Aggressive Growth Plans Underway at Entegris with Hiring of New Chief Business Development Officer.Business Editors CHASKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2002 Gregory Graves to Pursue New Business Development Opportunities Including New Markets for Entegris Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTG), the materials integrity management company, today named former U.S. Bancorp  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. Piper Jaffray Piper Jaffray & Co. (NYSE: PJC), often shortened to just Piper Jaffray or PiperJaffray, is a U.S. middle-market investment banking firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is a focused on delivering financial advice, investment products and transaction execution vice president, Gregory Graves, to the position of chief business development officer. In this new role, Graves' responsibility will include the development of business opportunities in new markets; management of all mergers and acquisitions; and the implementation of Entegris' strategic growth plans. Graves assumes this position immediately and will report into Jim Dauwalter, Entegris' chief executive officer. "Inviting Greg to join team Entegris is part of our long-term strategy to continue the growth of this organization," said Dauwalter. "Despite the challenging economic and industry environment that we've experienced in the last year, Entegris is moving forward with our investment in people, new products and new business opportunities. The new chief business development officer will help us serve and grow our current markets and diversify into new markets faster. I am confident that Greg has the experience and drive to make that happen." Graves has over 12 years of experience in investment banking and corporate development across a wide range of industries. His experience includes his most recent position as vice president at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, as well as a variety of roles in middle market mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Graves' background also includes his position as the director of business development for the Pillsbury Company  Pillsbury is a brand name used by Minneapolis-based General Mills and the The J. M. Smucker Company. , where he participated in the development of
international business growth plans while also identifying acquisition
candidates, executing acquisitions and divesting non-core assets.
"I have had the opportunity to work with Entegris with my position at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray for the past three years and have found the organization to be smart, innovative, technologically advanced and highly ethical," said Graves. "I am proud to be a part of such a high caliber executive team and look forward to having a hand in the growth of this impressive company." Graves is a certified public accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. with a Master's of Business Administration from the University of Virginia's Darden School and master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as 'Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama System. . He currently lives in Edina, Minn. ABOUT ENTEGRIS Entegris products and services protect and transport the critical materials that enable the world's leading technologies. Entegris is a leading materials integrity management company providing products and services used from production to consumption in the semiconductor, data storage, chemical processing, pharmaceutical and other key technology-driven industries worldwide. Entegris is headquartered in Chaska, Minn., and has manufacturing facilities in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Germany, Japan and Malaysia and is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified See certification. . Directly and through alliances with Metron Technology, Marubeni and other distributors, Entegris provides customer support on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. . Additional information can be found at www.entegris.com |
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