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Mike Allison — All Star 2021: Continuing VAT’s successful strategy and dominating as key vacuum valve supplier to the semiconductor equipment space. The company’s technology is critical to all major equipment suppliers.
- Investments in global operations to support equipment OEMs as well as chipmakers in all major regions.
- Managing in a hyper-growth environment and investing in capacity sometimes against critical investor views.
- Positioning VAT as a trusted vacuum technology supplier for years to come and securing future growth with strategic investments and resources in semiconductor equipment and other industries.