Cohu Inc. makes announcement.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1995--Cohu 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 :COHU) Friday announced the retirement of James W. Barnes, 65, president & 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. , effective March 1, 1996, after more than 37 years with the company. Barnes has served as president & CEO since 1983 and had previously served in various technical and management positions with the company, and will continue as a member of Cohu's board of directors. In a related move, Charles A. Schwan, 56, executive vice president & COO (Cell Of Origin) See mobile positioning. , will be elevated to the position of president & CEO on March 1, 1996. Schwan joined Cohu in 1971 and has served in various capacities, including treasurer, secretary and vice president finance, and has been executive vice president & COO since September 1995. Cohu, through its Delta Design and Daymarc subsidiaries, is the world's leading manufacturer of semiconductor test handling systems that are used by major semiconductor manufacturers in more than 120 plants worldwide, to perform final test of semiconductors prior to shipment. CONTACT: Cohu Inc., San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. John H. Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943. American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen. , 619/277-6700 |
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