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As Senior Vice President of North American Headquarters marketing, David Steel (pictured) continues his 10-year tenure with Samsung Electronics and assumes responsibility for all corporate planning and marketing efforts for the company’s North American business. He spent the past 10 years working with Samsung Electronics in Korea. Read more >>

M+W Zander has announced the appointment of Rick Whitney (pictured), company COO since 2002, as the new CEO with immediate effect. He served as COO and President of the Total Facility Solutions (TFS) division within M+W Zander, and in his new role as CEO will oversee the company’s development in the U.S. and overseas. Read more >>

Asyst Technologies, Inc. has named a new COO and CFO in Paula LuPriore (pictured) and Aaron Tachibana, respectively. Ms. LuPriore takes up the roles of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, departing her former role with the company as Senior Vice President, Automation Solutions Group. Aaron Tachibana, who had tendered his resignation to the company about a month ago, has been retained as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He previously held the roles of Vice President, Finance, and Principal Accounting Officer of Asyst. Read more >>

After less than a two year stay at AMD as Vice President, Manufacturing of currently dormant Fab 30/38, Elke Eckstein has left to become the new Chief Operating Officer at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. Read more >>

CVD Equipment’s CVD/First Nano Division has enlisted the expertise of Gary Hudler, formerly of Veeco, to take up the role of Manufacturing Operations Manager. The division designs and manufactures standard and custom equipment for use in advanced electronic components, materials and coatings. Mr. Hudler will assume responsibility for overseeing all manufacturing and production within the division. Read more >>

The Senior Vice President and General Manager of Freescale Semiconductor’s, Microcontroller Solutions division has resigned from the company effective in September 2008. Paul Grimme joined the company in 1981. Read more >>

Gilad Almogy, Ph.D., has been promoted to Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Display and Thin Film Solar Products Business Group at Applied Materials. Dr. Almogy was named general manager of Applied's Display and Thin Film Solar Products Business Group in August 2007. Previously, he was general manager of Applied's Process Diagnostics and Control (PDC) business group based in Israel. Read more >>

Micron Technology has reorganized and expanded its sales structure after Mike Sadler has moved to MeiYa Technology Corporation, Micron and Nanya’s 300mm joint venture operation. Sadler has been appointed Vice President. Replacing Sadler as Vice President of Worldwide Sales is Mark Adams, formerly Micron’s Vice President of Digital Media, joined Micron in 2006 with the company’s acquisition of Lexar Media. Read more >>

Vishay Intertechnology, has said that Dr. Lior Yahalomi will become the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Lori Lipcaman will assume the newly created role of Chief Accounting Officer, Richard N. Grubb will step down as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2008, but will be a consultant to the Company’s Executive Chairman. Read more >>

Mattson Technology, Inc. has added Nigel E. Wenden to its executive team in the role of Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global Business Operations. Reporting to President and CEO David L. Dutton (pictured), Mr. Wenden brings over 20 years of industry experience to the role that will see him assume responsibility for planning and directing the company’s business operations on a global scale. Read more >>