi brings 25 years of semiconductor industry experience to the Credence role. He also worked for 17 years with Hewlett Packard in a variety of management roles.  Mr Yamanouchi has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Tokyo Science University.

"Japan is a very important market to Credence as it is at the forefront of consumer electronics innovation," said Amir Aghdaei (pictured), Senior Vice President and General Manager of Field Marketing and Operations at Credence. "Yamanouchi-san's extensive ATE and semiconductor industry knowledge, combined with key customer relationships developed over the past two decades, will be a tremendous asset."

Credence Systems Corp. is a test solutions company for the semiconductor industry.

By Síle Mc Mahon