Skyler • Management

Steve Cooper
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Experienced corporate executive and successful entrepreneur with an extensive career in high technology
15 years with Intel and Silicon Systems
Former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Etec Systems, Inc., the leading supplier of electron and laser beam mask patterning equipment for the semiconductor industry

Michael Lenahan
Senior Vice President

Over 15 years of product development experience focusing on innovation, integration and implementation of product solutions across the areas of business, technology and user experience
Former User Experience Manager, Windows Client Division of Microsoft
Managing Director of Customer Experience at Scient Corporation, a services firm focused on technology, business, and experience strategy across financial services, healthcare, and retail markets

Mark Gesley, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President

Over 25 years experience in the semiconductor equipment industry with an emphasis on new technology development
Former Chief Technology Officer of Etec Systems, responsible for R&D across all product lines
Widely respected author of over 50 theoretical and technical papers

Valerie Bannert-Thurner, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Skyler Europe

Former VP of Business Development at Skyler US where she played an instrumental role in Skyler’s product strategy, competitive positioning, and partnership development
Strategic development and reorganization specialist with companies including BMW, TNT Logistics, Schindler, and others
Author of the book Mastering the Acquirer's Innovation Dilemma, published by Palgrave Macmillan in Fall 2005
Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich

Richard Chmiel
Vice President Worldwide Sales & Customer Service