Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 4, 1999
Peter S. Kirlin, PhD is Executive Vice President of ATMI, Inc. He has
been with ATMI since February 1988. Mr. Kirlin holds a PhD in Chemical
Engineering from the University of Delaware, has 22 issued US Patents
and has received numerous awards including the Victor K. LaMer Award
from the American Chemical Society. Profile
DANIEL P. SHARKEY is Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer of ATMI, Inc. He joined ATMI in April 1990. As ATMI's CFO, Mr.
Sharkey is responsible for planning ATMI's financing strategies and
managing ATMI's overall financial health. Before joining ATMI, he was
Vice President, Finance for Adage, Inc., a publicly traded computer
graphics manufacturer, from 1987-1990. From 1983-1987, Mr. Sharkey was
Corporate Controller for CGX Corporation, a venture capital-backed,
privately held computer graphics manufacturer that merged with Adage,
Inc., in 1987. From 1978 to 1983, he worked as a Certified Public
Accountant in the Boston office of KPMG Peat Marwick. He holds a BA in
Economics and Accounting from the College of the Holy Cross in
Worcester, Massachusetts. Profile
TWST: Let's start out by your giving us a brief overview of ATMI,gentlemen: the company's history, products, services, customers, those
kinds of things.
Dr. Kirlin: ATMI was really founded in