Brooks Automation Elects Two New Members to Board of Directors
Monday October 6, 9:28 am ET
CHELMSFORD, Mass., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq: BRKS - News), which delivers total automation for semiconductor manufacturing and related industries, today announced that two new independent directors have been elected to its Board of Directors. Effective October 1, 2003, A. Clinton Allen of Cambridge, Massachusetts and John K. McGillicuddy of Wayland, Massachusetts join the Board of Directors of Brooks, bringing to eight the number of directors.
Mr. Allen is the lead director and chairman of the audit committee of Steinway Musical Instruments, chairman of Collectors Universe and a director of Integrated Alarm Systems, Inc., all of which are publicly traded companies. He has previously served as chairman and CEO of Burgess & Leith/Advest and as a director of Blockbuster, Inc. and Swiss Army Brands. Mr. Allen is a graduate of Harvard University.
Mr. McGillicuddy is a retired audit partner of the accounting firm of KPMG LLP where he specialized in the high technology, manufacturing and retail segments. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of and chairman of the audit committee for Watts Industries, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange traded company, and the past chairman of the Better Business Bureau of Massachusetts. Mr. McGillicuddy is a graduate of Boston College.
Brooks chairman of the board and CEO Robert J. Therrien stated that "We are pleased to add to our Board two directors who bring Clint Allen's and John McGillicuddy's breadth of experience and expertise. Their addition to our Board reflects our belief in the importance of the role of independent directors as an essential element of our corporate governance processes and our commitment to the continued implementation of best practices for corporate governance at Brooks."
About Brooks Automation, Inc.
Brooks Automation (Nasdaq: BRKS - News) delivers automation solutions to the global semiconductor and related industries. The company's factory and tool automation hardware, software and professional services can manage every wafer, reticle and data movement in the fab, helping semiconductor manufacturers improve throughput and process control while reducing both cost and time to market. Brooks products and services are used in virtually every fab in the world. For more information, visit brooks.com.
Contact:
Mark Chung
Director of Investor Relations
Brooks Automation, Inc.
(978) 262-2459
mark.chung@brooks.com
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