Agilent Technologies Names Robert Nikl as Chief Financial Officer of Verigy Subsidiary.PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) has named Robert J. "Bob" Nikl as chief financial officer (CFO See Chief Financial Officer. ) of its semiconductor test subsidiary, Verigy Ltd. Verigy designs, develops, manufactures and sells advanced test systems and solutions for the semiconductor industry. Nikl, who will start with Verigy on June 20, was most recently senior vice president and chief financial officer of Asyst Technologies, Inc., a supplier of integrated hardware and software automation systems for the semiconductor and flat-panel-display manufacturing industries. Prior to his work at Asyst, Nikl was vice president, Finance, and CFO, Global Operations, at Solectron, a global contract manufacturer. Nikl also served as vice president, Finance, for Xerox Engineering Systems. He began his career with KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen Peat Marwick. Nikl, 51, holds a bachelor's degree in public accounting from Pace University and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut is the State of Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 27,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 9,000 graduate students in multiple programs. UConn's main campus is in Storrs, Connecticut. . He 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. in New York and California. Until Nikl's appointment, the CFO role at Verigy was filled by Adrian Dillon, Agilent's chief financial officer and executive vice president of finance and administration. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 20,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.1 billion in fiscal 2005. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Further technology, corporate citizenship and executive news are available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion