SIMAX companies are focused on this growing market and have developed the required infrastructure and competences to give quality support. Rite Track, as one of the founding SIMAX members, has exemplified this focus on quality by consistently being ranked in the top of service operations in the semiconductor industry. This has led to recognition of an overall 5-Star award for 2007 in all categories measured by VLSI Research’s highly regarded annual service quality appraisal. Only 14 companies in the semiconductor industry received this recognition.

The SIMAX companies provide a full portfolio of services:

• Field Support
• Parts and consumables (with a worldwide logistics infrastructure)
• Engineering services (for obsolescence, replacement or equipment upgrades)
• Re-manufacturing (ISO 9001 and 14000 qualified)
• Trading and financing services

The companies organized under the SIMAX umbrella are recognized as leaders in their sector. They commit to quality standards recognized as defined by the SEC/N (www.secn.org). The cooperation allows participating companies to competences and infrastructure to improve their service offering to device manufacturers and related users (e.g. R&D institutes, new MEMS customers, new entrants in the industry).

Relations with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s)

Companies operating under the SIMAX umbrella commit to adhering to definitions and quality standards as defined by the recognized trade organization for pre-owned equipment (www.secn.org).
The objective is to be a service partner to equipment companies. Intellectual property rights are specifically recognized and adhered to.

The Management Team and Board of Advisors consist of executives from the Semiconductor Industry.

Management Team
Eduard Hoeberichts Chief Executive Officer	Worked for ASML from 1996 – 2007. Senior Vice President for ASML Special Applications and responsible for managing the business for mature equipment. Under Eduard's direction ASML became the market leader for lithography in non-leading edge applications like power and analog devices, thin film heads, compound semiconductors, and MEMS markets. His broad experience in serving mature equipment and the associated customer requirements led him to found Simax in 2007.
Timothy B. Hayden Chief Operating Officer	Founded Rite Track in 1993 and serves as its President and CEO. Tim is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and held various technical and senior management positions at Cincinnati Milacron and Silicon Valley Group (SVG) prior to starting Rite Track. Tim has over twenty five years of semiconductor industry experience working for end users and equipment suppliers. He is a past President and Board Member of SEC/N (Surplus Equipment Consortium Network) and a current senior member of the Semiconductor Equipment Rebuilders Alliance and serves as the President of the Jeffrey Thomas Hayden Foundation, as well as being active in his community.
Mark Bulsink Chief Financial Officer	Worked for ASML as Business Controller of several business units from 2002-2008. From 1998-2002 CFO of The Industree B.V. (subsidiary of Simac, Atlas Ventures and Crescendo Ventures). 1988-1998 several financial positions at Royal Philips N.V.
Erik Corduwener Vice President of Global Account Management	A veteran in the semiconductor equipment industry, with more than twenty years of experience in several senior management functions in ASML. Erik has extensive global expertise in customer service, sales account management, marketing and procurement. He had a significant contribution to the dramatic build-up of ASML’s market position in Asia, particularly in Taiwan. Erik’s broad history in both customer and supplier oriented functions presents a perfect fit in SIMAX’s vision being a high quality service company for semiconductor device makers, OEM’s and equipment re-manufacturers.

Board of Advisors
Ed Segal	Former CEO of Metron Technology (acquired by Applied Materials in 2004). Former Chairman of SEMI Board and a former member of SEMI.
Drs. Gerard Verdonschot	Former CFO and EVP of ASML (1983 – 1999)