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Board of Directors
Mr. Fu has been a director of the Company since 1990 and Chief Executive Officer since September 2004. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from September 2004 to December 2006, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from May 2001 to September 2004, Executive Vice President from 1990 to May 2001 and Executive Vice President-Financial Administration from 1990 to April 1992. He also has served the Company as Treasurer from 1986 to January 1996, Secretary from 1990 to January 1996 and from 1986 to 1988 and Assistant Secretary from 1988 to 1990. In addition, Mr. Fu also served as a director of the Company from 1986 to 1988. From 1983 to 1986, Mr. Fu was employed by Intermedics as Controller of the Company and another subsidiary of Intermedics. Mr. Fu holds an M.S. degree in accounting from the University of Houston and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Fu also serves on the board of directors of Teradata Corporation.
Ms. Lang has been a director of the Company since 2005 and is a member of the Compensation and Nominating/Governance Committees. Ms. Lang has served as chair of the Compensation Committee since May 2006. Ms. Lang is Chief Executive Officer Worldwide of Digitas, a leading integrated strategy, technology and marketing consulting firm. She previously served as President of Digitas LLC from 2004 through 2007. Prior to joining Digitas as Executive Vice President in 1999, Ms. Lang was President of Marketing Corporation of America which provided strategic consulting services to Fortune 100 clients in the telecommunications, technology and information, entertainment, travel, and gaming industries. She joined the firm in 1995 as a Partner and developed a practice around technology and utilization of information with a significant amount of B2B consulting to include repositioning of corporate markets. She was promoted to President in 1996. From 1989 to 1995, Ms. Lang was Senior Vice President at Yankelovich Clancy Shulman and ran their consulting group. From 1986 to 1989, Ms. Lang was a Product Director with Bristol Myers. She was Director of Internal Consulting for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals from 1983 to 1985. She began her career with Quaker Oats in brand management in 1980. Ms. Lang graduated from Tufts University with a Bachelor s degree (summa cum laude) in 1977. She earned an M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business in 1980. Ms. Lang qualifies as an independent director under the rules of the NYSE.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benchmark Electronics Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer Worldwide of Digitas |
Current |
| Digitas |
CEO, Digitas USA |
Current |
| Benchmark Electronics Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Marketing Corporation of America |
President |
Former |
| Quaker Oats Company |
Product and Brand Management |
Former |
| Pfizer Inc. |
consultant |
Former |
| Tufts University |
Graduate |
Former |
| Tufts University |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Benchmark Electronics Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Benchmark Electronics Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Inter Medics |
|
Former |
| University of South Florida |
M.S. Degrees In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| University of South Florida |
B.S. |
Former |
Mr. Dawson serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for GlobalSantaFe. Previously, he served as Vice President and Controller and Vice President and Treasurer for the company. Prior to the merger, he served as Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for Global Marine. Having joined Global Marine in 1999, Mr. Dawson's previous experience includes 16 years with Union Texas Petroleum Holdings. At Union Texas, he served as Director of Acquisitions and Portfolio Management, Director of Investor Relations and in numerous management positions in the Controller's organization. He began his career at Shell Oil Company in 1975. Mr. Dawson also is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Texas Society of CPAs, The National Investor Relations Institute and the Petroleum Investor Relations Association.
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Position |
Status |
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Northern Offshore Limited |
Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Director |
Current |
| Benchmark Electronics Inc. |
Chair |
Current |
| National Investor Relations Institute |
Member |
Current |
| GlobalSantaFe Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| GlobalSantaFe Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| GlobalSantaFe Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Challenger Mineral Inc |
Vice President and Controller and Vice President and Treasurer |
Former |
| GlobalSantaFe Corporation |
Controller |
Former |
| Shell Oil Company |
NA |
Former |
| Benchmark Electronics Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| GlobalSantaFe Corporation |
Treasurer |
Former |
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Position |
Status |
| Revitalization Partners |
Managing Partner |
Current |
| Nextpoint Partners |
venture partner |
Current |
| Staenberg Venture Partners |
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Current |
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Chairman |
Current |
| Benchmark Electronics Inc. |
Director |
Current |
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chief executive officer |
Former |
| InfoSpace, Inc. |
president |
Former |
| Mbs Technologies, Inc. |
president |
Former |
| The Hughes Company, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Software Publishing Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| InfoSpace, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| New York University |
Ph.D. |
Former |
| The Anderson School |
MBA |
Former |
| New York University |
Masters |
Former |
| Anderson School of Management |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| New York University |
Degrees |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dreco, Inc |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Rolligon Corp |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Ctes, Ltd. |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Benchmark Electronics Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Varco |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Varco International, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Varco |
Vice President |
Former |
| Shell Oil Company |
|
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Princeton University |
B.S. Degree In Civil, Geological Engineering |
Former |
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Position |
Status |
| FedEx Freight |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| FedEx Freight |
President |
Former |
| Benchmark Electronics Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Roadway Express Inc. |
Vice President, Sales |
Former |
| Christopher Newport University |
|
Former |
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Position |
Status |
| Benchmark Electronics Inc. |
Director |
Current |
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President |
Former |
| Physicians Resource Group |
President |
Former |
| Physicians Resource Group |
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Former |
| Inter Medics |
Vice President |
Former |
| Sulzer Medica |
Group Vice President |
Former |
| Sulzer Medica |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Inter Medics |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Inter Medics |
Secretary |
Former |
| The University of Houston |
J.D. Degree |
Former |