Axcelis Appoints Veteran Telecommunications Industry Executive to Board of Directors; Former MCI Executive H. Brian Thompson Elected.Business/Technology Editors BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Axcelis Technologies, 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 : ACLS ACLS abbr. advanced cardiac life support ) today announced the election of H. Brian Thompson to its board of directors. Thompson currently heads Universal Telecommunications, Inc., a private investment and advisory firm. He previously served as Chairman and 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. of Global Telesystems, Inc. and of LCI LCI Livable Centers Initiative LCI Life Cycle Inventory LCI Landing Craft, Infantry LCI La Chaine Info (French cable news channel) LCI Lean Construction Institute LCI Lions Club International International until its sale to Qwest Communications International, where he became Vice Chairman after the merger. Earlier, he was Executive Vice President of MCI Communications through its growth years in the 80's. Mr. Thompson also serves on the boards of Bell Canada, DynCorp, ICL PLC, Williams Communications Group, and ArrayComm. Commenting on the board addition, Axcelis' Chairman, Stephen R. Hardis stated, "Thompson's leadership skills, and experience as a customer of our customers will be invaluable as Axcelis continues to remain at the forefront of enabling technologies. We are pleased to have someone of Brian's caliber come on board." Thompson has more than 40 years of managerial experience in high technology as well as the consulting industry. Mr. Thompson received his Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Massachusetts The system includes UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth (affiliated with Cape Cod Community College), UMass Lowell, and the UMass Medical School. It also has an online school called UMassOnline. , and his MBA from Harvard. About Axcelis Technologies, Inc. Axcelis Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, provides innovative, high-productivity solutions for the semiconductor industry. Axcelis is dedicated to developing enabling process applications through the design, manufacture and complete life cycle support of ion implantation, rapid thermal processing Rapid Thermal Processing (or RTP) refers to a semiconductor manufacturing process which heats silicon wafers to high temperatures (up to 1200 C or greater) on a timescale of several seconds or less. , and cleaning and curing systems. Axcelis Technologies has key technology centers in Beverly, Massachusetts, and Rockville, Maryland as well as in Toyo, Japan through its joint venture, SEN. The company's Internet address is: www.axcelis.com. |
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