BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$7.9M
- Public
- UK
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Cambridge bridges the gap between new and old display technologies. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Cambridgeshire, UK, Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ-GM: OLED) is a producer of Polymer Organic Light Emitting Diodes (P-OLEDs). These P-Oleds are used in place of cathode ray tubes, light-emitting diodes, and display components in cell phones, digital audio players and other electronic applications. Its technology has been licensed to Philips, Dow, and Dai Nippon. The company employs about 125 people and it had 2005 revenue of about $18.1 million. In January 2006, it was a joint recipient of the Jean Pierre Noblanc Award for Excellence for its participation in a collaborative project to develop a 'Pocket Multimedia' (PMM) display prototype.
Chief Executive Officer
David FyfeNumber of Employees 114
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413
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CDT joins forces with Add-Vision to produce low-cost displays
Cambridge Display Technology CDT, a UK pioneer in light-emitting polymer systems, has linked with US company Add-Vision to develop low-cost display screens for mass production. California-based Add-Vision uses techniques based on screen printing to manufacture low-resolution displays on plastic substrates, removing the need for costly clean room facilities. CDT will...
UK Department of Trade and Industry awards CDT project for advancement of light emitting polymer display technology; LEAP Project to increase light output of LEP displays.
M2 PRESSWIRE-20 March 2003-CAMBRIDGE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY: UK Department of Trade and Industry awards CDT project for advancement of light emitting polymer display technology; LEAP Project to increase light output of LEP displaysC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:03202003 Cambridge, UK -- Cambridge Display...
Seiko Epson Corp. and Cambridge Display Technology to Form Joint Venture Company for Ink Jet Printing Light Emitting Polymers
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers TOKYO & CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom--BUSINESS WIRE--June 14, 2002 New Venture Company, Polyink, Will Offer Total Solutions Package That Includes Providing Ink Jet Printing Machines and Inks for LEP Displays Seiko Epson Corp., Japan, and Cambridge Display Technology Ltd. CDT, U.K., have reached...
Mark IV Industries and Cambridge Display Technology Sign Product Development Agreement for Light Emitting Polymer Transport Signage
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AMHERST, N.Y.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 21, 2002 Planes, Trains and Buses Candidates for LEP Displays Mark IV Industries Inc. (Amherst, N.Y.), a global manufacturer of transportation signage products and Cambridge Display Technology (CDT, Cambridge, U.K.), the leading researcher and commercial developer of light emitting...
STMicroelectronics and Cambridge Display Technology Sign Agreement for Light Emitting Polymer Display Driver Microcircuit Development
Business Editors CAMBRIDGE, U.K. & GENEVA--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 15, 2002 Agreement will provide critical semiconductor drive chips for emerging display technology products STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), one of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers, and Cambridge Display Technology (CDT, Cambridge, U.K.), the leading researcher and commercial developer of light emitting...
CDT plans manufacturing - International Pages - Brief Article
EXCLUSIVE BY JOHN WALKO Cambridge Display Technology CDT, the UK pioneer in light emitting polymer displays, has changed its business model so that it can participate more fully in the displays business. Daniel McCaughan, president and chief operating officer, says the company is moving towards participating in display...
Seiko-Epson and CDT Develop World's First Ink-Jet Printed Full Color Light Emitting Polymer -LEP- Display; LEP Technology Paves the Way for Ultra-Small, Paper-Thin Displays
Business Editors & Technology Writers Note: Photo and logo available for download by media at www.Newstream.com. CAMBRIDGE, U.K.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 22, 2000 Seiko-Epson and Cambridge Display Technology CDT have developed a 2.5-square-inch full color display using CDT's light emitting polymer LEP technology, an innovative display science...
