Scott Paull is executive vice president, global supply chain and corporate operations, at KLA-Tencor Corporation. He also serves as the company’s chief procurement officer. Scott joined KLA-Tencor in 2001, driving a transformation of KLA-Tencor’s supply chain.  In addition to leading the global supply chain, Scott has driven and continues to drive efficiencies and improved effectiveness in KLA-Tencor’s global corporate operations. He has also held roles at KLA-Tencor in manufacturing, business development and product management. A graduate from M.I.T. in materials science and engineering in 1982, Scott joined IBM as a product engineer in IBM’s semiconductor and semiconductor packaging division. Over the course of nearly twenty years with IBM, he held a variety of engineering, management and executive positions in its semiconductor, personal computer, printer and corporate units, including an overseas assignment in Asia for about four years where he oversaw manufacturing, logistics and procurement for IBM’s Asia Pacific personal computer business.