Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 18, 2004
DOUG NEUGOLD is responsible for directing worldwide operations at ATMI,
Inc. He was appointed President of ATMI in May 2000 and Chief Operating
Officer and a Director in July 2003. ATMI, The Source of Semiconductor
Process Efficiency, is introducing new products, sales, and services
concepts to the semiconductor industry under his leadership. Using
ATMI's unique sets of product technologies, he is pioneering new
performance-based sales strategies based upon ATMI's technological and
service prowess that offer customers lower cost of ownership for their
process tools and improves their production yields. Previously he held
the position of Executive Vice President for ATMI's materials business,
responsible for all of ATMI's specialty materials businesses. He joined
ATMI in January 1998 as NovaSource Vice President, subsequently becoming
President. He was previously President of Johnson-Matthey's
Semiconductor Packages Group. In July 2003, Mr. Neugold was confirmed as
a Director of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International
(SEMI), the trade association serving the worldwide semiconductor
equipment, materials, and flat panel display industries. He began work
in the electronics industry in 1982, selling capital equipment and
chemicals. He joined Johnson-Matthey as a Sales Engineer and was
subsequently promoted through a succession of product, sales, marketing
and management positions, including Director and General Manager of
Singapore Operations, Director and General Manager of Asian Operations,
Vice President of Semiconductor Packages Group, to President of the
Semiconductor Package Group. He has a BSc degree from Clarkson
University. Profile
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Mr. Neugold: Just about a year ago, we announced to the world that we
were going to tighten the strategic
