Management Team

Dr. Allen Lu is President and Chief Executive Officer of Mattson Technology. Dr. Lu joined Mattson Technology in June 2016 and in October 2016 was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Dr. Lu is an industry veteran with over 30 years of diverse experiences in technology, manufacturing, business and management. Prior to joining Mattson Technology, Dr. Lu was Vice President of SEMI and President of SEMI China, where he transformed SEMICON China into the largest global platform for connecting the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain. Prior to that, Dr. Lu served as the China Fab Program Manager for Intel’s (INTC) Technology Manufacturing and Engineering Group, Director of Intel China Public Affairs and in various management and technology roles in Intel’s California Technology and Manufacturing Group. Dr. Lu was a key member of Intel’s team driving expansion in China for manufacturing, R&D and business development. Prior to Intel, Dr. Lu was a technologist at Applied Materials (AMAT).

Dr. Lu has a Ph.D. in solid state physics from the University of Virginia, and a B.Sc. from the University of Science and Technology of China.

Dr. Subhash Deshmukh is Chief Business Officer at Mattson Technology, responsible for worldwide sales, marketing and service. Dr. Deshmukh joined Mattson Technology in June 2017.

Prior to joining Mattson Technology, Dr. Deshmukh was Chief Operating Officer at Poet Technologies (V:PTK). Dr. Deshmukh has more than 25 years of industry experience, including serving as Vice President of Emerging Technologies and Products at Applied Materials (AMAT), Vice President and General Manager of the Plasma Products Business Unit and Vice President of Business Development at Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates (VSEA), General Manager of Dielectric Etch Products Division at Applied Materials, and other key management roles at Lam Research (LRCX) and AMI Semiconductors (AMIS). Dr. Deshmukh has been granted over 27 patents and has authored and co-authored more than 55 technical articles.

Dr. Deshmukh has a Ph.D., as well as a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Wayne State University.

Mr. Mike Myo is Chief Operating Officer of Mattson Technology with responsibility for manufacturing, supply chain, quality, production planning, facilities and enterprise applications. Since joining Mattson Technology in March 2021, Mr. Myo has held various positions with increasing levels of responsibility, assuming the role of Chief Operating Officer in October 2023.

Prior to joining Mattson Technology, Mr. Myo held several senior level positions at Applied Materials (AMAT), including the Head of Engineering for Epitaxy Products Group and the Head of Sourcing for the MDP Division.

Mr. Myo has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Mr. Myo has been granted numerous U.S. patents for innovations in Epitaxy and other semiconductor products.

Mr. Drew McLaughlin is Vice President, Human Resources of Mattson Technology, with responsibility for the global human resources function, including its organizational design and strategy for attracting, developing and retaining top talent. Mr. McLaughlin began his tenure with Mattson Technology in March 2017, and has held various human resource roles with increasing responsibility.

Prior to joining Mattson Technology, Mr. McLaughlin held human resource management positions at Broadcom (AVGO), VMware (VMW), Cisco Systems (CSCO), ServiceMaster Companies (SERV) and Charter Communications (CHTR).

Mr. McLaughlin has a B.A. in Communications from University of California, Santa Barbara.

Jonathan Goldberg is Vice President of Finance and Information Technology at Mattson Technology, where he leads the company’s global finance, accounting, tax, treasury, and IT infrastructure. He joined Mattson in August 2024.

Jonathan began his career in the audit practice at Arthur Andersen before founding and leading a finance and accounting consulting firm for more than 20 years. In that role, he advised Mattson and more than 30 other companies across a broad range of financial and operational matters.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Florida and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in the State of California.