Raymon Thompson

RAYMON THOMPSON is the founder and Chairman, CEO & President of
Semitool, Inc. Mr. Thompson, who holds a degree in Mechanical
Engineering, started the company in southern California and moved it to
Montana in 1979. He designed, patented and introduced the first on-axis
rinser dryer for the semiconductor industry in 1979. Semitool has grown
from 10 employees in 1979 to a current employment figure of
approximately 1,100. Mr. Thompson was named Small Businessman of the
Year in 1983 by the Montana State Chamber of Commerce, Montana
Entrepreneur of the Year in 1992 and SBA Entrepreneurial Success Award
winner for Montana in 1998.