St. Peters, Mo., USA - October 12, 2012, St. Peters, Mo., USA - MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., a semiconductor and solar technology company, appointed three new independent directors to the board, including Antonio Alvarez, Jeffry Quinn and Steven Tesoriere, effective October 11, 2012.
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Mr. Alvarez is the Chief Operating Officer at Aptina Imaging. Prior to joining Aptina, Mr. Alvarez served as Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Analogic Technologies, Chief Executive Officer of Leadis Technology, and Senior Vice-President of the Memory Products Division as well as Research & Development at Cypress Semiconductor.
Mr. Alvarez has Bachelor's and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is currently a member of its Advisory Board. Mr. Alvarez also serves on the board of ChipMOS Technologies, an independent provider of semiconductor testing and assembly services to customers in Taiwan, Japan, and the United States.
Mr. Quinn is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Quinn Group LLC, a diversified holding company, and Quinpario Partners LLC, an investment and operating firm in the performance materials and specialty chemical sectors. Prior to forming The Quinn Group and Quinpario in July 2012, Mr, Quinn served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Solutia Inc., a global leader in specialty chemicals, since 2004 and also served as Chairman of the Board of Solutia since 2006.
He held those positions until the sale of Solutia in July 2012 to Eastman Chemical Company. Prior to that, Quinn served as Chief Restructuring Officer, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Solutia, Executive Vice President of Premcor, Inc. and Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Arch Coal Inc.
Mr. Quinn holds both a Juris Doctor and a mining engineering degree from the University of Kentucky and serves on the board of directors of Tronox Limited, one of the world's largest fully integrated producers of titanium ore and titanium dioxide. ■