Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 27, 2000

Richard Hill – Novellus Systems Inc (nvls)

Richard S. Hill has been Novellus' Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors since December 1993. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors in May 1996. From 1981 to 1993, Mr. Hill was employed by Tektronix, Inc., an electronics company, where he held such positions as President of the Tektronix Development Company, Vice President of the Test and Measurement Group and President of Tektronix Components Corporation. Prior to Tektronix, he held engineering management positions at General Electric, Motorola and Hughes Aircraft Company. Mr. Hill holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the University of Illinois and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Syracuse University. Profile
TWST: Could you start by giving us a brief overview of Novellus Systems?

Mr. Hill: Novellus was founded in 1984. We focused on the chemical vapor

deposition market and introduced our first