News Release from: Henkel Loctite Adhesives
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 6 February 2006
Fischer to focus on lead-free in the Americas
Henkel Corporation's Electronics Group has appointed Dr Gordon Fischer to the position of Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Technical Service for the Americas.
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Henkel Corporation's Electronics Group has appointed Dr Gordon Fischer to the position of Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Technical Service for the Americas. In his new role, Dr Fischer will lead the Americas sales team, manage and direct the company's strategic marketing initiatives and oversee the technical service infrastructure in support of Henkel's semiconductor and printed circuit board assembly products. Key to Henkel's success as a global materials leader are the company's pioneering work in lead-free materials research and development, a continued focus on material set development to simplify customers' design requirements and expedite new product introductions, and the never-ending quest to provide global support at a local level.
All these initiatives will remain top priorities as Dr Fischer leads the sales, marketing and tech service teams.
As previous Global Director of Product Management for Henkel's semiconductor business and a 15-year electronics industry veteran, Dr Fischer brings extensive market and product expertise to his new role.
Throughout his career, Dr Fischer has held various research and development positions with leading electronics firms, most notably Dow Chemical and Rohm and Haas, where he was employed just prior to joining Henkel.
'It is an incredibly exciting time to be part of the leading global materials supplier', says Fischer.
'The electronics industry is facing one of our greatest manufacturing challenges as we make the transition to lead-free production and Henkel has been at the forefront of materials research and development, yielding several leading-edge lead-free solder materials and compatible fluxes, underfills, encapsulants, die attach materials and mould compounds'.
'This really is history in the making and Henkel is leading the charge'.
Foremost among Fischer's goals in his new role are the continued expansion of the company's presence among top EMS and OEM firms, sharing Henkel's years of lead-free research and process expertise with customers through enhanced and easily accessible sales and support channels, and promoting the company's unique approach to materials set development which enables semiconductor packaging specialists to realise accelerated product design cycles and significant cost savings.
Dr Fischer holds a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and has spent the last seven years with Henkel Corporation.
In his new position, he will be based in the company's Irvine, California technical centre and will report directly to Henkel Electronics Group President, Patrick Trippel.
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