Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 28, 2012

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NVMI)

Seligsohn, Gabi
Gabi Seligsohn was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer at Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. in August 2006. Having joined the company in 1998, he has served in several key positions in the company including Executive Vice President, Global Business Management Group, and President of Nova's U.S. subsidiary, Nova Inc. Previous to that, Mr. Seligsohn was Vice President, Strategic Business Development, at Nova Inc., where he established Nova's OEM group managing the Applied Materials and Lam Research Corporation accounts, and Global Strategic Account Manager for the company's five leading customers. Mr. Seligsohn joined Nova after serving as a Sales Manager for financial accounts at Digital Equipment Corporation. He holds an LLB from the University of Reading in England. He was voted CEO of the year for the Israeli high-tech industry by an Israeli management institute in 2010. Mr. Seligsohn also was recently ranked third in a survey covering Israel’s 100 largest publicly traded companies conducted by the nation’s leading financial daily newspaper among 120 financial institutions. Profile
TWST: Let's start with a quick corporate profile of Nova Measuring Instruments. What is its core business?

Mr. Seligsohn: Nova is a player in the optical metrology sector, which is