Semefab

Ian F. McNaught

Global Business Manager

Ian joined Semefab in August 2006 as the MEMS Business Manager with global responsibility for the sales, profit+loss, marketing and commercialisation of MEMS. This remit includes ownership of the Micro and Nanotechnology (MNT) strategy and execution of the £13.6M investment, partly funded by Scottish Enterprise (SE) and the Technology Strategy Board (TSB).

In January 2010, Ian was promoted to Global Business Manager supporting all technologies in the Semefab portfolio.

Previous to Semefab, Ian held positions of Commercial Director at MBA Ltd.; European Operations Manager at Kulicke & Soffa; UK Operations Manager at BUSCH Semicon; Global Account Manager at LEYBOLD Vacuum; Engineering Team Leader at Freescale Semiconductors and Europe North Field Support Co-ordinator at Novellus Systems.

Ian has created and managed two SME start-ups and has been a Director, and Vice-Chairman, of the Scottish Semiconductor Supplier Forum (SSSF).

Ian received an MBA from the University of the West of Scotland (2005); an HND in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Glasgow Caledonia University (1989) and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.

Ian is presently studying towards a DBA in Strategic Management at Heriot-Watt University.