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ReVera Appoints Glyn Davies as President and CEO
Experienced industry veteran to drive the company’s next stage of growth
Sunnyvale, Calif., January 19, 2010 – ReVera Incorporated, the materials metrology company and leader in high-k metal gate metrology, today announced that Glyn Davies has joined the company as President, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member. A 25 year veteran of the semiconductor industry, Davies brings a broad-based background in wafer inspection, metrology, yield management and automated test equipment.
Davies has held a variety of positions in executive management, business development, marketing and sales. Most recently, he served as President of Negevtech, Inc., a venture-backed semiconductor capital equipment start-up, where he developed the company’s strategy. Under his leadership, Negevtech increased market share and grew revenues to greater than $30M. Prior to Negevtech, Davies served as the Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Credence Systems, with a focus on strategic marketing and M&A. During his time at Credence, he drove several strategic acquisitions, developed the company’s product portfolio and increased served markets. Prior to Credence, Davies worked at KLA-Tencor, a multi-billion dollar wafer inspection and metrology equipment provider. He held senior management positions in business development and marketing, and was responsible for the formation and leadership of the Yield Management Software group at Tencor before the merger with KLA. Prior to KLA-Tencor, he served in marketing and engineering positions at Cambridge Instruments and Nanometrics. Glyn holds a BS in Electronic Computer and Systems Engineering from Loughborough University, England.
Upon joining the company, Davies noted, “ReVera has developed a strong brand with highly differentiated metrology products and technologies. As the roll out of high-k metal gate (HKMG) applications continues, ReVera is uniquely positioned to support our customers with cost-effective metrology that enables them to measure, monitor and control complex HKMG processes. I am excited to join ReVera at such a time of growth and opportunity for the company, and to work together with the impressive team in place at ReVera to aggressively pursue the next stage of growth for the company.
About ReVera
ReVera Incorporated, the materials metrology company, is a leader in high-k metal gate (HKMG) production metrology solutions for advanced semiconductor processing. Its products are used globally by device manufacturers to measure, monitor and control critical HKMG materials properties in high-volume production, and to enable rapid development and control of complex, new processes. ReVera systems set the standard for HKMG metrology applications including gate dielectrics, work function metals and metal gates, and are backed by a global network of support partners and an experienced staff of applications engineering, field service, sales and logistics personnel. Visit www.ReVera.com for more information.