Amkor Technology Appoints Financial Executive.WEST CHESTER West Chester, borough (1990 pop. 18,041), seat of Chester co., SE Pa., W of Philadelphia; inc. 1799. Primarily residential, West Chester was long the trade and processing center for an agricultural region that is now mainly suburbs. , Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1999-- Amkor Technology Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR) is a high-tech semiconductor product manufacturer that includes Intel and IBM among its primary customers. Previously headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, Amkor recently announced that it will move to Chandler, , Inc. today announced that Harold Earley has been promoted to Senior Vice President and named to the newly created position of Corporate Controller. Mr. Earley was formerly Amkor's Vice President of Audit and Compliance. "We are delighted to recognize the fine work that Harold has done in managing critical financial functions for Amkor during the past several years, most notably in connection with our transition to a public company, our recent debt offering and the corresponding acquisition of K4," stated Kenneth Joyce, Amkor's Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Earley, 36, joined Amkor in 1997 to assist in the IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. process. He was previously a partner at the accounting firm of Siana, Carr & O'Connor, where he was responsible for managing the relationship with Amkor for the 5 years prior to Amkor's IPO. He spent the previous 7 years with the international accounting firm of 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. 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. , Mr. Earley received his B.S. in Accounting from Drexel University Drexel University, at Philadelphia, Pa.; coeducational; founded 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, opened 1892, chartered 1894 as Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry. It was renamed Drexel Institute of Technology in 1936 and gained university status in 1970. . Amkor Technology, Inc. is the world's largest provider of contract semiconductor packaging and test services. The company offers a complete set of microelectronic manufacturing-services, including deep submicron wafer fabrication, wafer probe testing, IC packaging design and assembly, final testing, burn-in, characterization and reliability testing. More information on Amkor is available from the company's SEC filings and on Amkor's web site, http://www.amkor.com. |
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