DANBURY, Conn., Feb. 11, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- ATMI, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATMI) today announced the appointment of Ellen Harmon as Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary.
"Ellen is a great match for ATMI at this stage of our development," said Doug Neugold, ATMI Chief Executive Officer. "Her diversified industry experience and manufacturing background will help make her an integral part of our management team as we work to further expand ATMI's growth potential."
"ATMI's high growth model requires a well-focused legal strategy to ensure its long term success," said Harmon. "Our work will concentrate on developing a model for the legal function that achieves the best and most cost-effective business result for ATMI."
Before joining ATMI, Ms. Harmon was Vice-President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of WHX Corporation, and its operating company, Handy & Harman, a diversified manufacturer. Prior to WHX, Harmon was Senior Vice-President, General Counsel, and Secretary of The Robert Allen Group, Inc. and Vice-President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Metallurg, Inc. She received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College. She is a member of the Association of Corporate Counsel, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and The New York State Bar Association.
ATMI provides specialty materials and high-purity materials handling and delivery solutions to the worldwide semiconductor industry. For more information, please visit atmi.com.
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