Bob Akins
Senior Vice President
Business and management
cymer
Netherlands
Biography
Bob is Senior Vice President of Cymer Technologies Division and Chief Technology Strategist of ASML since completion of Cymer’s merger with ASML Holding, Ltd. in May 2013. Prior to the merger with ASML, Bob served as chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cymer, Inc. since co-founding the company in 1986. Bob received bachelor’s degrees in physics and literature, and a doctorate in applied physics from the University of California at San Diego.
Research Interest
Business and management
