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Impress existing customers and win new ones
Develop our people as our primary asset
Take responsibility and be accountable for your actions
Pursue personal growth and business excellence through learning
Think and act in innovative ways to manage and grow our business
Founding of Kulicke and Soffa
Becoming incorporated
Making history
Going public
Advancing towards Flip Chip technology
Fastest machine on the market
Expanding to China
Strategic acquisition and expansion
The birth of the Power Series
Expanding further into Asia
Becoming a technology hub in Asia
Unveiling GEN-S Series Smart Bonders
Exploring new horizons
Another strategic acquisition
Expanding into Advanced Dispensing Market
Introducing groundbreaking technology
Answering next gen packaging challenges
Mr. Wong joined K&S in September 2011 as General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs, and is now the Company’s Interim CEO and Chief Financial Officer, overseeing Finance, IT, and Facilities. With over 20 years of legal leadership at U.S.-listed and Asia-based companies, he offers extensive expertise in global corporate law.
General Counsel, Gigamedia Limited (NASDAQ-listed)
Directed the company's worldwide legal operations.
Senior Legal Counsel, CDC Corporation (NASDAQ-listed)
Delivered legal oversight and support for corporate activities.
Executive, Cowen Latitude Asia (subsidiary of Cowen Group)
Contributed to the firm’s investment banking initiatives in Asia.
Interim CEO,
Executive Vice President, Finance and IT and
Chief Financial Officer
Nelson serves as Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Global Supply Chain at Kulicke & Soffa. He began his career with the company in 1997 as Application Manager and later advanced to lead the Ball Bonder Product Management team.
Process and Packaging Engineering Manager, STMicroelectronics
Managed process and packaging engineering operations for 13 years.
Senior Vice President,
Global Sales & Global Supply Chain
Bob is the Senior Vice President of Central Engineering and Chief Technology Officer, overseeing research and development of packaging solutions across all K&S products. With over 30 years in the semiconductor industry, he has published over 50 papers with multiple patents, led advancements in copper wire bonding, and now drives R&D and pathfinding for advanced packaging.
Vice President of Process Engineering, K&S
Led process engineering initiatives across the organization.
Equipment Development Director, K&S
Oversaw equipment development and innovation.
Wire Bonding Development Engineer, K&S
Early role focused on wire bonding technology development.
Senior Vice President,
Central Engineering & Chief Technology Officer
Meng Kwong is the Vice President of the Aftermarket Products & Services Business Unit at Kulicke & Soffa. He leads portfolio expansion and builds competitive advantages to grow market share and drive revenue.
General Manager, Mattson Support Product Group, Mattson Technology
Oversaw aftermarket products business, global service organization, and regional logistics operations.
General Manager, Customer Support Business Group (Southeast Asia), Lam Research
Leadership roles at Novellus Systems and Applied Materials
Held various positions during a career spanning more than 20 years in leading semiconductor equipment companies.
Senior Vice President,
Aftermarket Products and Services & Advanced Dispensing Solutions
John serves as Vice President and General Manager of the Advanced Solutions Business Unit, responsible for developing and managing the products of the Advanced Packaging solution. With over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, he has contributed to the development of multiple wire bonding and advanced packaging machine platforms, and is a named inventor on multiple patents.
Vice President, Advanced Packaging Engineering, Kulicke & Soffa
Global Director, Mechanical Engineering, Kulicke & Soffa
Motion Systems Development Engineer, Kulicke & Soffa (1995)
Vice President and General Manager,
Advanced Solutions
Ivy serves as Vice President and General Manager of the wire bonding business units, overseeing products such as ball bonders, wedge bonders, and clip attach solutions. With over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, she has driven innovation and operational excellence in wire bonding equipment and technologies. She holds over 60 worldwide patents and has co-authored two electronic packaging books.
Vice President, Ball Bonder Engineering, Kulicke & Soffa
Director, Process Engineering, Kulicke & Soffa
Process Engineer, Kulicke & Soffa (1994)
Vice President and General Manager,
Wire Bonding
Cheam joined K&S in September 2010 as Director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development and now serves as Vice President of Corporate Strategy. He brings more than 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry.
Senior Director, Strategic Marketing, GLOBALFOUNDRIES
Senior Director, Product Marketing, Chartered Semiconductor (now GLOBALFOUNDRIES)
Technical roles at IBM Microelectronics, STMicroelectronics, and Fairchild Semiconductor
Held positions in IC design and field application engineering.
Vice President,
Corporate Strategy
Lisa joined K&S in January 2012 as Vice President of Global Human Resources. With over 14 years of experience across public and private sectors, she offers broad international expertise in Asian markets.
Various HR Leadership Roles, Dell
Responsible for talent management, leadership development, and organizational development.
Vice President,
Global Human Resources
Zi Yao is the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Kulicke & Soffa. He joined the company in December 2020 as Senior Manager, Legal Affairs, advanced to Director in January 2023, and serves as Senior Director, Legal Affairs, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. Recently, he has been appointed as Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Senior Regional Counsel, Sumitomo Chemical
Corporate Counsel, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Dentons
Began his legal career specializing in M&A, securities, and corporate law.
Vice President,
Legal Affairs, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Eugene joined K&S in January 2013 as Senior Director for Consumables Products (Capillaries and Blades). He was promoted to Vice President of Business Development and Product Marketing for the Aftermarket Product Services (APS) Business Unit in 2017, advanced to Vice President of Global Business Operations (Business Fulfilment and Sales Operations) in 2019.
Various Business Development & Product Management Roles
NASDAQ-listed semiconductor equipment and material companies (California).
General Manager, SalesHead for Greater China — U.S. subsidiaries
Stationed in Taiwan, managed sales operations for Greater China.
Vice President,
Equipment Manufacturing Operations and Quality
Chairman of the Board
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
Retired President
Global Components
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
Retired President & Chief Executive Officer
Barnes Group Inc.
Non-Executive Director
AMD
Non-Executive Director
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
Non-Executive Director
Niron Magnetics
Chairman of the Board
Lattice Semiconductor CorporationLead Independent Director
Ambarella, Inc.
Retired Chief Financial Officer
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd.
President & Chief Executive Officer
The Chemours Company
