Cymer Inc.

Edward J. Brown, Jr. Edward J. Brown, Jr. serves as president and chief operating officer with nearly three decades of experience in the technology sector. Prior to his appointment at Cymer, Brown held several high-level management positions at Applied Materials, Inc., the world's largest provider of semiconductor equipment and services. At Applied Materials, Brown was responsible for key business innovations, overseeing global operations, managing business units and enabling significant revenue growth. He served as group vice president of global business operations and, as senior advisor to the president. Brown also served as vice president and general manager for Applied Material's Intel business unit, as well as managing director, heading up their largest product division-global operations. Brown also served as director of manufacturing and held a variety of manufacturing and engineering-related management positions. Prior to Applied Materials, Inc., Brown held key engineering positions at TRW Corporation and Burroughs Corporation. Brown holds a master's degree in business administration from National University and a bachelor's degree in industrial studies from San Diego State University.

Nancy J. Baker, has served as senior vice president and chief financial officer since January 2002. Prior to that, she served as vice president, finance and treasurer from June 1998 to December 2001. During 2000, she headed the company's successful effort to implement a new ERP system, which was implemented in San Diego in only six months, and globally in only nine months. From October 1996 to June 1998 she served as director, corporate finance and treasurer. She joined Cymer as corporate controller for worldwide operations in August 1992. Nancy's professional career spans more than 20 years, and prior to joining Cymer, she held a variety of financial management positions with an international manufacturer in the San Diego area. Nancy received a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin in 1985 and completed the executive advanced management program (AMP) at Harvard Business School in 1999.

Richard L. Sandstrom, Ph.D., a co-founder of the company, currently serves as the senior vice president and chief technical advisor responsible for providing technical analysis to the Office of the CTO and carrying out focused technical investigations. Prior to his current position, Sandstrom served as senior vice president and chief technical officer since January 1999. Since the company's inception, he has served under various titles in the areas of research, development and technology, including vice president of advanced research and vice president of technology, and has been instrumental in driving Cymer's technology innovation. Sandstrom, with fellow co-founder Bob Akins, received the outstanding alumnus award from UCSD, and the prestigious SEMI Award for North America, the highest honor conferred by SEMI, in 1996 for contributions to the field of DUV lithography. He received a bachelor's degree in physics and a doctorate in engineering physics from the University of California, San Diego.

William Partlo, Ph.D., currently serves as a senior vice president and chief technical officer. In this role, Partlo is responsible for managing and defining the technical direction for the company and its intersection with required products to meet the demands of the semiconductor marketplace. Prior to serving as the CTO for Cymer, Partlo has held various positions in research and technology development including; research scientist, senior scientist and most recently senior fellow in the Office of the CTO. Prior to joining Cymer in 1993, Partlo served as a staff scientist at GCA/TROPEL Inc., in Rochester, New York. Partlo holds a doctorate and master's degree, both in engineering, from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Pete is a technology industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience at the executive and board levels. He has held various management positions over the course of his career in the high-tech industry, including executive chairman of SpeedFam-IPEC, Inc., a semiconductor equipment manufacturer. more...

Peter Simone has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2006. Simone has been an investment consultant and a consultant to numerous private companies since February 2001. From June 2001 to December 2002, Simone was executive chairman of SpeedFam-IPEC, a semiconductor equipment company which was acquired by Novellus Systems. From February 2000 until February 2001, he served as a director and president of Active Controls Experts. He was president, chief executive officer and director of Xionics Document Technologies, from April 1997 until the company's acquisition by Oak Technology in January 2000. Simone serves on the board of directors of several companies, including Sanmina-SCI Corp., a provider of customized, integrated electronics manufacturing services; Newport Corp., a technology supplier to several industries including microelectronics manufacturing and communications; Veeco Instruments, an equipment developer and supplier to various industries including data storage and semiconductors; and Cymer, Inc., a supplier of excimer light sources. Simone is also a board member of several private technology companies as well as the Massachusetts High Technology Council. In addition, he is president of the board of Walker Home and School for Children. Simone holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Bentley College and a master's degree in business administration from Babson College.