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FlexTech News
Keith Rollins Joins FlexTech Alliance Governing Board and Robert Tulis is Appointed Dir. of Technology and Business Development
Nov 4, 2009
November 4, 2009 – San Jose, Calif. – Keith Rollins, Ph.D, Global Plastic Electronics Business Manager for DuPont Teijin Films has been elected to the FlexTech Alliance Governing Board. Robert W. Tulis, Ph.D, has been appointed to the newly created position of Director of Technology and Business Development. These announcements were made at the conclusion of the FlexTech Alliance quarterly Governing Board meeting, held today at Universal Display Corporation in Ewing, New Jersey.
The mission of the FlexTech Alliance is to facilitate collaboration between and among industry, academia, and research organizations, as well as promote the sharing of practical experience and development of solutions for advancing flexible, printed electronics and displays from R&D to commercialization.
Keith Rollins, a 25 year veteran of the chemicals industry, had previous assignments at Imperial Chemicals Industries (ICI), DuPont, and DuPont Teijin Films. His current business focus is on widespread use of DuPont Teijin Films in flexible electronics and display applications. Dr. Rollins holds degrees from Brunel University, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Robert Tulis joins the FlexTech Alliance following professional assignments at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and Polaroid Corporation. He has extensive experience in technology development and technical program management in both the private and public sectors. Dr. Tulis holds degrees from Boston College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
“Our organization is significantly strengthened with the addition of Keith Rollins to the Governing Board and with Bob Tulis to our management team,” stated Thomas T. Edman, chairman of the FlexTech Alliance and corporate vice president & general manager of corporate business development at Applied Materials. “DuPont Teijin Films is at the center of the flexible electronics industry and Keith’s strategic advice will be invaluable to us.”
“The Board is very pleased that we are able to attract a technologist with such a stellar reputation and widespread experience as Bob Tulis. We are confident that he will quickly take command of our technical program and identify new opportunities for our pre-competitive R&D activity and business development services,” Edman added.
About the FlexTech Alliance
The FlexTech Alliance is the only organization headquartered in North America exclusively devoted to fostering the growth, profitability and success of the electronic display and the flexible, printed electronics supply chain. Leveraging its rich history in promoting the display industry as the U.S. Display Consortium, the FlexTech Alliance offers expanded collaboration between and among industry, academia, government, and research organizations for advancing displays and flexible, printed electronics from R&D to commercialization. To this end, the FlexTech Alliance, based in San Jose, Calif., will help foster development of the supply chain required to support a world-class, manufacturing capability for displays and flexible, printed electronics. More information about the FlexTech Alliance can be found at the industry portal: www.flextech.org
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