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John R. Peeler joined Veeco in July, 2007 as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Edward H. Braun who remains Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Peeler joined Veeco from JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU), where he served as President of the Communications Test and Measurement business, its largest and most profitable business segment, with annualized revenues of approximately $600 million. Mr. Peeler brings to Veeco nearly thirty years of diversified global management expertise in growing multi-product equipment and instrumentation technologies. Previously Mr. Peeler was CEO of Acterna Inc., which was acquired by JDSU in 2005 and had revenue exceeding $1 billion at its peak.
Mr. Peeler joined Acterna’s predecessor in 1980 and was instrumental in building an engineering organization that has been granted more than 175 technology patents. He founded and built some of Acterna’s most successful product lines and is considered a pioneer in the communications test industry. Mr. Peeler earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and graduated with high distinction from the University of Virginia. He received the Virginia Governor’s Fellowship and subsequently earned a masters degree in Electrical Engineering, also from the University of Virginia. | 