Dr. Macneil has more than 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. He is Aviza's Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer and a director, and has served in that capacity since December 2005. From July 2004 to December 2005, Dr. Macneil served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Trikon Technologies, Inc. Dr. Macneil joined Trikon in 1996 as metallisation manager and became Vice President of Engineering in 1999, taking responsibility for product design and development. In July 2004, Dr. Macneil was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Trikon, Dr. Macneil served in various technology positions at Motorola and held senior technology positions in a number of research-driven organizations both in the United Kingdom and in the United States. Dr. Macneil earned a Ph.D. in Solid State Physics from Leicester University in 1983 and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Cardiff University in 1996. |