Jean-Marc Girard Ph.D. is CTO and Sr. VP of Manufacturing Technologies at Air Liquide Advanced Materials (ALAM), and an Air Liquid Group Fellow. He has 25 years of experience of R&D and product development management in the field of semiconductor materials in Europe, Japan and the US, and is one of the founders and was the global director of ALOHA™ from 2005 to 2010 (Air Liquide’s original CVD/ALD materials product line).
Within ALAM, Jean-Marc globally manages the Research and Development, oversees strategic engagements and collaborations with leading customers and equipment companies, and supervises the Intellectual Property generation and portfolio management. Since 2021, Jean-Marc’s role has expanded to leading packaging and manufacturing technology developments efforts.