Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 10, 2004
MARY G. PUMA has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Axcelis Technologies, Inc., since January 2002. Prior to her current
position, she also served as President and Chief Operating Officer from
May 2000 to January 2002, and Vice President from February 1999 to May
2000. In 1998, she became General Manager and Vice President of Axcelis'
Implant Systems Division. In May 1996, she joined Eaton Corporation as
General Manager of the Commercial Controls Division. Prior to joining
Eaton, Ms. Puma spent 15 years in various marketing and general
management positions for General Electric Company. Ms. Puma has a
Bachelor's degree in Economics from Tufts University and a Master's
degree in Management from the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. Profile
TWST: Would you begin by sketching out for us some of the highlights inthe history of Axcelis and a picture of things as they are now?
Ms. Puma: Axcelis is now the 11th largest semiconductor