HAYWARD, Calif., March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: UCTT), a leading developer and supplier of critical systems and subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat panel, medical, energy and research industries, today announced the appointment of Mr. Casey Eichler to the position of President and Chief Financial Officer, effective March 25, 2015.
Mr. Eichler has over 25 years of executive experience and joined UCT in August of 2009 as the company's Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that Casey was on the company's board of directors from February of 2004 to July of 2009 and served as the Chair of the Audit committee.
Jim Scholhamer, Ultra Clean's Chief Executive Officer, congratulated Mr. Eichler. "We are very excited to have Casey expand his executive leadership role at UCT. Casey's background with UCT makes him the ideal candidate to lead our strategy around corporate and business development. I look forward to working with Casey to continue to build our long-term strategy and develop new business."
Before joining UCT, Mr. Eichler was the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Credence Systems from January 2008 to November 2008, and the executive vice president of operations and chief financial officer of MarketTools from March 2006 to December 2007. Casey served as the vice president and chief financial officer of MIPS Technologies from June 1998 to February 2006. Prior to that, he held management positions with several technology companies including Visigenic Software, NeXT, Inc., and Microsoft. Mr. Eichler holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from St. John's University.
"I appreciate the opportunity to broaden my role at UCT and work with Jim to accelerate the company's success", said Casey Eichler Ultra Clean's President and Chief Financial Officer. "I believe we have a great team and an exciting opportunity to grow our business in the future."
In his new position Mr. Eichler will continue to report to Jim Scholhamer.
About Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. is a leading developer and supplier of critical systems and subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat panel, medical, energy and research industries. Ultra Clean offers its customers an integrated outsourced solution for gas delivery systems and other subassemblies, improved design-to-delivery cycle times, component neutral design and manufacturing and component testing capabilities. Ultra Clean's customers are primarily original equipment manufacturers for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat panel, medical, energy and research industries. Ultra Clean is headquartered in Hayward, California. Additional information is available at www.uct.com.
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