WLI Executive Staff Bios

Stephen A.A. Evans has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since August 2000. Stephen was formerly President from 1998 to August 2000. Prior to this, Stephen was Vice President of U.S. Customer Operations at Electroglas, Inc. and held various sales management positions. Stephen has 25+ years of experience in the semiconductor industry.

Robert J. Bollo has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since February 2004. Prior to joining Wentworth, Robert served for 8 years as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Photronics, Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer of photomasks for the semiconductor industry. Prior to Photronics, Robert was Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Kollmorgen Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange listed company with revenues in excess of 400 million prior to being acquired. Robert earned his CPA while with Price Waterhouse, and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Fairfield University.

Robert Rogers has served as General Manager, Vertical Probe Card Products since August 2004. Robert was formerly Director of Vertical Probe Cards from March 2004 to August 2004. Previously, Robert was promoted through the positions of Director of Engineering, Director of R&D, Vice President of Research, Director of Manufacturing and finally to Director of Operations for Exxon/Data Products/Tident-ITW. Robert holds 12 U.S. patents and has over 25 years of both engineering and management experience. Robert holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Degree from Cornell University.

Jeremy Hope has served as General Manager of Wentworth Laboratories Ltd., the company's UK subsidiary, since June 1999. Formerly Jeremy was the Production Manager from May 1998 to June 1999, and from February 1994 to May 1998 he held various customer support and engineering positions. Prior to joining Wentworth, Jeremy was a Product Manager for Biohm Maschinenbau GmbH in Germany.

Shinichiro Tabata is the Asian Operation Director, and he previously served as President of Wentworth Japan since 1999. Formerly Shinichiro supported equipment sales from 1991, was appointed Assistant Manager in 1996, and was promoted to Sales Manager in 1998. Shinichiro earned a Management Degree from Newbury College in Massachusetts in 1991.