Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Current |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Computing Products Group |
Current |
| Quartics |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Quartics |
CEO |
Former |
| Motorola, Inc. |
Semiconductor and Communication |
Former |
| Philip's &Co |
|
Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Master’s Degrees in Semiconductor Physics and Business |
Former |
| University Corp. |
Undergraduate Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
"Dr. Charles Huang is Executive Vice President & Chief Technical Officer Emeritus of ANADIGICS, Inc. He has served as the Chief Technical Officer from 1985 when he co-founded the company to April 2009. Dr. Huang is also an IEEE Fellow. ANADIGICS is a leading supplier of radio frequency and microwave frequency gallium arsenide (GaAs) integrated circuits.
Dr. Huang is an experienced professional with over 30 years of design, development and production experience with GaAs technology for such companies as Hewlett-Packard, Avantek and ANADIGICS. Prior to co-founding ANADIGICS, Dr. Huang was Director of Gallium Arsenide Research & Development and Wafer Fabrication Services at Avantek.
Dr. Huang is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, where he received his Doctorate in Electrical Engineering. "
Ron Michels is the Senior Vice President, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer, responsible for technology development, advanced development, and strategic business development. He also serves as an Executive Corporate Officer of ANADIGICS. Ron joined ANADIGICS in 1987 and has served in several management and executive positions during that time. Prior to joining ANADIGICS, he held various engineering and management positions in Lockheed Electronics, New Jersey Public Broadcasting, and K & M Broadcasting. Ron earned his Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He holds several US Patents, has authored a number of publications in the area of RF communications and serves on the Lehigh Electrical & Computer Engineering Advisory Board.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer |
Current |
| Broadband.Com |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Broadband.Com |
General Manager |
Current |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Executive Corporate Officer |
Current |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Senior Vice President & General Manager of Broadband Business |
Former |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Vice President, Broadband Prods |
Former |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Bachelors Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
Mr. Shields has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since January 2006. He had previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company from July 1999. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Shields served as Vice President and Controller of Fisher Scientific Company from 1997 to 1999. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Shields served as Vice President and Controller for Harman Consumer Group. From 1986 to 1994, Mr. Shields served in various positions with Baker & Taylor, Inc. Mr. Shields received his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Aeanet |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Harman Consumer Group |
Vice President of Finance |
Former |
| Harman Consumer Group |
Controller |
Former |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University |
MBA In Finance |
Former |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University |
BS In Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. |
Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
V.P., Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
V.P., Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| Southern Methodist University |
Graduate Degree In International Marketing |
Former |
| The University of Texas |
B.S. Degree In Marketing |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
"Dr. M. Ali Khatibzadeh is the Senior Vice President & General Manager of RF Products Business Unit at ANADIGICS, Inc. responsible for P&L of RF products for Cellular, WiFi, WiMAX, CATV and Infrastructure markets. He also serves as an Executive Corporate Officer of ANADIGICS.
Dr. Khatibzadeh has more than 20 years of experience in the wireless industry. Before joining ANADIGICS in 2000, he was Director of Technology for Ericsson's American Standards Business Unit where he led the development of chipsets for TDMA and EDGE wireless handsets. Prior to that, he held engineering and management positions at Texas Instruments' Wireless Communications Business Unit in Dallas leading the development of RFIC’s for TI’s wireless chipset solutions.
Dr. Khatibzadeh earned B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics, M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1982, 1984, and 1987, respectively. He holds several US patents, has authored a number of publications and is a member of the IEEE. "
Mr. Rosenzweig, co-founded ANADIGICS in 1985 and has served as a Director of the Company since its inception and as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors since August 2008. From the Company’s inception in 1985 until 1998, Mr. Rosenzweig served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior to ANADIGICS he co-founded Microwave Semiconductor Corp and served as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Rosenzweig received his Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering from City College of New York.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Director, Corp Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Manager Investor Relations & Stock Plan Administration |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Manager, Corp Communications |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Specialist, Investor Relations |
Current |
Mike has twenty-five years operating experience in semiconductors and communications, specializing in strategic planning, marketing and business development at companies such as Analog Devices, Anadigics and the world's first DSP company, TRW LSI Products. Mike has also served as the CEO of a networking company and consultant to several technology start-ups. Most recently, he co-founded GTV Capital, an early stage venture fund. Mike is a frequent speaker and panel member at entrepreneur forums. Mike leads the firm's Boston office. Mike received his BSEE from the University of Massachusetts and an MBA from California State University; he also studied strategic planning at Harvard University.
