Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 4, 1999

Daniel P. Sharkey – Atmi Inc (atmi)

Peter S. Kirlin, PhD is Executive Vice President of ATMI, Inc. He has been with ATMI since February 1988. Mr. Kirlin holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware, has 22 issued US Patents and has received numerous awards including the Victor K. LaMer Award from the American Chemical Society. Profile
DANIEL P. SHARKEY is Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of ATMI, Inc. He joined ATMI in April 1990. As ATMI's CFO, Mr. Sharkey is responsible for planning ATMI's financing strategies and managing ATMI's overall financial health. Before joining ATMI, he was Vice President, Finance for Adage, Inc., a publicly traded computer graphics manufacturer, from 1987-1990. From 1983-1987, Mr. Sharkey was Corporate Controller for CGX Corporation, a venture capital-backed, privately held computer graphics manufacturer that merged with Adage, Inc., in 1987. From 1978 to 1983, he worked as a Certified Public Accountant in the Boston office of KPMG Peat Marwick. He holds a BA in Economics and Accounting from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by your giving us a brief overview of ATMI,

gentlemen: the company's history, products, services, customers, those

kinds of things.

Dr. Kirlin: ATMI was really founded in