Doug Neugold
Chief Executive Officer, President
Doug Neugold was appointed President of ATMI in May 2000, Chief Operating Officer and a Director in July 2003, and Chief Executive Officer in 2005. Previously, Mr. Neugold held the position of Executive Vice President for the ATMI Materials business, responsible for all the ATMI specialty materials businesses. He joined ATMI in January 1998 as Vice President and then President of the ATMI NovaSource business.
Mr. Neugold began work in the electronics industry in 1982 at Johnson-Matthey, a specialty chemicals company, and served in successive product, sales, marketing and management positions, including Director and General Manager of Singapore Operations, Director and General Manager of Asian Operations and Vice President of Semiconductor Packages Group, to President of the Semiconductor Package Group.
In July 2003, Mr. Neugold was elected a director of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), the trade association serving the worldwide semiconductor equipment, materials and flat panel display industries.
Mr. Neugold earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York.
Tim Carlson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
Tim Carlson was appointed ATMI Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in September 2007, and is responsible for planning ATMI financing strategies, and managing ATMI's overall finance activities. Before becoming CFO, Mr. Carlson was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Packaging for ATMI. Prior to working with the Packaging business, he was leading the ATMI business development activities. Mr. Carlson has previously managed the ATMI worldwide finance organization as Vice President and Corporate Controller, where his responsibilities included overseeing financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, investment and cash management, and internal audit.
Before joining ATMI in 2000, Mr. Carlson was with Campbell Soup Company, a global manufacturer of soup, beverage, confectionery and prepared food products, from 1991 to 2000, where he held the position of Finance Director for Campbell Australia and for Pepperidge Farms. He also held strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions and internal audit positions. From 1988 to 1991, Mr. Carlson was with Ernst & Young.
Mr. Carlson earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics, with concentrations in finance and accounting, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Ellen Harmon
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary
Ellen Harmon joined ATMI in 2008 as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, and is responsible for managing the global legal and compliance functions for ATMI.
Prior to joining ATMI, Ms. Harmon was Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at WHX Corporation, a diversified manufacturing company engaged in electronic and engineered materials, specialty fasteners and tubing since February 2006, and prior to that she was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at The Robert Allen Group, Inc., a designer and distributor of decorative furnishings to furniture manufacturers and the contract market from January 2004 to February 2006. Ms. Harmon served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Metallurg, Inc., an international producer and supplier of specialty metals, metallic chemicals and metal alloys from January 1999 to June 2002. Ms. Harmon held several positions with Sequa Corporation from 1988 through 1998, including Senior Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Ms. Harmon earned a Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Sarah Lawrence College. She is a member of the Association of Corporate Counsel, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and the New York State Bar Association.
Tod Higinbotham
Executive Vice President, Process Solutions
Since the fall of 2007, Tod Higinbotham has served ATMI as Executive Vice President of Process Solutions. He is responsible for the strategy, development and introduction of new product and service solutions for the semiconductor, display and life science industries. Prior to this role, Mr. Higinbotham served ATMI as Senior Vice President, General Manager of Materials for three years.
Mr. Higinbotham first joined ATMI in 1999 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Epitaxial Services division. In February of 2001, when the Material Lifecycle Solutions division was formed, he served as Vice President of Sales and Service. In 2003, he added Vice President of Marketing duties.
Before joining ATMI, Mr. Higinbotham served as Director of Sales and Marketing for Advanced Silicon Materials, Inc., the specialty electronic materials business unit of Komatsu, Ltd . Mr. Higinbotham has also served as a consultant and led business system reengineering projects for several high tech companies.
Mr. Higinbotham earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Portland State University and holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Washington.
Dan Sharkey
Executive Vice President, Business Development
Dan Sharkey was appointed Executive Vice President of Business Development in 2007, and is responsible for expanding ATMI markets and long-term growth potential by identifying and delivering new strategic and product opportunities. Mr. Sharkey joined ATMI as Chief Financial Officer in April 1990 and continued in that position with the additional responsibilities as Treasurer and Secretary until 2007.
Before joining ATMI, Mr. Sharkey was Vice President of Finance for Adage, Inc., a publicly traded computer graphics manufacturer, from 1987-1990. From 1983-1987, he was Corporate Controller for CGX Corporation a venture capital-backed, privately held computer graphics manufacturer that merged with Adage, Inc. in 1987. From 1978 to 1983, Mr. Sharkey worked as a Certified Public Accountant in the Boston office of KPMG Peat Marwick.
Mr. Sharkey earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Accounting from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Steven Curtis
Senior Vice President, Sales
Steve Curtis was appointed Senior Vice President of Sales in 2007, and is responsible for all customer activities including Sales, Customer Service, Field Service and Field Applications Engineering. Prior to this, Mr. Curtis served briefly as Director of Marketing for the ATMI materials business in July of 2007.
