SUNNYVALE, California
June 7, 2005
SUNNYVALE, California ‹ June 7, 2005‹ JSR
Micro, Inc., the Sunnyvale-based, U.S. operations for
JSR Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, has promoted two of
its own. Effective June 17, Eric R. Johnson will take
over as president of the company and Mark Dennen will
expand his responsibilities as vice president of sales.
Prior to these promotions, Johnson served as chief operating
officer and Dennen as national sales manager.
In his new role, Johnson¹s responsibilities will
range from day-to-day operations in the US, to development
and US integration of global strategies. Johnson assumes
the responsibilities of former JSR Micro president,
Toshiyuki Fujimoto, who has been promoted to Executive
Officer and General Manager of Accounting & Finance
Department at JSR Corporation in Tokyo. Dennen¹s
role will expand to include those of corporate officer
of the company.
³Fujimoto-san has nurtured an atmosphere centered
on quality, innovation and customer collaboration,²
said Johnson. ³These traditions will serve as our
foundation as we build the company¹s future. I
wish him the best of luck in his new role at JSR Corporation.²
³Eric and Mark bring proven leadership to our
US operations,² said Nobu Koshiba, General Manager
of the Semiconductor Materials Division. ³JSR remains committed to growing our current market share
and leveraging our US presence to further enable development
of leading edge electronic materials. Placing Americans
in leadership roles in the US is key to our strategic
vision for JSR Corporation and our US operations.²
Johnson joined JSR Micro in 2001 as senior vice president
in charge of technology and business development. Prior
to joining JSR, Johnson spent more than 10 years at
Nikon Precision Inc. where he oversaw the technical
aspects of all U.S. sales efforts. Dennen joined JSR
in 1990 since which time he has been instrumental in
JSR¹s ascension to the world¹s leading photoresist
supplier.
JSR Micro produces and supplies custom materials for
the advanced semiconductor and electronic device fabrication
industries. As an established, worldwide supplier of
lithography process products, JSR Micro continues to
expand its reach in electronic materials with CMP slurries
and pads, packaging materials and spin-on low-k dielectrics.
About JSR Micro, Inc. (www.jsrmicro.com)
A global supplier for leading semiconductor manufacturers,
JSR Micro designs and produces advanced materials for
the semiconductor industry, including high performance
photoresists, CMP consumables, low-k dielectrics and
packaging materials.
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