William Amstutz Will Lead Akrion Sales Team

William Amstutz Will Lead Akrion Sales Team

Allentown, Pa., October 30, 2016 – Akrion Systems today announced the appointment of William Amstutz to lead Akrion’s sales efforts as Vice President, Global Sales. Mr. Amstutz replaces Joseph McManus who left to pursue other interests.

“We extend our thanks to Joe for his long and dedicated service to our company and wish him the best of luck and continued success in his future endeavors,” said Akrion Systems President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Ioannou.

Mr. Ioannou went on to say, “We welcome Bill back for another stint with the company. He is an accomplished professional, rich with experience in global capital equipment sales. In the many years that he worked with us, our customers and our team have always appreciated his abilities and his work ethic.

Bill Amstutz has had a career spanning more than thirty years in the semiconductor industry managing customer interfaces at industry leaders including SubMicron Systems, Primaxx, Verteq, Soitec, Quantum Clean and of course, for us at Akrion in a prior turn from 2003-2008. Bill holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology/Chemistry from Ohio Northern University.

About Akrion Systems Akrion Systems provides advanced surface preparation process solutions and systems, including single-­wafer and batch-­immersion cleaning tools for the microelectronic, photovoltaic and display industries. Akrion Systems’ customers produce a diverse range of products, including solar cells, integrated circuits for DRAM, Flash, Logic and MEMS as well as new and reclaimed semiconductor wafers, flat panel displays, and photomasks. The company’s headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania includes a class­1 clean room for process development and an ISO 9001:2000 compliant production facility.