Semiconductor specialist Husson is new CEO

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team May 31, 2005

Dr Cor Scholten is retiring from his job as Chief Executive Officer of Assembleon, and will be succeeded by Dr Leon Husson.

Dr Cor Scholten is retiring from his job as Chief Executive Officer of Assembleon, and will be succeeded by Dr Leon Husson.

Heading Assembleon, formerly Philips Electronics Manufacturing Technology (EMT), during one of the most turbulent periods in the global electronics manufacturing industry, Dr Scholten has achieved outstanding success in handing over a technologically advanced, entrepreneurial and stable company to his successor.

Dr Scholten has focused in recent months on strengthening corporate presence in Asia, and on appointing widely experienced technical and commercial managers to take on the task of penetrating the mainstream pick-and-place market with reliable product and excellent processes.

As Dr Scholten bows out as CEO he will remain in an advisory role at Assembleon until the end of 2005.

He is succeeded by Dr Leon Husson, currently Executive Vice President Consumer Businesses of Philips Semiconductors.

A Dutch national, Dr Husson joined Philips in 1983.

His previous experience with the company includes various product marketing roles, and Plant Directorships in the Netherlands and the UK.

He became a member of the Philips Semiconductors Management Team in 1998, as Managing Director for the Discrete Semiconductors Business Unit, and was appointed to his current role in 2000.

Dr Husson will assume his position as Assembleon's CEO on 1st July 2005.

He will enter the SMT manufacturing arena at a time when Assembleon is geared to become a leading player in the electronics manufacturing industry through multifunctional solutions, based on its multiple award winning AX platform, delivering optimum cost per placement.

Dr Leon Husson, 50, holds a master degree and doctorate in physics from the University of Leiden.

He is married and has three children.