Peter Gillespie

Peter Gillespie has over 25 years of experience in sales, marketing, and business development in the semiconductor and solar industries. Peter is currently the Senior Vice President of Strategic and Corporate Marketing at Advanced Energy.

Previously, they were the Vice President of Semiconductor Products at Advanced Energy from October 2008 to March 2013. In this role, they oversaw sales and marketing for the company. Prior to that, they were the Vice President of Global Sales at Advanced Energy from January 2005 to September 2008. In this role, they were responsible for leading sales and marketing efforts for the company.

Before joining Advanced Energy, they were the President of Tevet Process Control Technologies from January 2005 to September 2008. Tevet Process Control Technologies was acquired by Nanometrics in May 2008. Gillespie led Sales & Marketing, BD, and enterprise sales for the company. After the integration of Tevet, they led NANO's Solar/PV business development.

Gillespie has also held leadership roles at KLA-Tencor and Intertek Testing Services. Peter was the Director of Marketing at KLA-Tencor from August 2003 to December 2004 and the General Manager at Intertek Testing Services from January 1992 to December 1994.

Most recently, they were the Vice President of Sales, Marketing, & Apps at Boxer Cross from March 2013 to May 2014.

Peter Gillespie has a BSME from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo in Mechanical Engineering.

Peter Gillespie reports to Steve Kelley, CEO. They are on a team with Greg Provenzano - Senior Vice President, Global Sales, Juergen Braun - Senior Vice President, Plasma Power Products, and John Donaghey - EVP & Global Head of Sales.