MKS Instruments, Inc. Appoints Geoff Wild as Class III Director
August 17, 2022 at 04:23 pm EDT
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On August 17, 2022, MKS Instruments, Inc. (the Company) completed its previously announced acquisition of Atotech Limited (Atotech), through the acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Atotech by Atotech Manufacturing, Inc. (Bidco) (the Acquisition). On August 17, 2022, immediately following closing of the Acquisition, Geoff Wild's appointment as a Class III Director of the Company became effective. Prior to the closing of the Acquisition, Mr. Wild was the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Atotech.
MKS Instruments, Inc. provides foundational technology solutions. The Company operates through three segments: Vacuum Solutions Division (VSD), Photonics Solutions Division (PSD), and Materials Solutions Division (MSD). The VSD segment delivers foundational technology solutions to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging and specialty industrial applications. VSD products are derived from its core competencies in pressure measurement and control, flow measurement and control, gas and vapor delivery, gas composition analysis, electronic control technology, reactive gas generation and delivery, power generation and delivery and vacuum technology. The PSD segment provides a range of instruments, components and subsystems to semiconductor manufacturing, electronics and packaging and specialty industrial applications. The MSD segment develops process and manufacturing technologies for advanced surface modification, electroless and electrolytic plating, and surface finishing.