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Barb came to Brewer Science in 2002 with experience in the finance, manufacturing, and insurance industries. She is a Certified Public Accountant from the Missouri State Board of Accountancy and holds a BA in Accounting from Maryville University, as well as a Chancellors Certificate of International Trade from the University of Missouri St. Louis and The World Trade Center. Barb started at Brewer Science as our Global Controller of the Finance Division and, in 2009, accepted the position of our Chief Financial Officer. She says that the people and culture at Brewer Science make it “exceptional and unique to any business environment I have experienced in the past.”

Dan began his career at Brewer Science in 2004 after earning his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Michigan State University. He currently serves as the Chief Product Development Officer, leading a team of talented researchers focused on inventing new technologies that solve semiconductor industry-related challenges. His expertise in chemistry, advanced lithography, and process integration has enabled Brewer Science to add to an increasing portfolio of products and processes that advance the semiconductor industry.

Paul earned his BSc Hons degree in Applied Physics with Semiconductor Electronics in 1991 from Heriot-Watt University in the UK. Following graduation, Paul worked for a large conglomerate company and was based in various international locations. Paul has been in the semiconductor industry since 1998 and joined Brewer Science in 2004. Paul serves as our Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, which includes global customer service. Although he is based in the UK, he leads a talented and dedicated international team spanning from our HQ in Rolla, MO, USA to our regional centers in Asia and Europe. Paul believes "our customers are at the heart of everything we do and that our unique culture of openness and innovation allows everyone within Brewer Science to bring industry-defining products and enabling solutions to all our customers through our technology leadership."

Poupak is an experienced global leader, fluent in semiconductor and electronics industries, who’s excelled at leading major strategic business units and corporate initiatives. Before joining Brewer Science, she led the Ultrapure Sulfuric Acid Business at Chemtrade Corporation. Her career also includes nearly 10 years of successive leadership roles at Henkel Corporation, where she led a large global semiconductor materials business and later steered critical transformation initiatives across their €10B adhesives enterprise. Prior to Henkel, she honed her skills at Mindspeed (acquired by MACOM) and Gennum Corporation (acquired by Semtech) through profitably growing key business lines. Poupak holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto, with early career experience as an IC design engineer. She has lived on three continents and in four countries and is fluent in both Farsi and English.

Rama Puligadda earned a Master of Science in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India (1990), a Master of Technology in Polymer Science and Technology from IIT Delhi, India (1992), and a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati (1995). Rama began her career at Brewer Science in 1995 as a Research Chemist. She has since led and managed several programs at Brewer Science including product development projects and collaborative work with partnering companies, universities, and research institutions. She now serves as the Chief Technical Officer, providing leadership for the design, development and engineering of innovative solutions for the semiconductor industry. “The fast pace of industry requires us to work in a non-sequential manner, with customers, partners, consortia, and co-vendors at the same time to be able to deliver multiple solutions. It is only going to get faster and more challenging,” says Rama. “I’m thankful to be part of this industry and the community and for the opportunity to give back. Working with so many fantastic people within and outside Brewer Science is extremely rewarding.”

After completing his graduate work in entomology, biology, and biochemistry, Dan joined Brewer Science in 1996. He currently serves as our co-CEO. The most exceptional part of Brewer Science, according to Dan, is “a culture of creativity that supports our mission to lead the industry through being a company of the people, by the technology, for the customer, to achieve fulfillment.”

Dr. Srikanth (Sri) Kommu is a visionary leader who is very passionate about solving tough problems, adding significant value to our customers and making a positive change to the world. Dr. Kommu has over 20 years of stellar leadership experience in the semiconductor industry, and he currently serves as our co-CEO. He started as a research scientist in 1996 and was most recently the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Senior Vice President (SVP) at MEMC/SunEdison Semiconductor, before joining Brewer Science in 2017. As a CTO and SVP, Sri strategically defined and flawlessly executed highly differentiating product, capability, and cost roadmaps, exceeding customer expectations. He is serving as an Advisory Board member at Washington University since 2012 and worked at Intel and SUMCO earlier in his career. Sri completed his executive General Management Program (2009) from Harvard Business School, received his Doctorate (2001) and Masters (1996) degrees in Chemical Engineering from Washington University, and received his Bachelors (1994) degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. Sri says that the “highly talented people and the innovation-culture at Brewer Science provide the company its competitive advantage, and Brewer Science is better positioned than ever before to supply high-value products to our customers, enabling the growth of the semiconductor industry.”

Dr. Terry Brewer is the founder and Executive Chairman of Brewer Science. Dr. Brewer received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry in 1969 from North Texas State University and completed his postdoctoral fellowship in 1972 at the University of Texas. He sees Brewer Science as one of the most original, innovative companies in the world with one of the most people-centric worldwide business models. He says, “Our currency is innovation; our outcomes are amazing products, not amazing ideas.” Dr. Brewer values the culture of his company, where the focus is on the people and the atmosphere of innovation.