Before joining ATMI, Mr. Curtis spent 30 years at NALCO Company, a provider of water and process treatment products and services, holding a number of Sales and Marketing positions including General Manager for the Global Municipal Business Unit and most recently, General Marketing Manager for the Sales and Customer Technical Support Center. Mr. Curtis led activities designed to serve customers and deliver NALCO's value-based business sales model to a variety of the industries served worldwide by the company, including steel, oil refining, petrochemical, paper, municipal, food and beverage, commercial buildings, electronics and semiconductors. Prior to joining NALCO, Mr. Curtis was an Engineer at Amoco Oil Texas Refining.
Mr. Curtis earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University.
Larry Dubois
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Larry Dubois joined ATMI in 2007 as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, responsible for executing ATMI's current technology strategy and for developing its future technological direction.
Prior to ATMI, Dr. Dubois was Corporate Vice President and Head of the Physical Sciences Division at SRI International, Menlo Park, California, where he and his team focused on the development and commercialization of numerous technologies, including advanced materials and coatings, environmentally-benign processing, breakthrough energy sources, and micro- and nano-fabrication. Prior to joining SRI, Dr. Dubois worked at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Arlington, Virginia, as Director of the Defense Sciences Office. Previously, he was a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff and Technical Manager at AT&T Bell Laboratories.
Dr. Dubois earned a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley and his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from MIT. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Sylvan source, the Associate Chairman and Chairman-Elect of the Defense Science Research Council, and a member of the Technical Advisory Board for Four Seasons Ventures.
Paul Hohlstein
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Operations
Paul Hohlstein was appointed Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Operations in 2007, and is responsible for all ATMI supply chain and operations, both internal and through alliance partners. Mr. Hohlstein joined ATMI in 2005, as Vice President of Supply Chain and Operations for the Materials business until 2007.
Prior to joining ATMI in late 2005, Mr. Hohlstein was Vice President and General Manager at Pemstar, Inc., a global electronics manufacturing service provider, from 2004 through 2005. Prior to that, he served as Vice President, Operations of the Etch Product Group at Applied Materials, Inc., a semiconductor equipment and materials provider, and also as Vice President, Global Materials and Supply Chain Management, where he was responsible for overall operations and global account management, from 2000 through 2003. He joined Applied Materials in 1989 as Manufacturing Director and served in various operations leadership roles including Senior Director, Etch Manufacturing Operations; Managing Director, Central Materials and Vice President of Global Materials and Supply Chain Management.
Mr. Hohlstein began his career in the United States Navy as a flight engineer, and during his 21 year naval career served as both a materials and quality control officer.
Mr. Hohlstein earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Chapman University in Orange, California and a CERT in Operations Management from Stanford University.
Kevin Laing
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Kevin Laing joined ATMI in March 2003 as Vice President and Chief Information Officer until September 2007, when he was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. He is responsible for developing and implementing the ATMI global information technology strategy. Mr. Laing has led the initiative to move the ATMI North American, Asian and European operations onto an integrated technology platform.
Prior to joining ATMI, Mr. Laing served as the Vice President and Chief Information Officer of XESystems, a subsidiary of Xerox Corporation, a document management technology and services provider from 1998 to 2003. Prior to XESystems, he was a consultant with Andersen Consulting, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company from 1997 to 1998. Prior to that, Mr. Laing worked for Pitney Bowes, a provider of mailstream solutions, in a variety of finance and accounting roles from 1990 to 1997.
Mr. Laing earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Southern Connecticut State University, an MBA from the University of Bridgeport, is a Certified Public Accountant, and holds a Project Management Professional certification.
Tom McGowan
Vice President, Global Development Officer
Tom McGowan was appointed Vice President, Global Development Officer in 2008, and is responsible for ATMI organizational and leadership development strategies and implementation. Mr. McGowan joined ATMI in 2000 as Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development, a position he held until November, 2008, and was responsible for all Human Resources and Organizational Development functions.
Before joining ATMI, Mr. McGowan was Vice President of Human Resources with Anthem Blue Cross, a healthcare coverage provider. He has also worked at USCO Logistics, a provider of warehousing and distribution services in North America and integrated global logistic solutions.
Mr. McGowan holds a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from Providence College and a Masters Degree from the University of New Haven in Organizational Psychology.
Kathy Mincieli
Vice President, Human Resources
Kathy Mincieli was appointed Vice President of Human Resources in November 2008, and is responsible for developing and implementing global human resource strategies and providing leadership for all human resource functions at ATMI including organization, policies, recruiting, planning, communication, compensation, benefits, Human Resource Information Systems, and leadership development. Ms. Mincieli joined ATMI in January, 2002 as Human Resources Manager for recruiting and performance management. In that role, she directed the centralization of both functions globally, placing the company on one consistent process and platform. She most recently served as Senior Director of Human Resources, leading Human Resource activities globally for the company’s Sales and Marketing functions.
From 1998 until joining ATMI, Ms. Mincieli was Director of Human Resources for the North American Lead Logistics division of Kuehne and Nagel, a multi-national company based in Switzerland. Ms. Mincieli worked for the eight years prior for Lord & Taylor stores, a division of May Department Stores, serving as Director, Human Resources from 1994 - 1998.
Ms. Mincieli received her Bachelors degree in psychology from St. John's University