Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, a business of the UK-based high technology tools and systems company Oxford Instruments plc, has appointed Mark Vosloo as its new sales and customer support director. Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) of Bristol, England, is a provider of flexible process tools and processes for the engineering of nanoscale structures and devices, based on core technologies in plasma-enhanced deposition and etch, ion-beam deposition and etch, atomic layer deposition (ALD) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Vosloo previously held senior positions with a range of companies in the photonics and semiconductor industries and has been heavily involved in a number of technology-based business startups. His previous positions include sales and marketing director for Photonic Materials and president of the UK and US sales subsidiary for Linos, the German manufacturer of electro-optical subassemblies and components.