Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 29, 2002

Richard Faubert – Speedfam-ipec Inc (sfam)

RICHARD FAUBERT has been President and Chief Executive Officer of SpeedFam-IPEC, Inc., since 1998. Mr. Faubert joined SpeedFam after seven years with Tektronix, Inc., where in 1992 he was the General Manager of the Instruments Business Unit with full business responsibility for oscilloscope solutions, digital systems development and VXI products within Tektronix's overall Measurement Business Division. In 1994, Mr. Faubert became the Vice President and General Manager of the TV/Comm Business Unit. Before that, he worked for GenRad from 1966 to 1992. In those 26 years, he held positions in engineering, sales management, program management, product marketing and product line management. During the last six years at GenRad, Mr. Faubert was Vice President of Product Development. Mr. Faubert holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and has completed advanced business development programs at both Northeastern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition, Mr. Faubert is a member of the Board of Directors for RadiSys Corporation. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of SpeedFam-IPEC and

a picture of the company as it is now?

Mr. Faubert: SpeedFam-IPEC is a semiconductor capital equipment company

that