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Michael J. Luttati (pictured), CEO of Photronics since May 2005, has announced his resignation from the role and from his seat on the Board of Directors with immediate effect. Mr. Luttati, who joined Photronics from a role as COO and Executive Vice President at Axcelis Technologies, will remain as a consultant to the Company to aid in the transition. Read more >>

Texas Instruments has expanded its Board of Directors with the addition of Stephen MacMillan (pictured), President and CEO of Stryker Corporation, a medical device company. Mr. MacMillan will be inducted to the Board in September and brings almost 20 years of management experience in the medical industry to the role. Read more >>

AMD has announced the replacement of six-year CEO Hector Ruiz (pictured) following months of speculation regarding the company’s overall wellbeing. Mr. Ruiz will take up the role of company Executive Chairman and Chair of the Board of Directors, while current AMD President and COO Dirk Meyer takes over as CEO. Mr. Meyer has served as COO since 2006 and has been with AMD since 1995. Read more >>

Dr. Jackson Hu, former CEO and Chairman for UMC, announced his resignation from the roles after more than five years, but remains with the company in a senior advisory role. Following this announcement, the company has confirmed that it has appointed a successor to each of Dr. Hu’s two former roles. Dr. Shih-Wei Sun (pictured), current COO, has been appointed to the position of CEO, while Mr. Stan Hung has been named UMC Chairman. Read more >>

Joy Leo (pictured), a financial and corporate management veteran of the technology industry, has joined PDF Solutions as Chief Administration Officer. Ms. Leo joins the company from her role as CFO, Senior Vice President and Secretary for Credence, from which role she resigned in November 2007 after a seven-month tenure. In the new CAO role, she will report to company CEO John Kibarian. The role will see Ms. Leo take responsibility for all company administrative activities. Read more >>

Tim Bixler has been named as International Rectifier Corp.’s Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary with immediate effect. His responsibilities will include management of the company’s legal affairs, providing legal counsel to the Board of Directors and management, and he will report to Chief Administrative Officer Don Dancer. Read more >>

Fred Yentz (pictured) has decided to vacate his role as Senior Vice President and COO for ILS Technology to take up the role of CEO. Succeeding former CEO Joe Cestari, who has stepped down from the post but remains with the company in an advisory capacity, Mr. Yentz brings more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry to the leadership position.

 

 

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Rajiv Roy (pictured) has stepped into the role of Vice President of Business Development and Director of Back-End Product Development for Rudolph Technologies. An employee of Rudolph and its predecessor companies for the past eight years, Mr. Roy has held senior marketing and management roles with August Technology and Semiconductor Technologies and Instruments (STI). Read more >>

Following on from the retirement of former Executive Vice President and COO Jean-Marc Pandraud, who will remain with the company as a senior advisor, Entegris has promoted former EVP and Chief Administrative Officer Bertrand Loy (pictured) to the COO role. Mr. Loy previously served as CFO for Mykrolis, which company merged with Entegris in 2005. Read more >>

NXP Semiconductors has announced the impending retirement of Theo Claasen, Executive Vice President responsible for Business Development, on August 1st 2008. The company has also released the news that Hein van der Zeeuw (pictured), Executive Vice President responsible for Operations, has resigned his role and will leave the company on October 1st, 2008. Read more >>