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Autumn 1999 Yield Management Solutions 5 S ECTIONS This past July, KLA-Tencor announced key promotions within its executive management ranks: the appointment of Ken Schroeder to CEO and Gary Dickerson to COO. Ken Levy, former- ly CEO has become the company’s chairman, replacing Jon Tompkins who has retired but will continue to serve on KLA-Tencor’s board. These transitions reflect a strategic succes- sion plan developed to ensure optimal leadership for the company in the coming years. Levy noted, “As we continue to grow and expand in keep- ing with our customers’ changing needs, we are also working to evolve our organization and develop the leaders of the future.” By promoting Schroeder and Dickerson, two long- time company veterans, the company has begun a transition to the next gen- eration of management that will ensure smooth execution of the com- pany’s established strategic direction. Delivering value Schroeder believes in taking a strong customer-value approach in develop- ing and prioritizing corporate goals. “It is our job to understand our cus- tomers’ challenges and to deliver the yield management and process con- trol solutions they need to be success- ful,” he stated. “Our customers must implement accelerated technology roadmaps to remain competitive in today’s global market. In such a fast- paced environment, defect reduction and process control strategies become critical enablers. By facilitat- ing the development and production ramp of new technologies, we can help speed time-to-market and increase fab profitability.” Leading KLA-Tencor into the 21 st Century Over the past few years, Schroeder has led his team in putting in place engineering, marketing and customer support strategies to foster close cus- tomer relationships and enhance rapid technological development. He has placed particular emphasis on cross-company synergies — push- ing to combine the company’s hard- ware, software and expertise into process module control (PMC) solu- tions tailored to customers’ needs in critical areas such as copper inter- connect. As CEO, Schroeder will continue working with KLA-Tencor teams to build on these strengths, as well as seeking new opportunities for growth. Long-term perspective Both Schroeder and Dickerson have been instrumental in developing the company’s strengths and strategic direction. Their insights and perspec- tives, acquired over their long tenures at KLA-Tencor, will be invaluable in Business News moving the company towards its goals. Schroeder first joined KLA in 1979 as vice president of operations. After leaving in 1987 to pursue other interests, he returned in 1991 as pres- ident and COO, and has played a vital role in the company’s growth from $150 million to more than $1 billion in revenues. Dickerson has served in a variety of management roles during his 13 years with the company. He ran KLA-Tencor’s single largest division — wafer inspec- tion — and oversaw the formation of the yield management group which united sales, technical support and consulting services. Together with their management team, many of whom are also long-standing employees, Schroeder and Dickerson bring to the company’s leadership a pow- erful combination of long-term per- spective, dedication to the customer and vital new energy — all essential assets for KLA-Tencor in the 21 st century. Gary Dickerson, COO. Ken Schroeder, CEO.
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Autumn 1999 Yield Management Solutions 5
S E C T I O N S
This past July, KLA-Tencor announcedkey promotions within its executivemanagement ranks: the appointmentof Ken Schroeder to CEO and GaryDickerson to COO. Ken Levy, former-ly CEO has become the company’schairman, replacing Jon Tompkinswho has retired but will continue toserve on KLA-Tencor’s board. Thesetransitions reflect a strategic succes-sion plan developed to ensure optimalleadership for the company in thecoming years. Levy noted, “As wecontinue to grow and expand in keep-ing with our customers’ changingneeds, we are also working to evolveour organization and develop theleaders of the future.” By promotingSchroeder and Dickerson, two long-time company veterans, the companyhas begun a transition to the next gen-eration of management that willensure smooth execution of the com-pany’s established strategic direction.
Delivering valueSchroeder believes in taking a strongcustomer-value approach in develop-ing and prioritizing corporate goals.“It is our job to understand our cus-tomers’ challenges and to deliver theyield management and process con-trol solutions they need to be success-ful,” he stated. “Our customers mustimplement accelerated technologyroadmaps to remain competitive intoday’s global market. In such a fast-paced environment, defect reductionand process control strategiesbecome critical enablers. By facilitat-ing the development and productionramp of new technologies, we canhelp speed time-to-market andincrease fab profitability.”
Leading KLA-Tencor intothe 21st Century
Over the past few years, Schroederhas led his team in putting in placeengineering, marketing and customersupport strategies to foster close cus-tomer relationships and enhancerapid technological development.He has placed particular emphasison cross-company synergies — push-ing to combine the company’s hard-ware, software and expertise intoprocess module control (PMC) solu-tions tailored to customers’ needs incritical areas such as copper inter-connect. As CEO, Schroeder willcontinue working with KLA-Tencorteams to build on these strengths, aswell as seeking new opportunities forgrowth.
Long-term perspectiveBoth Schroeder and Dickerson havebeen instrumental in developing thecompany’s strengths and strategicdirection. Their insights and perspec-tives, acquired over their long tenuresat KLA-Tencor, will be invaluable in
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moving the company towards itsgoals. Schroeder first joined KLA in1979 as vice president of operations.After leaving in 1987 to pursue otherinterests, he returned in 1991 as pres-ident and COO, and has played avital role in the company’s growth from$150 million to more than $1 billionin revenues.
Dickerson has served in a variety ofmanagement roles during his 13 yearswith the company. He ran KLA-Tencor’ssingle largest division — wafer inspec-tion — and oversaw the formation ofthe yield management group whichunited sales, technical support andconsulting services.
Together with theirmanagement team,many of whom arealso long-standinge m p l o y e e s ,Schroeder andDickerson bring to the company’sleadership a pow-erful combination of long-term per-spective, dedication to the customerand vital new energy — all essentialassets for KLA-Tencor in the 21st century.
Gary Dickerson, COO.
Ken Schroeder, CEO.
