BNET Industries

Market Cap:$328.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$328.0M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Kulicke & Soffa, incorporated in 1951 and comprising 2,570 employees worldwide, provides equipment, tools and materials that are used in the production of a wide range of semiconductor devices. Our customers produce the "chips" that drive the information economy and enable products such as computers, cellular phones and pacemakers.

Number of Employees 2,017
Contact Information

1005 Virginia Dr

Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034

kulickesoffa.co...

(215) 784-6000

NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413

Recent Events

  • Kulicke & Soffa Reports Results for its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009

    11/19/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Kulicke & Soffa Launches ConnX-LED

    9/04/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Kulicke & Soffa Chief Financial Officer Maurice Carson Resigns

    7/13/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CFO - View Story

News & Analysis

kulicke & soffa industries inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
C. Scott Kulicke CEO
Gregg Kelly President, Orthodyne Division
Jeffrey Hartigan CIO & Vice President, It
Maurice Carson CFO & Senior Vice President
Mike Lutz Vice President & Chief Hr Officer
Charles Salmons Senior Vice President, Acquisition Integration
Christian Rheault Senior Vice President
Jack G. Belani Senior Vice President, Package Matls, Sales & Marketing
Bruce Griffing Vice President, Engineering
David Anderson General Counsel & Vice President
Gil Olachea Vice President
Robert C. Marrs Vice President, Strategic Marketing
Shay Torton Vice President, Worldwide Operations & Supply Chain
Mark J. Sullivan Director, Marketing Comm
Michael J. Sheaffer Director, Media & Shareholder Activities
Geoffrey M. Grande

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Brian R. Bachman Chairman
Garrett E. Pierce Chairman
Barry Waite Board of Directors
C. William Zadel Board of Directors
John A. O. Steen Board of Directors
Macdonell Roehm Jr. Board of Directors
Thomas Johnson Board of Directors

Mr. C. Scott Kulicke became Chairman of Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. on October 1, 1984 after serving as President and Chief Executive Officer since 1980. He was Executive Vice President from 1978 to 1980 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1975.

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. CEO Current
Muller Feindraht AG President Current
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Chairman Current
Semi President Former
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Product Manager Former
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Officer Former
Sisa Chairman Former
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Board Member Former
Sisa Director Former
Semi Director Former
Lafayette College * Former
University of Pennsylvania Former

As President of the Company s Orthodyne Electronics Division, Mr. Kelly leads the world-wide operations of the Orthodyne division, which includes the engineering, manufacturing, sales, marketing, and human resource functions. Mr. Kelly joined the Company in 2008 when it acquired Orthodyne Electronics. He became President of Orthodyne Electronics in 1991. Mr. Kelly has over 29 years in the Power Electronics and Semiconductor Industries. He joined Orthodyne Electronics in 1979, and has served in positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Sales Manager, and Applications Engineer. Mr. Kelly earned a Bachelor of Science from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, with a degree in Industrial Technology.

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. President, Orthodyne Division Current
Orthodyne Electronics Corporation President Former
California Polytechnic State University Bachelor of Science Former

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. CIO & Vice President, It Current
InaCom Corporation Senior Vice President Former
Services, Inc. Vice President, Technology Former
Nortel Former

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller Former
University of Chicago MBA Former
University of Colorado Bachelor of Science Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Vice President & Chief Hr Officer Current

Charles Salmons joined Kulicke & Soffa in 1978, and has held positions of increasing responsibility throughout the accounting, engineering, and manufacturing organizations. In 1994 he became Vice President of Operations, was named General Manager, Wire Bonder Operations in 1998, and in 1999 became Senior Vice President of Customer Operations. In October 2002 he was named Senior Vice President, Product Development.

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Senior Vice President, Acquisition Integration Current
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. General Manager, Wire Bonder Operations Former
La Salle University MBA Former

Christian Rheault was named Senior Vice President of Kulicke & Soffa's Equipment Segment in 2006. He has responsibility for the automatic ball bonder business, the recently acquired die bonder business (Alphasem) and other equipment segments.

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Strategic Marketing, Inc. Vice President Former
Strategic Marketing, Inc. Director Former
Laval University Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Senior Vice President, Package Matls, Sales & Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Vice President, Engineering Current

Mr. Anderson joined K&S in February 2004 as Vice President and General Counsel. He is the Company's chief legal officer.

