Technology >> CEO Interviews >> August 24, 2009

Fsi International, Inc. – Don S. Mitchell (fsii)

Don S. Mitchell joined FSI International, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer and President in December 1999. He was appointed to the board of directors in March 2000, and in January 2002 he became Chairman of the Board. Prior to his association with FSI, he was President of Air Products Electronic Chemicals, Inc., a division of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. From 1991 to 1998, he served as President of Schumacher, a leading global chemical equipment and services supplier to the semiconductor industry. He held various executive positions at Schumacher, including Vice President of Operations, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Mitchell served on the board of directors of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), a leading global industry trade association, from 1994 to 2005 and was the association's board chairman from 1999 to 2000. He currently serves on the board of directors for Advanced Material Sciences. Profile
TWST: Please give us a brief history of FSI International.

Mr. Mitchell: FSI, founded in 1973, is a global supplier of capital equipment

and technology to the world's leading integrated