Dave Savastano05.30.14
To support sales of its inkjet printing manufacturing solution for OLED applications, Kateeva, Inc. announced two key moves. First, the company named expert sales executive, Larry Timm, as senior vice president of customer satisfaction. Timm’s strength is selling complex capital equipment and related process technologies to marquee electronics manufacturing customers in Asia and Europe. At Kateeva he’ll drive business in Asia, manage customer relationships, and create a world-class infrastructure to support key accounts.
Second, Kateeva announced the planned expansion of its Silicon Valley facilities to create dedicated manufacturing space. The first YIELDjet tools for mass production will be built at this location. YIELDjet is the world’s first inkjet printer designed from the ground up to mass produce flexible and large-size OLED panels. With unique precision deposition capabilities, YIELDjet makes production of such ultra-light, paper-thin OLED displays economically viable – for the first time.
Kateeva President Dr. Conor Madigan called the decision to build the first tools in Silicon Valley a practical move. “Here, we can access top-class engineers and proven suppliers, while also establishing copy-exact protocols for future manufacturing in other locations,” he said. “Moving into production is a big milestone for Kateeva. And it’s the right point to add a global customer satisfaction executive to the team. We’re pleased to welcome Larry.”
For two-plus decades, Timm has helped U.S. technology companies build strong businesses in Asia and Europe. At venture-backed start-ups and large public corporations, he built international operations, closed complex sales, found new markets for advanced technologies and facilitated multi-level customer relationships. He has particular expertise in wafer fab process equipment, having helped companies like Novellus Systems, Tencor Instruments and Teradyne debut transformational technologies and then engineer speedy sales ramps.
Second, Kateeva announced the planned expansion of its Silicon Valley facilities to create dedicated manufacturing space. The first YIELDjet tools for mass production will be built at this location. YIELDjet is the world’s first inkjet printer designed from the ground up to mass produce flexible and large-size OLED panels. With unique precision deposition capabilities, YIELDjet makes production of such ultra-light, paper-thin OLED displays economically viable – for the first time.
Kateeva President Dr. Conor Madigan called the decision to build the first tools in Silicon Valley a practical move. “Here, we can access top-class engineers and proven suppliers, while also establishing copy-exact protocols for future manufacturing in other locations,” he said. “Moving into production is a big milestone for Kateeva. And it’s the right point to add a global customer satisfaction executive to the team. We’re pleased to welcome Larry.”
For two-plus decades, Timm has helped U.S. technology companies build strong businesses in Asia and Europe. At venture-backed start-ups and large public corporations, he built international operations, closed complex sales, found new markets for advanced technologies and facilitated multi-level customer relationships. He has particular expertise in wafer fab process equipment, having helped companies like Novellus Systems, Tencor Instruments and Teradyne debut transformational technologies and then engineer speedy sales ramps.