4JET, a leading provider of laser solutions for semicon, PV and green mobility, is announcing today the appointment of Henri Richard as Board member representing Jolt Capital. This strategic appointment aims to strengthen the company’s governance and drive its growth strategy in the semiconductor industry.
4JET already had a strong foothold in the semicon industry with its patented laser technologies essential for advanced packaging, glass cores and through glass vias (TGV). Following the recent acquisition of Corning Laser Technologies, the company is accelerating its foray into this vertical, adding new capabilities to dice wafers.
Naming Henri Richard as a board member representing Jolt Capital is a strong signal that 4JET wants to become a household name in the field of semiconductors manufacturing.
A highly respected and extremely active veteran of this industry, Henri Richard is based in the Silicon Valley where he runs the Japanese semiconductor consortium Rapidus’ US branch. As an operating partner with Paris-based growth deeptech investor Jolt Capital, he was also instrumental in advising two of their recently exited investments in metalenses manufacturing and chips metrology and inspection.
"We are excited to have Henri join our board and help us expand our emerging business in advanced applications such as glass core processing and the semicon backend." said Jörg Jetter, CEO of 4JET.
“The scope and capabilities of laser technologies have expanded significantly over the years to include so many innovative use cases in diverse industries. 4JET is a leader in this space and I am both honored and excited to be part of their journey going forward as a board advisor.” commented Henri Richard.
Following this appointment, the 4JET Board of Directors is composed of (alphabetical order):
- Jörg Jetter
- Rainer Landwehr
- Michael Mayer
- Henri Richard
- Didier Roux
- Leon Seynave
- Antoine Trannoy
About Henri Richard
Henri has run the global sales and marketing activities of 4 iconic data storage and microelectronics companies: WW EVP Customers Operations of NetApp (2016-2020), WW SVP Sales & Support of SanDisk (2013-2016), SVP Sales & Marketing of Freescale (2007-2013) and EVP Sales & Marketing of AMD (2002-2007). In each case, the company’s stock price quadrupled during Henri’s tenure. At the beginning of his career, he was VP Worldwide Sales & Marketing of IBM, VP EMEA of Seagate Technology and Vice-President Systems & Networks at Metrologie International. Henri has also been for 3 years a VP Executive Partner at Gartner Inc, helping customers navigate their post pandemic Go to Market transformation. He currently sits on the boards of Kalray and Data Dynamics Inc. He became an operating partner at Jolt Capital in 2022, and the GM and President of Rapidus US in 2024.
Über The 4JET Group
4JET develops laser systems for surface preparation, cleaning and functionalization of sensitive technical surfaces, as well as for the micromachining of glass and thin films. Core markets include photovoltaics and technical glass processing, the tire industry and e-mobility, as well as the aerospace industry. Since its foundation in 2006, the company has developed unique process technologies, such as the PearlCut process for precision cutting of glass with the highest edge quality and the LEAF technology for surface modification by laser interference structuring. It enables drag reduction of aircraft by mimicking the sharkskin effect. Furthermore, 4JET has patented a range of laser processes for tool cleaning, surface preparation and product tracking. The company employs around 240 specialists, including numerous engineers and scientists, at its headquarters in Alsdorf (Germany), the site in Krailling (Germany) and its subsidiaries in Atlanta (USA) and Shanghai (China). 4JET holds over 150 patents and intellectual property rights and regularly invests more than 10% of its turnover in research and development. The company is one of the 5% best-rated German employers on the employee satisfaction platform kununu.
Firmenkontakt und Herausgeber der Meldung:
The 4JET Group
Otto-Lilienthal-Straße 1
52477 Alsdorf
Telefon: +49 (2404) 9221-0
Telefax: +49 (2404) 9221-133
http://www.4jet.de
Ansprechpartner:
Elke Blome
Marketing Manager
Telefon: +49 (2404) 9221-0
Fax: +49 (2404) 9221-133
E-Mail: Elke.Blome@4jet.de
Marketing Manager
Telefon: +49 (2404) 9221-0
Fax: +49 (2404) 9221-133
E-Mail: Elke.Blome@4jet.de
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