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Mr. C. Scott Kulicke became Chairman of Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. on October 1 1984 after serving as President and Chief Executive Officer since 1980. He was Executive Vice President from 1978 to 1980 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1975.
Mr. Kulicke first joined Kulicke & Soffa in 1973 as Manager of Far East Operations based in Hong Kong. In this capacity he directed all K&S sales and service operations throughout Southeast Asia Japan and India. On his return from the Far East he assumed responsibility for all marketing activities outside the U.S. as International Marketing Manager. In 1975 he became Product Manager in charge of the engineering team which designed the K&S Model 1412 Automatic Wire Bonder. This machine marked K&S’ transition from mechanical machines to computerized systems.
Scott Kulicke was educated at Lafayette College and graduated from the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics. His wife Danielle Volckmar Kulicke is a Doctor of Psychology practicing in Ft. Washington Pa.
Mr. Kulicke is a past President of SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International) and served as a SEMI Director for eight years. He also served as one of the founding Directors of SEMATECH the consortium of U.S. semiconductor manufacturers and the U.S. Government for manufacturing competitiveness; was the founding Chairman and former director of SISA (Semiconductor Industry Suppliers Association) formerly known as SEMI/SEMATECH Inc. an organization of semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers supporting the goals of SEMATECH; and served as Chairman of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Technical Advisory Committee on Semiconductors. | 