The Company Announces Planned Retirement of
Doug Lawson, Executive Vice
President of Corporate Marketing and Strategy
BEVERLY,
Mass., June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Axcelis
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS), a leading supplier of enabling
ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, today
named David Ryzhik as Senior Vice
President of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy, assuming
responsibility for the role in July
2024. The Company also announced the retirement of
Doug Lawson, Executive Vice
President of Corporate Marketing and Strategy. Mr. Lawson plans to
retire in July 2024 and will remain
as a Senior Advisor through July
2025.
Mr. Ryzhik brings more than 20 years of investor relations and
financial experience across multiple industries, most recently
serving as Vice President of Investor Relations at MKS Instruments.
Prior to joining MKS, Mr. Ryzhik was Senior Equity Research Analyst
covering the Industrial Technology and Distributed Ledger
Technology sectors at Susquehanna International Group (SIG). Prior
to SIG, Mr. Ryzhik served as Senior Research Associate at Brean
Capital, and also held financial roles in public administration at
the NYC Mayor's Office of Management & Budget, and the NYC Fire
Department. He holds a Master of Business Administration in
Financial Management and a Bachelor of Business Administration in
Finance and Accounting from Pace
University's Lubin School of
Business. David is a Board Member of the National Investor
Relations Institute's (NIRI) Boston Chapter.
Mr. Lawson has had a 15 year career at Axcelis. He held numerous
executive leadership positions in the Company most recently as
Executive Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Strategy,
overseeing corporate marketing, investor relations, business
development and IT. Prior to joining Axcelis in 2009, Mr.
Lawson held numerous executive and technical positions at Luminus
Devices, BTU International, PRI Automation, Digital Equipment and
Intel.
Executive Vice President and CFO Jamie
Coogan stated, "We are delighted to announce that David will
be joining Axcelis as our new Senior Vice President of Investor
Relations and Corporate Strategy. He is a seasoned executive with a
wealth of knowledge and experience in the financial sector which
will be of great value as we continue to focus on growth
opportunities for Axcelis."
"Doug has made a lasting impact on the growth and strategy of
Axcelis over the course of his 15 years at the company," said
President and CEO Russell Low. "His
leadership, advice and focus on building strong relationships with
all of our stakeholders have helped position Axcelis for a very
bright future."
About Axcelis:
Axcelis (Nasdaq: ACLS), headquartered
in Beverly, Mass., has been
providing innovative, high-productivity solutions for the
semiconductor industry for 45 years. Axcelis is dedicated to
developing enabling process applications through the design,
manufacture and complete life cycle support of ion implantation
systems, one of the most critical and enabling steps in the IC
manufacturing process. Learn more about Axcelis at
www.axcelis.com.
CONTACTS:
Maureen Hart
(editorial/media) 978.787.4266
Doug Lawson (investor relations)
978.787.9552
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