Veeco Instruments Inc. has announced the appointment of Susan Wilkerson to the position of senior vice president of global sales and service. She joins the company with over 25 years of semiconductor industry experience and will lead Veeco's worldwide sales and service teams. Ms. Wilkerson most recently served as vice president and general manager of strategic accounts at Lam Research where she successfully implemented revenue growth and customer satisfaction initiatives. Ms. Wilkerson also served in a variety of executive level roles at Applied Materials where she led their global accounts and North America operations organizations.