Henkel Announces New Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Technical Service for the Americas
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Henkel Corporation's electronics group today announced the appointment of Dr. Gordon Fischer to the position of Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Technical Service for the Americas.
In his new role, Dr. Fischer will lead the Americas sales team, manage and direct the company's strategic marketing initiatives and oversee the technical service infrastructure in support of Henkel's semiconductor and printed circuit board assembly products. Key to Henkel's success as a global materials leader are the company's pioneering work in lead-free materials research and development, a continued focus on material set development to simplify customers' design requirements and expedite new product introductions, and the never-ending quest to provide global support at a local level. All of these initiatives will remain top priorities as Dr. Fischer leads the sales, marketing and tech service teams.
As previous Global Director of Product Management for Henkel's semiconductor business and a 15-year electronics industry veteran, Dr. Fischer brings extensive market and product expertise to his new role. Throughout his career, Dr. Fischer has held various research and development positions with leading electronics firms, most notably Dow Chemical and Rohm and Haas, where he was employed just prior to joining Henkel.
"It is an incredibly exciting time to be part of the leading global materials supplier," says Fischer. "The electronics industry is facing one of our greatest manufacturing challenges as we make the transition to lead-free production and Henkel has been at the forefront of materials research and development, yielding several leading-edge lead-free solder materials and compatible fluxes, underfills, encapsulants, die attach materials and mold compounds. This really is history in the making and Henkel is leading the charge."
Foremost among Fischer's goals in his new role are the continued expansion of the company's presence among top EMS and OEM firms, sharing Henkel's years of lead-free research and process expertise with customers through enhanced and easily accessible sales and support channels, and promoting the company's unique approach to materials set development which enables semiconductor packaging specialists to realize accelerated product design cycles and significant cost savings.
Dr. Fischer holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and has spent the last seven years with Henkel Corporation. In his new position, he will be based in the company's Irvine, California technical center and will report directly to Henkel electronics group President, Patrick Trippel.
About the electronics group of Henkel
Henkel is one of the world's leading and most progressive providers of qualified, compatible material sets for semiconductor packaging, board level assembly and advanced soldering solutions. Through its Hysol, Loctite and Multicore brands, and its global customer support infrastructure, the electronics group of Henkel delivers world-class materials products, process expertise and total solutions across the board to enable tomorrow's electronic industry.
The Henkel Group, a Fortune Global 500 company, operates in three strategic business areas: Home Care; Personal care; and Adhesives, Sealants and Surface Treatments, which serves the transportation, electronics, aerospace, metal, durable goods, consumer goods, maintenance and repair and packaging industries, and offers a broad range of products for the craftsman and consumer. With brands and technologies, Henkel makes people's lives easier, better, and more beautiful. 50,000 employees work for the Henkel Group worldwide. People in 125 countries around the world trust in brands and technologies from Henkel - "A Brand like a Friend".
Contact
Henkel Corporation
Doug Dixon
Phone: 949-789-2500
Fax: 949-785-2595
doug.dixon@us.henkel.com
www.electronics.henkel.com