CDT is selling the IP and not just the product
Probably the most well-known of the UK display companies, Cambridge Display Technology CDT, is also one of the more established. Based on university research from Cambridge, the company was originally founded with the idea of manufacturing products based on its light emitting polymer LEP technology. The company was aiming...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Fyfe | Chief Executive Officer |
| Daniel Abrams | CFO |
| Jeremy Burroughes | Chief Technology Officer |
| Michael Black | CFO & Principal Accounting Officer |
| Emma Jones | Vice President, Human Resources & Facilities |
| S.B. Cha | Vice President, Commercial |
| Scott Brown | Vice President, Research & Technology |
| Stephen Chandler | Vice President, Legal & Intellectual Property |
| Richard Friend | Co-Founder |
| Karl Heeks | Director of the System Engineering Business Unit |
| Paul Jiggins | Director, Operations |
| Terry Nicklin | Director, Marketing |
| Eric Mayes | Senior Commercial Product Manager |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank K. Bynum | Member of Cdt's Board of Directors |
| Gerald Hillman | Board of Directors |
| James Sandry | Member of Cdt's Board of Directors |
| Joe Carr | Member of Cdt's Board of Directors |
| Malcolm J. Thompson | Board of Directors |
| Philip Berney | Board of Directors |
| Thomas G. Rosencrants | Board of Directors |
Dr David Fyfe, a 30-year veteran of the global chemical and engineering industries, joined CDT as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer in September 2000.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hsc | Former | |
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Add-Vision Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cambridge University | MA | Former |
| Cambridge University | BA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | CFO | Current |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | Vice President Finance, Asia and Africa Division | Former |
After submitting his PhD thesis titled 'The Physical Processes in Organic Semiconductor Polymer Devices', Dr Burroughes discovered that conjugated polymers such as polyphenylene vinylene could show electroluminescence. A patent was filed by Burroughes and his research fellows shortly afterwards. With more than ten years' research experience in conjugated polymer science and semiconductor technologies, Dr Burroughes joined CDT in 1997 to manage its new research group. After holding the position of Technical Director for two years he was promoted to Product Business Unit Director in 2000, and then CTO in November 2001. Previously, Burroughes spent six years with Toshiba in the UK and Japan where he worked on quantum electronic and opto-electronic devices fabricated using GaAs or InP regrowth technology.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | CFO & Principal Accounting Officer | Current |
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Vice President, Finance | Former |
| University of Cambridge | Financial Officer | Former |
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | Former |
| University of Cambridge | Degree, Management | Former |
Emma Jones is responsible for leading the Human Resources function as well as managing the facilities functions in the UK. Prior to joining CDT, Ms Jones was head of Human Resources at Amgen Limited, where she was responsible for the management of the Human Resources function for the UK subsidiary of Amgen Inc, a US bio-pharmaceutical company. Jones has a BA (Hons) degree in Business Studies from the University of Sheffield.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Vice President, Human Resources & Facilities | Current |
| Amgen Inc. | Head of Human Resources | Former |
| University of Sheffield | Ba | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Vice President, Commercial | Current |
| Texaco | Project Manager | Former |
| The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | Management Consultant | Former |
| Imperial College London | PhD | Former |
| University of Chicago | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sumation Co., Ltd. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd. | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd. | Vice President of Research & Development | Current |
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Vice President, Research & Technology | Current |
| Add-Vision Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Dow Corning Corporation | Development Director | Former |
| Dow Corning Corporation | Research Scientist | Former |
| University of Exeter | Doctorate Degree In Chemistry | Former |
| Oxford Brookes University | Mba | Former |
Stephen Chandler joined CDT in 2003 as Vice President, Legal & Intellectual Property, responsible for all legal and intellectual property matters, and for developing CDT's intellectual property strategy. Prior to joining CDT, Mr. Chandler was a partner at law firm Pinsent Curtis Biddle between 1985 and 2003, being Head of Technology & Media and Head of Intellectual Property from 1999. Chandler joined Pinsent Curtis as an Associate in 1980, having gained an MA degree in Law from Cambridge University.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Vice President, Legal & Intellectual Property | Current |
| Cambridge University | Ma Degree In Law | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Co-Founder | Current |
| Stuart Evans Enterprises, Inc. | Co-Founder and Chair, Science and Technology Council | Current |
| Plastic Logic Limited | Co-Founder and Chair, Science and Technology Council | Current |
| University of Cambridge | Professor | Current |
