Thomas Madsen

THOMAS MADSEN is President and CEO of Key Technology, Inc. He leads the
firm with more than 25 years of engineering and management experience.
Mr. Madsen held various positions including Vice President of
Engineering (1975), Vice President of Operations (1979) and President
(1980). Three years later, he and a small group of investors organized a
management buy-out of Key Technology and formed the company. In July
1993, Mr. Madsen led the concern through a successful initial public
offering of its common stock, which is traded on the NASDAQ stock
market. Mr. Madsen holds a Bachelor of Science-Mechanical Engineering
degree from Oregon State University. He is a Registered Professional
Engineer and a graduate of the Stanford Executive Program. Active in his
community, he serves as a board member for Key Technology, Inc. and the
local YMCA. In the spring of 1997, he was named Small Business Person of
the Year for Eastern Washington by the U.S. Small Business
Administration. Mr. Madsen is married and has two children.