William P. Noglows, age 49, has been a Director of the Company since February 2007. Mr. Noglows is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (NASDAQ:CCMP), a leading worldwide supplier of consumable products used in the semiconductor manufacturing process. He assumed his current position at Cabot Microelectronics Corporation in 2003. Prior to that, he was an Executive Vice President and General Manager at Cabot Corporation. In this position he was responsible for running the company's $1.2 billion core particle business, which included operations in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Mr. Noglows was a primary founder of Cabot Microelectronics, which has been a fully independent, publicly traded entity since 2000. He received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Noglows has been determined by the Board to be "independent" under NASDAQ listing standards. |