Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 29, 1999

William D. Maris – Asm Lithography Holdings (asml)

WILLIAM D. MARIS, is President and C.E.O. of ASM Lithography, Veldhoven, the Netherlands since June 1990. Mr. Maris has an extensive background in the semiconductor industry with Philips as a member of the Management Team of the I.C. Division with the responsibility of the industrial activities and services. Prior to his I.C. management position, he worked for Philips in Mexico (1970-1974) in manufacturing. In 1975-1978 William Maris worked in Korea and started a components factory as Technical Manager, Philips, Korea. From 1979 onwards Mr. Maris was active in the I.C. division of Philips. He achieved his university degree in mechanical engineering in Delft, the Netherlands in 1965. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by you giving us a brief overview of ASM

Lithography (ASML) - the company's history, products, services,

customers, those kinds of things?

Mr. Maris: First of all, the