Mr. Fellows has served as a Director of the Company since May 2007 and had served as a member of the Company's Technical Advisory Board from April 2003 until May 2007. Prior to that, he served as Director of the Company from September 1994 until April 2003. Mr. Fellows is currently an Executive VP and Executive Fellow with Comcast Cable, advising the company on technology matters, since January, 2007. In addition, he is a General Partner of Genovation Capital, LLC which is an early stage venture capital company, since 2008. Prior to this he was the Chairman and CEO of K Sys Inc., a privately-held Internet software company doing business as Knowledge-Banking Systems during 2007 and 2008. From 2003 to 2006 he was EVP and Chief Technology Officer at Comcast Cable, in charge of technology, engineering and technical operations. Prior to that, from December 2001 until their acquisition by Comcast in 2003 he was Chief Technology Officer at AT&T Broadband. Mr. Fellows received his Bachelor Degree in Engineering and Applied Physics from Harvard College and a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University. Mr. Fellows is also Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, MA. He is chair of the Data Standards Subcommittee for the SCTE, and was previously a member of the Board of Directors for CableLabs in Louisville, CO. He serves on and has served on, a number of Technical Advisory Boards.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Northeastern University |
Masters Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Harvard College |
Bachelor Degree In Engineering and Applied Physics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
President & COO |
Current |
| Canisius College |
Chairman |
Current |
| The PNC Financial Services Group Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Reiter's Camera Phone Report |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Eastman Kodak Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| PNC Bank |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Verizon Wireless, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Verizon Communications Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University |
MBA |
Former |
| Canisius College |
Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Avaya Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Avaya Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Telcordia Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of Dayton |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Avaya Inc. |
Senior Vice President Corporate Development |
Former |
| Northern Telecom |
Vice President, Strategic Planning |
Former |
Mr. Delfassy has served as a Director of the Company since January 2008 and Chairman of the Board of Directors since August 2008. Mr. Delfassy also served as the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 17, 2008 to February 1, 2009, when Mr. Rivas assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer. He is the retired Senior Vice President of the Worldwide Wireless Terminals Business Unit, Texas Instruments Incorporated and was at the helm of the company’s successful wireless terminals unit since its inception in 1995. Previously he had served as Texas Instrument’s European Digital Signal Processing Department Manager and led its European Automotive Electronics business. Mr. Delfassy currently serves as an advisor for 3i and Pitango, which are private companies, and sits on the board of directors of Spansion Inc. and Discretix, a private company. Mr. Delfassy holds an Engineering Diploma (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering) from Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Electronique et d’ Automatique de Toulouse and a degree in Business Administration from Institut d’Administration des Entreprises de Paris.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Discretix Technologies, Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
Harry T. Rein is a General Partner with Foundation Medical Partners. Mr. Rein served for 15 years as the Founder and Managing General Partner of Canaan Partners. In addition to his role as the Managing General Partner at Canaan Partners, Mr. Rein was responsible for Canaan's Life Sciences Investment Practice. Mr. Rein has extensive experience with small and mid-sized companies, including the supervision of all investments made by GE Venture Capital during his tenure as President. Mr. Rein has served on the boards of directors of over 20 public and private entrepreneurial companies. Mr. Rein also serves as a Trustee of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and is a member of the Clinic's Executive, Strategic Planning, Research and Education, and Finance and Budgeting committees. Mr. Rein attended Emory University and Oglethorpe College (1968) and holds an M.B.A. from the Darden School at the University of Virginia (1973).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CardioNet, Inc. |
General Partner |
Current |
| Foundation Medical Partners L.P. |
General Partner |
Current |
| Spine Wave, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Polaroid Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Canaan Partners |
Founder |
Former |
| Canaan Partners |
Managing General Partner |
Former |
| CardioNet, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Gulf Oil Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Darden Graduate School of Business Administration |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Emory University |
|
Former |
Lewis Solomon was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in May 2008 and has been a director of the Company since January 2002. He is Co-Founder and Chairman of G&L Investments, a consulting firm specializing in technology. Mr. Solomon also co-founded and was Chief Executive Officer of Broadband Services, Inc. (BSI), an outsource provider of supply chain management, network planning, and fulfillment services from 1999 to 2004. From 1983 to 1988, he served as the Executive Vice President of Alan Patricof Associates, a global venture capital firm. Mr. Solomon also spent 14 years at General Instrument Corporation, ultimately as Senior Vice President and Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Solomon is a director of Anadigics Inc., Artesyn Technologies Inc., and several private companies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Lantronix, Inc. |
Chairman of Board, Chairman of Compensation Committee |
Current |
| Activevideo Networks, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ICTV, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Artesyn Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| General Instrument Corporation |
CEO |
Former |
| General Instrument Corporation |
senior vice president |
Former |
| Gic, Inc. |
vice president of marketing |
Former |
| General Instrument Corporation |
assistant |
Former |
| Gl.Com |
|
Former |
| Harmonic Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Lantronix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Temple University |
M.S. degree in industrial engineering |
Former |
| St Joseph's College |
Bachelor Degree In Physics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Bachow & Associates, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bachow & Associates, Inc. |
Senior Managing Director |
Former |
| Bachow & Associates, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Bachow & Associates, Inc. |
Owner |
Former |
| Rutgers School of Law |
J.D. |
Former |
| New York University |
Master's Degree In Tax Law |
Former |
| American University |
B.A. |
Former |
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