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Richard S. Hill has been Novellus' chief executive officer (CEO) and a member of the board of directors since 1993. He was appointed chairman of the board in May of 1996.
Before joining Novellus, Mr. Hill spent 12 years at Tektronix, Inc., where he held a variety of positions, including president of Tektronix Development Company, vice president of the Test and Measurement Group and president of Tektronix Components Corporation. Prior to joining Tektronix, he held engineering management positions at General Electric, Motorola and Hughes Aircraft Company.
Mr. Hill holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Illinois and a master's degree in business administration from Syracuse University. He is a board member of the University of Illinois Foundation and also serves on the boards of LSI and Arrow Electronics. | 