K.M. Yang Named General Manager of Watkins-Johnson International - Korea Operations.SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 1996-- Watkins-Johnson Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :WJ) today announced that K.M. Yang has been promoted to general manager of Watkins-Johnson International - Korea (WJIK). WJIK is the Korean sales and service operation of Watkins-Johnson's Semiconductor Equipment Group (SEG n. 1. (Bot.) Sedge. 2. The gladen, and other species of Iris. 1. A castrated bull. ), based in Scotts Valley, Calif. Prior to his promotion, Yang served as sales and marketing manager since joining WJIK in early 1994. Commenting on the promotion, Dr. Patrick J. Brady, SEG president, said, "K.M. is exceptionally qualified to manage our business in Korea. He was largely responsible for growing WJ's business in that country from less than $20 million in 1993 to almost $70 million in 1996 -- nearly a four-fold increase in just two and a half years." Yang previously worked as a sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → at Novellus and as a process manager at Applied Materials Applied Materials, Inc. NASDAQ: AMAT (HKSE: 4336 ) is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication of semiconductor chips, flat panel solar displays, solar and Hyundai Semiconductor. He holds a B.S. degree in applied physics and an M.S. degree in semiconductor device physics, both from Inha University Inha University is a university in Incheon, South Korea. Inha University was established by the first president of South Korea, Syngman Rhee. It is a Korean-American collaboration school, even in its name: the Morpheme "In" (인 , 仁) comes from the city of in Incheon, Korea. Watkins-Johnson Company is a high-technology corporation specializing in semiconductor-manufacturing equipment and electronic products for wireless communications and defense. Sales in 1995 exceeded $387 million. The company's Semiconductor Equipment Group, based in Scotts Valley, Calif., is the worldwide technical leader in atmospheric-pressure chemical-vapor-deposition (APCVD APCVD Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition ) systems for the semiconductor industry. The group is a major growth element of Watkins-Johnson and is dedicated to continued expansion through aggressive investment in research and development to produce advanced premetal and intermetal dielectric deposition technology to meet global demand. CONTACT: Watkins-Johnson, Scotts Valley Stephen B. Witmer (media), 415/813-2417 Frank E. Emery (financial), 415/813-2752 Linda L. Johnson (technology), 408/953-5685 |
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