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John R. Peeler joined Veeco in July, 2007 as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Edward H. Braun who remains Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Peeler joined Veeco from JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU), where he served as President of the Communications Test and Measurement business, its largest and most profitable business segment, with annualized revenues of approximately $600 million. Mr. Peeler brings to Veeco nearly thirty years of diversified global management expertise in growing multi-product equipment and instrumentation technologies. Previously Mr. Peeler was CEO of Acterna Inc., which was acquired by JDSU in 2005 and had revenue exceeding $1 billion at its peak.
Mr. Peeler joined Acterna�s predecessor in 1980 and was instrumental in building an engineering organization that has been granted more than 175 technology patents. He founded and built some of Acterna�s most successful product lines and is considered a pioneer in the communications test industry. Mr. Peeler earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and graduated with high distinction from the University of Virginia. He received the Virginia Governor�s Fellowship and subsequently earned a masters degree in Electrical Engineering, also from the University of Virginia. | 