About Us

Experienced Management Team

Navigating Innovation: More than a Century of Collective Expertise in Semiconductor, Electronics, and Advanced Materials Defines Our Executive Team

Robert C. Daigle

Robert C. Daigle

Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board

Robert C. Daigle was appointed to the Board on August 12, 2021, and elected Chairman on March 30, 2022. Mr. Daigle is Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Rogers Corporation where he has served in a number of senior executive roles in his 30-year tenure. While at Rogers, Mr. Daigle built and led the High Frequency Circuit Materials business and the Power Electronics Solutions business. Mr. Daigle holds a B.S in Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering from the University Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Lisa Gibbs

Lisa Gibbs

Chief Financial Officer & Director

Lisa D. Gibbs joined Amtech in September 2016 as Corporate Controller and was promoted to Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer on January 4, 2018. Ms. Gibbs was promoted to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on March 6, 2019 and appointed to the Board of Directors on May 5, 2020. Prior to joining Amtech, Ms. Gibbs was a partner in a private consulting firm where she assisted clients with a variety of accounting and finance needs. From 2002 to 2014, Ms. Gibbs was the Vice President of Internal Audit for Insight Enterprises, Inc., a Fortune 500 publicly-traded information technology company. Ms. Gibbs began her career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen LLP. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Arizona.

Angi Larson

Angi Larson

Chief Human Resources Officer

Angi Larson joined Amtech Systems in 2023 as the Chief Human Resource Officer.   Angi’s background includes 29 years of human resources experience with focus in strategic business partnership, talent development, and talent management.  Angi’s most recent work experience was with Rogers Corporation a global technology leader in specialty materials and components with over 900 million dollars in annual revenue and 3500 employees worldwide.   Prior to Rogers Corporation, Angi was the Vice President Human Resources for Hardware & Home Improvements, a division of Spectrum Brands.  Angi was instrumental in the successful integration of the HHI division in the areas of strategic leadership, organizational alignment, advisory and learning & development.   Angi holds a B.A. in communications from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater and earned a Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) certification from Cornell University, as well as a Women in Leadership certification from the Center for Effective Leadership.

Paul Lancaster

Paul Lancaster

Vice President, Sales and Customer Service

Paul Lancaster joined Amtech in August 2020 as the Vice President of Sales and Customer Service. His responsibilities include the sales and service strategies for all Amtech divisions globally, coordination of marketing activities across divisions, assisting with M&A prospecting and due diligence, and strategic guidance for key account growth. Paul comes from BTU International, a division of Amtech, where he was the Director of Sales for the Americas. At BTU, Paul led business development efforts across several industries including semiconductor, electronics assembly, solar and high temperature processing applications. Mr. Lancaster began his career in the electronics manufacturing industry as an engineer for a leading automated optical inspection company. Mr. Lancaster has over 20 years of experience in the electronics and semiconductor industries and holds a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from California Polytechnic State Universitey at San Luis Obispo as well as a M.B.A. from San Diego State University.