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. General Counsel & Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Vice President, Strategic Marketing Current

Shay Torton was appointed Vice President, Worldwide Operations and Supply Chain in November, 2005. He is responsible for company manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, and supply chain management.

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Operations & Supply Chain Current
Israel Institute of Technology BS Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Director, Marketing Comm Current

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Director, Media & Shareholder Activities Current
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Director, Media & Shareholder Activities Former

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Current

Mr. Bachman is a private investor and the Managing Partner of River Farm LLC. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Bachman served as Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Axcelis Technologies, which produces equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductors. Mr. Bachman also serves as a director of Keithley Instruments, Trident Microsystems Inc. and Ultra Clean Technology.

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Chairman Current
Ultraclean Director Current
Ultra Clean Technology Director Current
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
ITT Corporation Group General Manager Former
Keithley Instruments, Inc. Chairman Former
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. Vice Chairman Former

Mr. Pierce has served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Orbital Sciences Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of small rockets and space systems, since April 2002 and as a member of its board of directors since August 2000. Between August 2000 and April 2002, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Orbital Sciences Corporation. From 1996 until August 2000, Mr. Pierce was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sensormatic Electronics Corp., a producer of electronic surveillance systems, and in July 1998 was also named its Chief Administrative Officer. Before that, Mr. Pierce was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of California Microwave, Inc. He has also served as Chief Financial Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Materials Research Corporation, acquired by Sony Corporation in 1989. From 1972 to 1980, Mr. Pierce held various management positions with The Signal Companies.

Organization Position Status
Orbital Sciences Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Chairman Current
Orbital Sciences Corporation Vice Chairman Current
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation Chief Administrative Officer Former
Sensormatic Electronics Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Orbital Sciences Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Sensormatic Former
Touche Ross & Co. Former
Time Warner Inc. Former
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Former
Southern Illinois University Master's Degrees In Economics Former
Southern Illinois University Bachelor's Former
Southern Illinois University degrees in economics Former

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Mykrolis Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Matritech, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Citizens Bank of Massachusetts Director Current
Millipore Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Millipore Corporation President Former
Mykrolis Corporation Business Executive Former
Millipore Corporation Chairman Former
Mykrolis Corporation Chairman Former
Millipore Corporation Director Former

Mr. O Steen served as Executive Vice President, Business Development from March 2003 until his retirement in May 2004 of Cornerstone Brands, Inc., a consumer catalog company. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. O Steen served as Executive Vice President of Cornerstone Brands, Inc. From 1991 to 1998, Mr. O Steen served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cinmar, L.P., a mail order catalog company that was acquired by the predecessor of Cornerstone Brands in September 1995. Before that time, Mr. O Steen served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Cincinnati Microwave, Inc., a manufacturer of electronic products. Mr. O Steen also serves as a director of Riggs Heinrich Media, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cornerstone Brands, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Cornerstone Brands, Inc. Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Orbital to Announce Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on July 28

    Freshnews.com - 7/22/09 - View Story

  • Orbital to Announce Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results on July 28

    RBC Dain Raushcer - 7/22/09 - View Story

  • Insider Transactions

    Philadelphia Inquirer - 7/20/09 - View Story

  • Carson Named CFO Of Actel

    TradingMarkets - 7/14/09 - View Story

  • Maurice Carson Joins Actel Corporation as Chief Financial Officer

    PR Newswire via Yahoo! - 7/14/09 - View Story

  • Mixed Economic Reports May Lead To Some Consolidation - RTTNews Daily Market Analysis

    TradingMarkets - 7/14/09 - View Story

  • Maurice Carson Joins Actel Corporation as Chief Financial Officer

    PR Newswire - 7/14/09 - View Story

  • Kulicke & Soffa Chief Financial Officer Maurice Carson Resigns

    Forbes.com - 7/13/09 - View Story

  • Kulicke & Soffa Chief Financial Officer Maurice Carson Resigns

    TradingMarkets - 7/13/09 - View Story

  • Insider Transactions

    Philadelphia Inquirer - 7/13/09 - View Story

     KLIC $4.73 +0.03 (0.64% )
Average Volume 673,328
Shares Outstanding 61.31M
Market Cap 290.0M
Year High 6.68
Year Low 1.11
Earnings Per Share -1.28
P/E Ratio -3.70
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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