| Plastic Logic Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Dr. Karl Heeks is Director of the System Engineering Business Unit at Cambridge Display Technology. He has over ten years experience in flat panel display technology first at GEC in LCDs and, for the last five years, in the area of LEPs at CDT. Dr. Heeks has filed about thirty patents in the field.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Director of the System Engineering Business Unit | Current |
| Meko Ltd | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Director, Operations | Current |
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Director, Operations | Former |
| Oclaro, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Director, Marketing | Former |
Dr. Eric Mayes is Senior Commercial Product Manager at Cambridge Display Technology (CDT) and has over a decade of experience in the electronic materials industry. He was a founding director of Apaclara and, prior to joining CDT, served as CEO of NanoMagnetics which developed high-density magnetic media for the data storage industry alongside a diversified materials portfolio. Eric is also a non-executive director of IMPACT Faraday Ltd. (now part of CIKTN), and has a BSc in Physics from Arkansas State University and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Bath.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Senior Commercial Product Manager | Current |
| Apaclara Ltd. | Non-Executive Chairman | Current |
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Apaclara Ltd. | Board of Directors | Former |
Frank K. Bynum, Jr. Mr. Bynum, age 43, has served as a director of our company since July 1997. He is also a Managing Director of Kelso & Company. Mr. Bynum joined Kelso & Company in 1987 and has held positions of increasing responsibility at Kelso & Company prior to becoming a Managing Director. Mr. Bynum is a director of CDT Holdings PLC, Custom Buildings Products, Inc., Endurance Business Media, Inc. and eMarkets, Inc. He is also a Trustee of Prep for Prep and a member of the Board of Trustees of the College Foundation of the University of Virginia. Mr. Bynum was initially designated to the board of directors by Kelso & Company pursuant to Kelso & Company s designation rights under our stockholders agreement which was terminated in connection with our initial public offering. Kelso & Company currently has certain rights with respect to the nomination of directors. See Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions Nominating Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kelso & Company | Managing Director | Current |
| Prep,Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kelso & Company | Director | Current |
| Citation Corporation | Director | Current |
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Member of Cdt's Board of Directors | Current |
| Endurance Business Media, Inc. | Director | Current |
| E-Markets, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Custom Building Products | Board Director | Current |
| FairPoint Communications Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kelso & Company | Principal | Former |
| New York Life Insurance Company | Investment Analyst | Former |
| University of Virginia | B.A. in History | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
James V Sandry has served as a member of CDT's board of directors since November 2004. From April 1996 to April 2002 Mr. Sandry held the post of Chief Financial Officer of iXL Enterprises, an internet consulting company, Online Insight Inc, a software development company, VCG Inc., a software development company and Ted's Montana Grill, a restaurant company. Since November 2002, Mr. Sandry has been Chief Operating Officer of JVS Industries LLC, a privately held furniture rental company and a franchisee of Aaron Rents.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Member of Cdt's Board of Directors | Current |
| Aaron Rents, Inc. | Former | |
| Online Insight, Inc. | Former | |
| Ted's Montana Grill, Inc. | Former | |
| VCG Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Plextronics, Inc. | Current | |
| The Dow Chemical Company | Current | |
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Member of Cdt's Board of Directors | Current |
| Qd Vision, Inc. | Member of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Osram Opto Semiconductors | CEO | Former |
| Qd Vision, Inc. | Interim CEO | Former |
| Osram Opto Semiconductors | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Photon Dynamics, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Photon Dynamics, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vitex Systems Inc | Interim Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Dpix, LLC | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Novalux, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Vitex, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Xerox PARC | CEO | Former |
| Novalux, Inc. | President | Former |
| Vitex, Inc. | President | Former |
| Dpix, LLC | President | Former |
| Xerox PARC | Chief Technologist | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Display Technology, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Greystone Capital Group | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Conning & Company | Director of Research | Current |
| CompuCredit Corporation | Chairperson, Member, Financial Expert | Current |
| Greystone Capital Group | Chairman | Current |
| Ravello Solutions | Chairman | Current |
| Tpatlanta | Director | Current |
| CompuCredit Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Robinson-Humphrey Co. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Conning & Company | Partner | Former |
| Roosevelt University | MBA In Finance | Former |
| University of Dayton | Bachelors Degree | Former |
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