Versum Materials Names Edward Shober as Senior Vice President of Its Materials Segment
23 Febbraio 2017 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
Versum Materials, Inc. (NYSE: VSM), a leading materials supplier
to the semiconductor industry, announced today that Edward “Ed”
Shober has been appointed to the position of senior vice president
of its Materials segment. Mr. Shober will be responsible for the
company’s Process Materials (PM) and Advanced Materials (AM) global
businesses, which produce specialty chemicals and materials
utilized in the next generation of semiconductors and displays for
smart devices, as well as high-purity, specialty gases used in the
semiconductor manufacturing process. Mr. Shober has led the AM
business since 2011 and has more than 20 years’ experience serving
Versum Materials’ customers in the semiconductor industry.
“Ed will continue to support our culture of operating as an
agile organization that is relentlessly focused on building on our
global technology leadership and establishing a reputation for
quality, safety and reliability,” stated Guillermo Novo, President
and CEO of Versum Materials. “Because of Ed’s customer
relationships, leadership, experience and technical capabilities,
we are confident that’s Ed’s transition will be seamless for our
customers and his industry knowledge will continue to be an
invaluable asset to our team.”
Mr. Shober joined Air Products in 1994, leading engineering
activities in the electronics engineering and electronics package
plants organizations. In 1999, he was named vice president of
engineering and operations for TRiMEGA, a joint venture between Air
Products and Kinetic Systems providing turnkey solutions to
semiconductor fabs, and served as TRiMEGA’s chief operating officer
from 2001-2004. Mr. Shober went on to lead DA NanoMaterials, Air
Products’ joint venture with DuPont, as its chief operating officer
from 2004-2007 and chief executive officer from 2007-2010. In
October 2011, he served as the director of Advanced Materials
Integration, Electronics Division, until assuming leadership of Air
Products’ Advanced Materials business. He previously served as the
vice president of Advanced Materials for the Materials Technologies
business of Air Products since 2012. Mr. Shober holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in civil/structural engineering from Brown
University.
About Versum Materials
Versum Materials, Inc. (NYSE: VSM) is a best-in-class electronic
materials company providing high-purity chemicals and gases,
delivery systems, services and materials expertise to meet the
evolving needs of the global semiconductor, display and LED
industries. Derived from the Latin word for “toward,” the name
“Versum” (pronounced ver-SOOM) communicates the company’s deep
commitment to helping customers move toward the future by
collaborating, innovating and creating cutting-edge solutions.
A global leader in technology, quality, safety and reliability,
Versum is one of the world’s largest suppliers of next generation
CMP slurries, ultra-thin dielectric and metal film precursors,
formulated cleans and etching products, and delivery equipment that
has revolutionized the semiconductor industry. Versum, which began
trading October 3, 2016 on the NYSE as an independent company, has
annual sales of about US$1 billion, 1,900 employees and 10 major
facilities in Asia and the North America. It is headquartered in
Tempe, Ariz. Versum had operated for more than three decades as a
division of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD).
For additional information, please visit
https://versummaterials.com.
Versum Materials, Inc.Investor Inquiries:Nahla A. Azmy,
480-482-4344Nahla.Azmy@versummaterials.comorMedia
Inquiries:Tiffany Zinn,
480-282-6475Tiffany.Zinn@versummmaterials.com
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements may be identified by
references to future periods, and include statements about our
anticipated culture of operating as an agile organization, our
future global technology leadership, our ongoing reputation for
quality, safety and reliability, and the anticipated seamless
leadership transition. These forward-looking statements are based
on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the
date the statements were made. Actual results and the outcomes of
future events may differ materially from those expressed or implied
in the forward-looking statements because of a number of risks and
uncertainties, including, without limitation, weakening of global
or regional general economic conditions and product supply versus
demand imbalances in the semiconductor industry could decrease the
demand for our goods and services; our concentrated customer base;
our ability to continue technological innovation to meet the
evolving needs of our customers; our inability to protect and
enforce intellectual property rights; operational, political and
legal risks of our international operations; hazards associated
with specialty chemical manufacturing could disrupt our operations
or the operations of our suppliers or customers; changes in
government regulations in the countries we operate; raw material
shortages and price increases; sole source and limited source
suppliers; fluctuation of currency exchange rates; increased
competition; our ability to successfully complete the transition to
an independent public company; increased costs as a separate public
company; and other risk factors described in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, and in
our periodic filings. Versum Materials assumes no obligation to
update any forward-looking statements or information in this press
release.
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Versum Materials, Inc.Investor Inquiries:Nahla A. Azmy,
480-482-4344Nahla.Azmy@versummaterials.comorMedia
Inquiries:Tiffany Zinn,
480-282-6475Tiffany.Zinn@versummmaterials.com
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