Wentworth Laboratories, a market leading manufacturer of wafer probe stations and cantilever probe cards, has appointed a new Head of Sales and Marketing to support its long-term growth strategy. Alan Christie, an experienced business development professional with engineering background, previously worked for the company for a period of 13 years in a number of roles including Head of European Customer Operations.
After 12 years away from Wentworth working in technical sales roles including co-owning a technology solution business, Alan has returned to the company to support its continued growth and bring additional expertise to its global activities.
Alan brings a vast amount of product experience and knowledge of the semiconductor industry to this new role which is designed to support and develop Wentworth’s existing customer base and global network of representatives. In addition, Alan is a qualified electronics engineer with nine years hands-on experience.
I am very excited to be back as I have a real passion for semiconductor testing” said Alan. “Wentworth Laboratories has an excellent reputation in the market in particular for custom wafer probing solutions and probe cards. I am proud to be part of the team again and look forward to renewing old contacts in the industry.”
Jeremy Hope, General Manager at Wentworth Laboratories commented:
We are delighted to welcome back Alan to the company. With his extensive knowledge of our products and the semiconductor market, he will play a vital role in the growth of the business. His appointment puts us into an excellent position to respond to the increased demand for our specialist wafer probing solutions.”