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Tevet Names New CEO and President, Secures Support for New Growth
TEVET NAMES NEW CEO AND PRESIDENT, SECURES SUPPORT FOR NEW GROWTH
Leadership team promotions with support from investors pave the way for addition of new product line development at Tevet.
Yoknea’m, Israel, July 6, 2007
“Ofer Du-Nour and Peter Gillespie have been key drivers in Tevet’s Trajectory T
“Having seen Tevet’s technology develop from an idea on how to move semiconductor process control forward to an installed base of robust, inexpensive, every-wafer integrated monitors has been gratifying,” said Ofer Du-Nour, Tevet’s CEO. “I look forward to leading the Tevet team in continuing the success of Tevet’s Trajectory T
Yuval Wasserman, Tevet’s former CEO resigned from Tevet to pursue other interests. “We thank Yuval for his many contributions and achievements during his tenure and for leading the company to this point. We wish him very well in his new pursuits,” said Ofer Du-Nour.
—Tevet Process Control Technologies Ltd., a leading supplier of high throughput semiconductor integrated metrology, today announced that it promoted Ofer Du-Nour, Tevet’s Founder, to the position of CEO and promoted Peter Gillespie to the position of President. Tevet’s management changes are coincident with Tevet’s goal of adding additional product lines now that Tevet’s Trajectory T3 has been successfully established in the market.3 film thickness integrated metrology product line,” said Ron Hiram, Managing Partner at Eurofund, a leading investor in Tevet. “With Ofer and Peter leading the company, we expect the Trajectory T3 product line to continue to make gains and further anchor Tevet’s presence in the market. The fact that Tevet has now penetrated several of the semiconductor industry’s biggest names and proliferated its products in step with customers’ high volume manufacturing (HVM) needs demonstrates the strategic value of Tevet’s technology. We also believe that now is the right time to broaden Tevet’s product line and the BOD is fully supportive of Tevet’s move into new product line development.”3 film thickness monitor product line and in developing new products that provide fast, reliable, and inexpensive process control solutions for critical applications.”
About Tevet-PCT:
Tevet Process Control Technologies serves the semiconductor industry with unique integrated metrology solutions for critical process control challenges. Supporting customers worldwide, Tevet develops its technology and products in its headquarters in Israel and provides sales, marketing and technical support through its US offices. More information is available at www.tevet-pct.com.
About Ofer Du-Nour:
Mr. Du-Nour has over 20 years of semiconductor related experience. Prior to founding Tevet, Mr. Du-Nour was Senior Vice President at IDC (Industrial Development Corporation) in Yokne’am, Israel where he directed the microelectronics division. Before joining IDC, Mr. Du-Nour was the Projects Department Manager at Tower Semiconductors, in Migdal-Haemek, Israel. In this capacity he was responsible for developing four generations of new semiconductor process technologies. Mr. Du-Nour holds BA and MSc degrees in Physics and a dual BA in Mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Mr. Du-Nour holds multiple patents.
About Peter Gillespie:
Mr. Gillespie has developed, introduced, and accelerated adoption of innovative semiconductor manufacturing and metrology solutions for more than 15 years. Prior to joining Tevet, Mr. Gillespie held V.P. and Director-level positions at KLA-Tencor Corp., Boxer Cross Inc. (acquired by Applied Materials Inc.) , Axcelis Technologies Inc.; and Marketing/Engineering Management positions at Inchcape Testing Service (now Intertek ETL SEMKO) and Nippon Sanso, Matheson Semi-Gas Systems. Mr. Gillespie co-authored numerous journal and technical articles in both the semiconductor and oil/gas industries. Mr. Gillespie holds a BSME from California Polytechnic State University. |
