Jim Barnhart Joins Nanometrics as Senior Vice President of Operations
March 14 2018 - 4:05PM
Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq:NANO), a leading provider of
advanced process control solutions, today announced that industry
veteran James L. Barnhart has joined Nanometrics as senior vice
president of operations. In this role, his leadership
responsibilities will span the manufacturing, supply chain, service
and facilities organizations.
Mr. Barnhart joins Nanometrics from Cymer LLC, an ASML company,
where he has served as senior vice president, global operations
since 2010. His substantial operations experience in the
semiconductor manufacturing industry began nearly 30 years ago,
when he joined Applied Materials as a manufacturing manager in etch
tool production. During his 17 years at Applied Materials, Mr.
Barnhart served in various operational leadership roles throughout
the company, including as chief operating officer of the etch
products business group, managing director of corporate asset
services, and strategic worldwide account operations general
manager. Mr. Barnhart left Applied Materials in 2006 to serve in
senior operational roles at Johnson & Johnson and AREVA Solar
before returning to the semiconductor industry at Cymer in 2010.
While at Cymer, Mr. Barnhart envisioned and built $1B-capable
infrastructure and achieved a near-doubling in revenues.
Prior to Applied Materials, Mr. Barnhart was an engineering
division officer in the U.S. Navy, where he ensured operational
reactor regulatory compliance as a chemistry and radiological
controls officer. He completed the U.S. Naval Nuclear Power
postgraduate school with honors, earned accelerated promotion, and
was evaluated in the top 1% of all Navy peers. Mr. Barnhart holds
an MBA from the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University
of California at Berkeley, and a B.S. in electrical engineering
from Washington State University’s College of Engineering in
Pullman.
Commenting on Mr. Barnhart’s appointment, Dr. Pierre-Yves
Lesaicherre, president and chief executive officer of Nanometrics
said, “With a wealth of operational leadership experience, Jim is a
tremendously strong addition to the Nanometrics management team. We
are very pleased to welcome a senior operations executive of his
caliber, as we improve our focus and execution driving operational
excellence throughout the company during this important revenue
growth period for Nanometrics.”
About Nanometrics
Nanometrics is a leading provider of advanced, high-performance
process control metrology and inspection systems used primarily in
the fabrication of semiconductors and other solid-state devices,
including sensors, optoelectronic devices, high-brightness LEDs,
discretes and data storage components. Nanometrics' automated and
integrated metrology systems measure critical dimensions, device
structures, topography and various thin film properties, including
three-dimensional features and film thickness, as well as optical,
electrical and material properties. The company's process control
solutions are deployed throughout the fabrication process, from
front-end-of-line substrate manufacturing, to high-volume
production of semiconductors and other devices, to advanced
three-dimensional wafer-level packaging applications. Nanometrics'
systems enable advanced process control for device manufacturers,
providing improved device yield at reduced manufacturing cycle
time, supporting the accelerated product life cycles in the
semiconductor and other advanced device markets. The company
maintains its headquarters in Milpitas, California, with sales and
service offices worldwide. Nanometrics is traded on Nasdaq Global
Select Market under the symbol NANO. Nanometrics' website is
http://www.nanometrics.com.
Investor Relations Contact:
Claire McAdams
Headgate Partners LLC
530.265.9899
claire@headgatepartners.com
Company Contact:
Jonathan Chou
Chief Financial Officer
408.545.6143
jchou@nanometrics.com
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