Aurora, IL, Jan. 5, 2015 -- Cabot Microelectronics Corporation , the world's leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization polishing slurries and a growing CMP pad supplier to the semiconductor industry, announced the following executive appointments, which are effective today: - Yumiko Damashek, currently the Company's Vice President, Japan and Asia Operations, has been named Vice President, Operations and Quality; - Dr. Ananth Naman, currently the Company's Vice President, Research and Development, has been named Vice President and Chief Technology Officer; All of these individuals report directly to David H. Li, Cabot Microelectronics' President and Chief Executive Officer.