Cascade Microtech Hires Geoff Wild as CEO

Cascade Microtech of Beaverton, Ore., a maker of semiconductor production test tools, announced that Geoff Wild has been named president and CEO, effective in January. Wild has worked since 2002 for Nikon Precision Inc., a subsidiary of Nikon Corp., most recently as president and CEO. Prior to that, he held general management positions at Johnson Matthey and AlliedSignal. Wild will also be appointed to the Cascade Microtech board of directors; he currently serves on the boards of E Ink Corp. and Axcelis Technologies Inc.