Prior to joining UCT as Chief Executive Officer, Jim Scholhamer was corporate vice president and general manager at Applied Materials, Inc. in the Applied Global Services from 2010 to 2014 and the Display and Glass Products Groups from 2006 to 2010. During his tenure, Mr. Scholhamer played a critical role in improving the company’s execution in the 200mm Semiconductor and Display markets. He headed the display manufacturing and operations in 2008 when the group successfully delivered on $1B revenue, the largest ramp in group’s history. He also led the display group to capitalize on industry trends like OLED and touch screens for tablet, computers, and smart phones.

Prior to Applied Materials, Mr. Scholhamer was Chief Technical Officer and Chief Operational Officer of Applied Films Corporation. He holds a B.S. in engineering from the University of Michigan.

Scott Nicholas joined UCT with the acquisition of Quantum Global Technology LLC (QGT) in August 2018. At QGT Mr. Nicholas was the President, CEO and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Nicholas has more than thirty years of leadership experience at executive management in manufacturing, service and distribution companies. In addition to his 15+ year’s semiconductor experience, Mr. Nicholas has held leadership positions in protective clothing, sterile pharmaceutical, and implantable medical device manufacturing businesses, including executing two successful business turnaround ventures leading to profitable exits.

Mr. Nicholas earned a Masters of Management degree from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1984 and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1979.

Joe Williams joined UCT in February 2015 with the acquisition of Marchi Systems. Prior to his role as President of the Semiconductor Products & Solutions business, he lead UCT’s Customer Business Management organization. Mr. Williams was president of Marchi Systems at the time of acquisition and he worked previously at UCT as vice president of new business development. Mr. Williams semiconductor equipment industry experience also includes senior vice president of business development & engineering at AIT Corporation (also acquired by UCT), vice president of engineering and director of engineering & operations at Integrated Flow Systems and mechanical design engineer at Watkins-Johnson.

Mr. Williams hold a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University.

Clarence L. Granger has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2002 and as our Chairman since October 2006. Beginning in 1996, Mr. Granger had served multiple roles within the company, including Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Operations and culminating with twelve years as UCT’s Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining UCT, Mr. Granger held executive management roles at Seagate Technology, HMT Technology, and Xidex, including holding the position of chief executive officer for HMT Technology from 1993 to 1994. Mr. Granger has a B.S. in industrial engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a M.S. in industrial engineering from Stanford University.

Mr. Granger brings to the Board of Directors his thorough knowledge of UCT’s business, strategy, people, operations, competition and financial position. Mr. Granger provides recognized executive leadership and vision in addition to a global network of customer, industry and government relationships.

David ibnAle has served as a director of UCT since November 2002. Mr. ibnAle is a Founding and Managing Partner of Advance Venture Partners, LLC. He has over twenty years of experience as an investor in small and mid-sized growth companies in the technology, media and communications sectors. Prior to co-founding AVP in 2014, Mr. ibnAle was a Managing Partner of Augusta Columbia Capital Group from 2011 to 2013, and a Managing Director of TPG Growth, the growth equity and middle market investment platform of TPG, from 2008 to 2011. Prior to joining TPG Growth, he was an investment professional and a Partner at Francisco Partners from 1999 to 2008, and he began his investing career at Summit Partners. Mr. ibnAle has served on the boards of directors of a number of public and private technology companies, and he currently serves on the boards of directors of Above Average Productions, Hytrust, Nativo, Unified and UrbanSitter. Mr. ibnAle holds a B.A. in Public Policy and a M.A. in International Development Policy from Stanford University, and a M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

Mr. ibnAle provides to the Board of Directors expertise in corporate finance, accounting and strategy. Through his experience, Mr. ibnAle brings a thorough understanding of business management including investment, corporate strategy and M&A to UCT’s growth initiatives.

Emily Liggett has served as director of UCT since May 2014. She is currently Chief Executive Officer of NovaTorque, a company she joined in March 2009 and has thirty years of experience as engineer, technology entrepreneur and corporate executive. Previously, Ms. Leggett was CEO of Apexon, CEO of Capstone Turbine and CEO of Elo TouchSystems. Prior to these roles she held assignments in sales, marketing, operations and general management at Raychem Corporation, including GM of the Raychem Telecommunications Division. She has had several international experiences; working in Switzerland with EPFL, Australia with McKinsey, Japan with TouchPanel Systems and Belgium with the European Community Task Force for Industrial Innovation. Ms. Leggett has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, a M.S. degree in Manufacturing Systems and a M.B.A. from Stanford University.

Ms. Liggett provides the board with the perspective on what is required to commercialize new technology-based products, which she has successfully done many times in her career. Additionally, Ms. Liggett provides an international perspective as well as expertise in general management, sales and marketing and operations.

Barbara V. Scherer joined the UCT board in June 2015. She is also a member of the board of directors of NETGEAR, Inc. and ANSYS, Inc. She also served as a director of Keithley Instruments, Inc. from 2004 until its acquisition in 2010. She has experience serving on the boards of non-profit organizations. Ms. Scherer currently is a private investor. Ms. Scherer was Senior Vice President, finance and administration and chief financial officer of Plantronics, Inc., from 1998 to 2012. She was responsible for all aspects of the company’s financial management, as well as information technology, legal and investor relations. Prior to Plantronics, Ms. Scherer held executive management positions spanning eleven years in the disk drive industry, was an associate with The Boston Consulting Group, and was a member of the corporate finance team at ARCO. Ms. Scherer received a B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara and her M.B.A. from the School of Management at Yale University.

With a career spanning more than 30 years including 25 in senior financial leadership roles in the technology industry, Ms. Scherer provides the Company with practical and strategic insight into complex financial reporting and management issues as well as significant operational expertise.