ATMI adds new board member; Stephen Mahle, president of Brady Pacing, Medtronic Inc.DANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Technology Materials Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ATMI ATMI American Textile Manufacturers Institute ATMI Association for Technology in Music Instruction ATMI Advanced Technology Materials, Inc. ATMI Application-to-Transaction Manager Interface ATMI According to My Information ATMI Atm Interface Unit ), a leading developer of semiconductor materials Semiconductor materials are insulators at absolute zero temperature that conduct electricity in a limited way at room temperature (see also Semiconductor). The defining property of a semiconductor material is that it can be doped with impurities that alter its electronic properties , devices, and equipment, today announced the appointment of Stephen H. Mahle to its board of directors. Mahle fills a vacant position. Gene Banucci, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and chairman of the board of ATMI said, "Steve's experience in growing technology-driven businesses is very relevant to ATMI. Besides running the world's largest pacemaking business with sales of more than $1 billion, he is is familiar with Medtronic's substantial semiconductor business dedicated to implantable devices." Mahle commented, "It is a pleasure to work with a leading technology company like ATMI in an industry growing at the rate the semiconductor industry is. As a people and technology driven business -- with an outstanding portfolio of technologies -- I believe ATMI has significant growth potential." Mahle was appointed president of the Brady Pacing Business of Medtronic Inc. in May 1995. The Brady Pacing Business is the largest part of Medtronic's business. He is responsible for Brady Pacing's Global R&D, manufacturing and marketing operations. Before his most recent promotion, Mahle was vice president and general manager of the Brady Pacing Business for five years. Other positions Mahle has held at Medtronic include vice president, Pacing Marketing; vice president, U.S. Marketing for Pacing; and vice president, Worldwide Strategy and Planning. Mahle joined Medtronic in 1972, from the U.S. Army where he was a captain and a research scientist in the NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. Mahle is on the board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. of Beloit College and the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches. He received his M.S., Physics from Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. , and his B.A., Physics from Beloit College. ATMI, with headquarters in Danbury, develops advanced semiconductor thin film processes and semiconductor materials. Through its EcoSys subsidiary it is a leading provider of environmental equipment and next-generation thin film materials to the worldwide semiconductor industry. -0- http://www.atmi.com CONTACT: ATMI Dean Hamilton, 203/794-1100 dhamilton@atmi.com |
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