Richard Blickman - All Star 2018

Summary : Richard Blickman: Transformed BE Semiconductor (BESI) into a highly operationally-flexible equipment supplier, that can ride assembly equipment cycles with high margins

Richard Blickman — All Star 2018: Transformed BE Semiconductor (BESI) into a highly operationally-flexible equipment supplier, that can ride assembly equipment cycles with high margins

Recent market pullback caused 27% decline in revenues but gross margins improved
Result of a consistent transformation of BESI into a customer-centric organization
- Highly scalable staffing and supply-chain management
- Very few equipment suppliers have this level of scalability
This combined strategic positioning in high-growth assembly equipment segments has resulted in BESI being a leading assembly equipment supplier

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