MILPITAS, Calif. -- SEMI today announced that Tom Tsuneishi, Chairman of Tokyo Electron, will receive the 2021 SEMI Sales and Marketing Excellence Award, inspired by Bob Graham, for his contributions over his career. The 23rd recipient of the award, Tsuneishi will be honored for his systematic development of market strategies based on an approach that integrated system reliability, market adjacencies, globalization, technology development, and extreme customer support over the last four decades. He will be recognized during ceremonies at SEMICON Japan 2021 Hybrid, December 15-17 at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, and will be presented the award at the Industry Strategy Symposium (ISS) 2022, January 9-12 at Half Moon Bay, California.
ImageAt Tokyo Electron, Tsuneishi drove a mindset transformation of selling beyond Japan-based companies, first developing a strategic vision for investing in global operations in the U.S. and then replicating it in Korea, Taiwan, Europe, Singapore and China. He benefitted customers in these regions by enabling them to deliver better value and cost-of-ownership. By bringing the focus of exceptional Japanese quality to more customers, Tsuneishi helped drive the adoption of these standards worldwide to strengthen and grow the global semiconductor industry. Access to top-notch local technology centers and the delivery of local solutions by service and support organizations underpinned his quality standards.
"SEMI recognizes Tom Tsuneishi for being a true industry statesman who built bridges to connect the global semiconductor industry and raised the bar on delivering quality to customers," said Ajit Manocha, president and CEO of SEMI. "Tsuneishi-san is a worthy recipient of the SEMI Sales and Marketing Excellence award for his contributions to the industry over his long and illustrious career, and we greatly appreciate that he continues to share his insightful wisdom with the industry as a member of the SEMI International Board of Directors."
The SEMI Sales and Marketing Excellence Award was inspired by the late Bob Graham, the distinguished semiconductor industry leader, who was a member of the founding team of Intel. Graham also helped industry-leading companies such as Applied Materials and Novellus Systems during their formative years. The award was established to honor individuals for the creation and/or implementation of marketing programs that enhance customer satisfaction and further the growth of the semiconductor equipment and materials industry.
Eligible candidates are nominated by their industry peers and selected after due diligence by the SEMI Sales and Marketing Excellence Award Committee. Previous recipients of this award include: Mitsunobu Koshiba (2019), Luc Van den hove (2018), Toshio Maruyama (2017), Jim Bowen (2016), Terry (Tetsuro) Higashi (2015), Winfried Kaiser (2014), Joung Cho (JC) Kim (2013), G. Dan Hutcheson (2012), Franz Janker (2011), Martin van den Brink (2010), Peter Hanley (2009), Richard Hong (2008), Richard E. Dyck (2007), Aubrey (Bill) C. Tobey (2006), Archie Hwang (2005), Edward Braun (2004), Shigeru (Steve) Nakayama (2003), Jerry Hutcheson and Ed Segal (2002), Jim Healy and Barry Rapozo (2001), and Art Zafiropoulo (2000).
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