Speakers

Dr. Russell Low became Axcelis’ CEO in May 2023. Dr. Low joined Axcelis in October 2016, first serving as Executive Vice President, Engineering and then as Executive Vice President, Global Customer and Engineering Operations effective January 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Low held the position of Vice President of Engineering, MOCVD Business Unit at Veeco Instruments since 2013, prior to which he was Veeco’s Senior Director of Engineering, Molecular Beam Epitaxy Business Unit beginning in 2012.

From 2003 to 2012, Dr. Low held a number of positions at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, most recently as Director of Technology. Prior to that, Dr. Low held engineering positions in the thermal processing and ion implant divisions of Applied Materials, Inc. Dr. Low received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Oxford University. He also holds an Executive MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a BS degree from Southampton University, and was a Visiting Fellow at Stanford University.  He has 44 granted US patents over multiple categories and has authored over 20 refereed papers.

Mr. Coogan joined Axcelis as Executive Vice President and CFO in September 2023. Mr. Coogan brings more than 20 years of finance, accounting, and investor relations experience across multiple industries, most recently in aerospace and defense. Mr. Coogan joins Axcelis after serving as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Kaman Corporation, a leading provider of aerospace and defense products. During his 15 years with Kaman, he held various management positions including Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development, Assistant Vice President, External Reporting and SEC Compliance, and Director, External Reporting and SEC Compliance. After starting his career at PwC, he held several financial management roles at Ann Taylor Stores Corporation and Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority before joining Kaman. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Yale School of Management, a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Connecticut and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting from the University of Connecticut.

Doug Lawson oversees all corporate marketing operations and strategy development for Axcelis Technologies. Before assuming this role, Mr. Lawson held the position of Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. Prior to joining the company in 2009, he held the position of General Manager of Luminus Devices. He has over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, and has held numerous executive and technical positions at BTU International, PRI Automation, Digital Equipment and Intel. Doug holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Lowell, as well as an MS degree in Manufacturing Engineering and an MBA from Boston University.

Greg Redinbo leads our efforts in developing products and marketing strategies.  He joined Axcelis in 2021 as Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Business Development. Greg has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor capital equipment industry.  Prior to joining Axcelis, he held the position of Vice President, Global Strategic Accounts at ASML, where his focus was on business and relationship growth with a leading logic manufacturer and prior to that was Global Vice President of Sales, Service and Applications at FEI, a microscopy solutions company.  His past positions also include Director of Sales, US and Europe, and Director of Product Marketing, High Current Products at Varian Semiconductor and Product Management in the Thermal Processing Division at Applied Materials. Greg holds a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Cornell University and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Davis. He has published numerous technical papers and holds a number of patents.