ASM International N.V. nominates new CFO and new Supervisory Board Member
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
ALMERE, The Netherlands, - April 27, 2010 - ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI
and Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam: ASM) today announced the nominations of
Peter van Bommel for appointment as CFO and as a member of its Management Board
and Martin van Pernis for appointment to its Supervisory Board.
As of September 1, 2010, Mr. van Bommel will succeed Rob Ruijter who assumed the
position of CFO over the last 12 months on an interim basis. Mr. van Bommel has
more than twenty years experience in the electronics and semiconductor industry.
Between 2006 and 2008 he was CFO at NXP (former Philips Semiconductors) and he
currently is CFO of Odersun AG, a manufacturer of thin-film solar cells and
modules.
Mr. van Pernis will succeed Eric van Amerongen whose current term ends at the
coming Annual General Meeting and who has decided not to stand for re-election.
Mr. van Pernis joined the Siemens Group in 1971 and retired at the end of 2009.
His working experience has been mainly in senior management positions with
Siemens Nederland N.V. Mr. van Pernis is currently chairman of the supervisory
board of Dutch Space B.V., a subsidiary of EADS. He also is member of the
supervisory boards of Aalberts Industries N.V., Feyenoord Rotterdam N.V.,
Batenburg Beheer B.V.
ASMI shareholders will be asked to approve the proposed appointments of Mr. van
Bommel and Mr. van Pernis for four-year terms at the Annual General Meeting on
May 20, 2010. ASMI's Supervisory Board is expected to appoint Mr. van Pernis as
member of the Nomination, Selection and Remuneration Committee.
Gert-Jan Kramer, chairman of the Supervisory Board, commented:
"I am very pleased to announce these proposed appointments to the Boards. Both
gentlemen have a solid background and they also bring extensive financial and
industry knowledge to the Company. I also would like to thank Eric van Amerongen
for his valuable contributions during his eight years tenure as a member and
vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board."
About ASM International
ASM International N.V., headquartered in Almere, the Netherlands, and its
subsidiaries design and manufacture equipment and materials used to produce
semiconductor devices. ASM International and its subsidiaries provide production
solutions for wafer processing (Front-end segment) as well as assembly and
packaging (Back-end segment) through facilities in the United States, Europe,
Japan and Asia. ASM International's common stock trades on NASDAQ (symbol ASMI)
and the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange (symbol ASM). For more information,
visit ASMI's website at www.asm.com
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including, but not limited to, the Company's reports on Form 20-F and Form 6-K.
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Datum: 27.04.2010 - 08:01 Uhr
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