Doug Neugold
Chief Executive Officer, President
Doug Neugold is responsible for directing ATMI's worldwide operations. He was appointed President of ATMI in May 2000, Chief Operating Officer and a Director in July 2003, and Chief Executive Officer in 2005. ATMI, The Source of Semiconductor Process Efficiency is introducing new products, sales, and services concepts to the semiconductor industry under Doug's leadership. Using ATMI's unique sets of product technologies, he is pioneering new performance-based sales strategies based upon ATMI's technological prowess that offer customers lower cost of ownership for their process tools and improves their production yields.
Previously, Doug held the position of Executive Vice-President for ATMI's Materials business, responsible for all ATMI's specialty materials businesses. He joined ATMI in January 1998 as NovaSource Vice-President, subsequently becoming President. He was previously President of Johnson-Matthey's Semiconductor Packages Group.
In July 2003, Doug was confirmed as a director of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), the trade association serving the worldwide semiconductor equipment, materials, and flat panel display industries.
Doug began work in the electronics industry in 1982 selling capital equipment and chemicals. He joined Johnson-Matthey as a Sales Engineer and was subsequently promoted through a succession of product, sales, marketing, and management positions, including Director and General Manager of Singapore Operations, Director and General Manager of Asian Operations, Vice-President of Semiconductor Packages Group, to President of the Semiconductor Package Group. Doug has a B.Sc. degree from Clarkson University.
Tim Carlson
Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
Tim was appointed ATMI's Chief Financial Officer in September 2007, and is responsible for planning ATMI's financing strategies, and managing ATMI's overall financial health. Before becoming CFO, Tim was most recently Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Packaging for ATMI. Prior to working with the Packaging business, Tim was leading ATMI's business development activities. Tim previously managed ATMI's 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, Tim was with Campbell Soup Company from 1991 to 2000, where he was most recently a Finance Director for Campbell Australia and for Pepperidge Farm. He also held strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and internal audit positions. From 1988 to 1991, Tim was with Ernst & Young. He earned a B.S. 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 has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since joining ATMI in January 2008. Prior to joining ATMI, Ellen 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 was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at The Robert Allen Group, Inc., a designer and distributor of decorative fabrics and furnishings to the interior design trade, furniture manufacturers, and the contract and hospitality markets from January 2004 to February 2006. Previously, Ellen 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. She held a number of positions with Sequa Corporation from 1988 through 1998, including Senior Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Tod Higinbotham
Executive Vice-President, Process Solutions
Tod is responsible for developing and executing all ATMI product line strategies for materials, materials packaging, and lifesciences. Before becoming Executive Vice-President, Process Solutions in September 2007, Tod was most recently Senior Vice-President, and General Manager of ATMI's materials business. He joined ATMI in 1999 as Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for the Epitaxial Services Division. In February of 2001, he transferred to the newly formed Material Lifecycle Solutions Division as Vice-President, Sales and Service. In September 2003, the additional duties of Vice-President of Marketing were added to Tod's responsibilities. He was appointed Senior Vice-President of ATMI, and General Manager of the Materials division, in November 2004.
Before joining ATMI, Tod worked for several years as Director of Sales and Marketing for Komatsu's specialty silicon business unit. Prior to that, he worked as a consultant, leading business system reengineering projects for several high tech companies. Tod received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Portland State University, and an MBA from the University of Washington.
Dan Sharkey
Executive Vice-President, Business Development
As ATMI's Executive Vice-President of Business Development, Dan is responsible for expanding ATMI's markets and long-term growth potential by identifying and delivering new strategic and product opportunities. Dan joined ATMI as Chief Financial Officer in April 1990 and continued in that position until taking over the Business Development function in September 2007. Before joining ATMI, Dan was Vice-President, 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, Dan worked as a Certified Public Accountant in the Boston office of KPMG Peat Marwick. Dan holds a B.A. in Economics and Accounting from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Steven Curtis
Senior Vice President, Sales
Steve is responsible for all of ATMI's customer-facing activities and its global sales and service organization. He joined ATMI in 2007 as Director of Marketing for the Materials business. He comes to ATMI after a distinguished career at NALCO where he led the activities to educate customers and execute NALCO's highly respected value-based selling model in various industries worldwide.
Larry Dubois
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Larry Dubois joined the Company in September 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 Larry 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, Larry 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.
Paul Hohlstein
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Operations
Paul assumed global responsibility for all of ATMI's supply chain and operations, both internal and through alliance partners, in September 2007. He joined ATMI in 2005, as Vice-President of Supply Chain and Operations for the Materials business. Prior to joining ATMI in late 2005, Paul held senior operating roles in the semiconductor space, including time with Applied Materials and Pemstar. He 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. 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, Global Materials and Supply Chain Management. During his career at Applied Materials Paul led critical initiatives which drove improvements in cycle-time, on-time delivery, gross margins, global sourcing, supplier partnerships, and quality. Paul has a BSBA from Chapman University and a CERT in Operations Management from Stanford University.
Kevin Laing
Senior Vice-President, Chief Information Officer
Kevin is responsible for developing and implementing ATMI's global information technology strategy to enable new revenue sources, reduce operating expenses, and optimize business processes. He has been instrumental in integrating ATMI's US, Asian, and European operations onto a single technology platform. Kevin joined ATMI in March 2003.
Before he joined ATMI, Kevin served as the Vice President and Chief Information Officer of XESystems, a Xerox subsidiary. He was previously a consultant with Andersen Consulting, and also worked for Pitney Bowes in a variety of finance and accounting roles.
Kevin holds a B.S. in Accounting from Southern Connecticut State University, an MBA from the University of Bridgeport, is a CPA, and holds a Project Management Professional certification.
Tom McGowan
Senior Vice-President, Human Resources and Organizational Development
Tom joined ATMI in 2000 as Vice-President of Human Resources and Organizational Development. His leadership is helping to develop strategy, and current and future ATMI leaders. Tom's guidance helped to develop "ATMI University" to offer ATMI- and industry-specific training to employees.
Before joining ATMI, Tom was Vice-President of Human Resources with Anthem Blue Cross and USCO Logistics.