Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 4, 2005
EDWARD C. GRADY is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Brooks
Automation, Inc. He joined Brooks in February 2003 as President and
Chief Operating Officer, and assumed the position of CEO on October 1,
2004. Prior to joining Brooks he successfully ran several divisions at
KLA-Tencor, including the largest revenue and profit-producing group,
helping grow the business to a level in excess of $1 billion in
revenues. Prior to KLA-Tencor, he served as President and CEO of Hoya
Micro Mask for three years, driving restructuring and cost reduction
initiatives to transform the business from a loss to a profit in two
years. He started his career as an Engineer for Monsanto/MEMC, and
during his 14 years with the company, rose to the position of Vice
President of Worldwide Sales for EPI, the most profitable division in
MEMC. During his 30 years in the industry, Mr. Grady has held a number
of responsibilities that included engineering, sales, product marketing,
strategic marketing and management of profit and loss operations. He
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Southern Illinois
University and an MBA from the University of Houston. Profile
Mr. Grady: Brooks has a history of being a supplier of automation
products to the semiconductor and semiconductor capital equipment
industry. The company
