Mark Adley has served as a director of the Company since 1991. Since March 2002, Mr. Adley has been a Managing Director of Mergers & Acquisitions at Banc of America Securities LLC, a global equities investment firm. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Adley was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, an investment banking firm.
Gene Banucci, Ph.D. a founder of the Company, has served as Chairman of the Board and Director since 1986. Until January 1, 2005, Dr. Banucci served as Chief Executive Officer, in which position he served since 1986. Previously, Dr. Banucci served in a variety of executive and managerial positions, including serving as President from 1986 to April 2000. Prior to 1986, Dr. Banucci was a director of American Cyanamid Company's Chemical Research Division, with responsibility for the research, development, and technical service activities of the Chemicals Group. Since 2003, Dr. Banucci has also served on the board of directors of Zygo Corporation, a publicly-traded company that designs, develops and manufactures optical components and instruments for optics-intensive industries.
Robert Hillas
Robert Hillas has served as a director of the Company since 1987. Since January 2006, Mr. Hillas has served as Senior Advisor at Warburg Pincus, LLC, a private equity investing firm. From March 2005 to January 2006, Mr. Hillas was a Managing Director of Investment Banking at CIBC World Markets Corp. From April 1998 to March 2003, Mr. Hillas was the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Envirogen, Inc., an environmental systems and services company. Prior to April 1998, Mr. Hillas served as a Managing Director of E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co. LLC, a venture banking and asset management firm.
Stephen Mahle has served as a director of the Company since 1996. Since May 2004, Mr. Mahle has been Executive Vice President of Medtronic, Inc., a medical device manufacturer, and since January 1998, President of its Cardiac Rhythm Management business. From 1998 to 2004, Mr. Mahle served as Senior Vice President of Medtronic Inc. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Mahle served as President of the Brady Pacing Business, a division of Medtronic, Inc. and prior to 1995, as Vice President and General Manager of the Brady Pacing Business.
C. Douglas Marsh has served as a director of the Company since April 2000. From July 1998 to April 2004, Mr. Marsh was the Vice President, Business Integration, U.S. Investor Relations of ASM Lithography Holding NV, a seller of photolithography equipment to the semiconductor industry. Prior to July 1998, Mr. Marsh served as Vice President, Worldwide Sales and President, U.S. Operations at ASM Lithography. Since 2001, Mr. Marsh has also served on the board of directors of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., a publicly-traded company that produces wafers for the semiconductor industry.
Douglas Neugold has served as Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2005, as President since May 2000 and as a director since August 2003. Mr. Neugold also served as Chief Operating Officer beginning in August 2003. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Neugold served as Executive Vice President of the ATMI Materials division since February 1999. In January 1998, Mr. Neugold joined ATMI as Vice President of the NovaSource division, and from July 1998, served as President of that division. Previously, Mr. Neugold served in a variety of executive and managerial positions with the Electronic Materials Division of Johnson Matthey, including Vice President, and later, President, of the Semiconductor Packages business, and Director of Asian Operations.
Frederick Flynn Jr.
Frederick Flynn, Jr. has served as a director of the Company since December 2005. From January 1999 through September 2005, Mr. Flynn was Senior Vice President-Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer of CUNO, Inc., a filtration equipment manufacturer. From 1997 through 1998, Mr. Flynn served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GE Capital Information Technology Solutions, a computer systems distributor and service provider. Previously, Mr. Flynn held a variety of positions with United Technologies Corporation, a global diversified industrial corporation, most recently as Vice President and Treasurer.
Cheryl Shavers, Ph.D. has served as a director of the Company since March 2006. Since February 2001, Dr. Shavers has been the Chief Executive Officer of Global Smarts, Inc., a corporate investment and advisory services firm. She is also a Director of Rockwell Collins, a publicly-traded company providing communications and aviation electronics solutions, and the Director of Strategic Investments and Relationships at Media Tech Capital Partners, a private merchant bank providing corporate finance and advisory services. From 1999 to 2001, Dr. Shavers served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Prior to 1999, Dr. Shavers held a variety of positions at Intel, most recently the Director of Emerging Technology in the Microprocessor Sector Group at Intel Capital.