AMAT veteran Fergus Clarke joins Picodeon as CEO
Picodeon, a coating technology specialist has announced that Fergus Clarke has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer.
Clarke brings over twenty-five years of global high technology management experience. His appointment comes at a point where Picodeon is experiencing strong interest from OEMs in Battery, LED, Optical, and Life Science applications.
"We are excited to have Fergus Clarke join our team. Fergus' depth of leadership experience at Applied Materials and smaller high growth companies will be important as Picodeon grows its business to meet the demand from our customer base," says Nikolay Danilov, Chairman of the Board, at Picodeon.
Clarke was at Applied Materials for eighteen years, in various leadership positions in Operations, Business Development and General Management, working in Germany, Ireland, and the USA. He contributed to the revenue growth from $1 billion to $10 billion. Subsequent to Applied, he led start ups in Healthcare and Nutraceuticals, and most recently was Vice President at UTi, a global supply chain company.
"I am excited to come on board with Picodeon at such an important time for the company," says Clarke, "Picodeon's innovative technology, highly skilled team, and focused investors have positioned them uniquely to bring new solutions to emerging application spaces. I look forward to scaling the company so that all our customers can benefit from Picodeon's capabilities".
Clarke also adds, "I would like to thank Jari Liimatainen for leading the team in the dual role of CEO/CTO until my appointment. I look forward to working closely with Jari as he now focuses on our Technology Roadmap, and developing solutions for our customers".
Clarke holds a B.Sc, and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA.
Picodeon is a Finnish nanotechnology company which specialises in thin film coatings and surface treatments with its patented Coldab Ultra-Short Pulsed Laser Deposition (USPLD) process. Picodeon provides equipment, solutions and services for its clients.
