Axcelis Technologies, Inc. named David Ryzhik as Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy, assuming responsibility for the role in July 2024. The Company also announced the retirement of Doug Lawson, Executive Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Strategy. Mr. Lawson plans to retire in July 2024 and will remain as a Senior Advisor through July 2025.

Mr. Ryzhik brings more than 20 years of investor relations and financial experience across multiple industries, most recently serving as Vice President of Investor Relations at MKS Instruments. Prior to joining MKS, Mr. Ryzhik was Senior Equity Research Analyst covering the Industrial Technology and Distributed Ledger Technology sectors at Susquehanna International Group (SIG). Prior to SIG, Mr. Ryzhik served as Senior Research Associate at Brean Capital, and also held financial roles in public administration at the NYC Mayor's Office of Management & Budget, and the NYC Fire Department.

He holds a Master of Business Administration in Financial Management and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting from Pace University's Lubin School of Business. David is a Board Member of the National Investor Relations Institute's (NIRI) Boston Chapter. Mr. Lawson has had a 15 year career at Axcelis.

He held numerous executive leadership positions in the Company most recently as Executive Vice President, Corporate Marketing and Strategy, overseeing corporate marketing, investor relations, business development and IT.  Prior to joining Axcelis in 2009, Mr. Lawson held numerous executive and technical positions at Luminus Devices, BTU International, PRI Automation, Digital Equipment and Intel.