Intevac Announces Appointment of Kevin Barber as Board Chairman
October 01 2024 - 3:05PM
Business Wire
Replacing David S. Dury, Board Chairman
Since 2017, as Part of the Company’s Planned Succession
Strategy
Intevac, Inc. (Nasdaq: IVAC), a leading supplier of thin-film
processing systems, today announced the appointment of Kevin Barber
as the Company’s Board Chairman, effective today. Mr. Barber
succeeds David S. Dury, who has served as Board Chairman since 2017
and will remain on the Board until the annual meeting of
stockholders in 2025.
“I would like to thank David for his meaningful contributions
during his time as Board Chairman,” commented Nigel Hunton,
Intevac’s president and chief executive officer. “David has proven
to be a critical asset to the Company and has been instrumental in
many key aspects of the Company’s success. We are pleased to
announce Kevin as our new Board Chairman. Kevin has been with us
for several years, and his acumen, customer knowledge, proven track
record and true technical expertise will make him a continued
strong asset to the Company. All of us at Intevac are looking
forward to working with both as we continue to execute on our
growth strategy and deliver shareholder value.”
Mr. Dury has been the Board Chairman since 2017 and has overseen
a number of key deliverables for the Company, including significant
upgrades at the Board level in 2018, 2019 and this year. In
addition to these appointments, Mr. Dury led the hire of Nigel
Hunton as CEO in early 2022. Mr. Dury also successfully oversaw the
sale of Photonics in 2021, a move that simplified and focused the
Company into one business.
Mr. Barber joined the Board of Directors in 2018, bringing a
wealth of expertise that is deeply relevant to his role at Intevac.
Mr. Barber has experience growing businesses such as Synaptics,
where the touch and display business grew to over $1 billion in
annual revenue. Additionally, he has built semiconductor
manufacturing capability with multiple global factories and led
multiple businesses toward growth creation. Mr. Barber is also
deeply familiar with the Company, its technology and opportunities,
having been a member of the Board since 2018.
“It has been an honor to work with Intevac's outstanding board
members and senior management throughout my tenure as Chairman, and
I am delighted to welcome Kevin to the role and look forward to
continuing to serve the Company’s Board of Directors at this
exciting time,” commented Mr. Dury.
About Intevac, Inc.
Founded in 1991, we are a leading provider of thin-film process
technology and manufacturing platforms for high-volume
manufacturing environments. As a long-time supplier to the hard
disk drive (HDD) industry, our industry-leading 200 Lean® platform
supports the majority of the world’s capacity for HDD disk media
production, as well as all technology upgrade initiatives currently
underway in support of next-generation HAMR (heat-assisted magnetic
recording) media. With over 30 years of leadership in designing,
developing, and manufacturing high-productivity, thin-film
processing systems, we also are leveraging our technology and
know-how for additional markets with our groundbreaking TRIO™
platform, which enables high-value coatings to be deployed
cost-effectively on an array of glass displays and other
substrates, including for consumer devices. For more information
call 408-986-9888, or visit the Company's website at
www.intevac.com.
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