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Genus Hires New Sales and Marketing VP to Lead ALD Adoption Efforts SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genus, Inc. , a leading provider of critical deposition technology for the semiconductor and data storage industries, announced today the appointment of Mr. John Voltz to vice president of sales and marketing. Voltz will oversee the growth and development of Genus' existing customer base and identify new accounts for atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology adoption. Voltz comes to Genus with over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor equipment industry, most recently at Matrix Integrated Systems, Inc., in which he held the position of VP field operations. In that role, Voltz had global management responsibility for sales, marketing, customer support and training. "John brings a wealth of sales management experience with a focus on operational excellence," commented Bill Elder, Genus chairman and CEO." I am delighted to have John on the team. His experience will be invaluable as we continue to drive our products into volume production and infiltrate deeper into new and existing accounts." Prior to his position at Matrix, Voltz worked as sales manager for global accounts at Therma-Wave, where he had responsibility for sales and account management in the Eastern US, including Lucent and IBM worldwide. He also held sales management, account management and customer support responsibilities with PMT (now Trikon) and Silicon Valley Group, Inc. About Genus: Genus, Inc. manufactures critical deposition processing products for the global semiconductor industry and the data storage industry. To enable the production of intricate micro computer chips and electronic storage devices, Genus offers its StrataGem and LYNX series production-proven equipment for 200mm and 300mm semiconductor production, and offers thin film deposition products for chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD), and pre-clean capabilities. Genus is at the forefront of market and technology developments in the ALD marketplace, which is gaining acceptance worldwide as a critical technology for sub 0.13-micron production of computer chips and electronic storage devices. Genus' customers include semiconductor and data storage manufacturers located throughout the United States, Europe and the Pacific Rim including Korea, Japan and Taiwan. Founded in 1981, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For additional information visit Genus' web site at http://www.genus.com/. LYNX2(R) and LYNX3(TM) are trademarks of Genus, Inc. DATASOURCE: Genus, Inc. CONTACT: Trine Pierik of Positio Public Relations, Inc., +1-408-453-2400, or , for Genus; or Shum Mukherjee of Genus, Inc., +1-408-747-7140, or Web site: http://www.genus.com/

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