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Littelfuse Inc.

(LFUS) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$669.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$530.8M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Since Edward V. Sundt founded Littelfuse in 1927, we've been driven by innovation. Sundt invented the first small, fast-acting protective fuse to prevent sensitive test meters from burning out. From that pioneering first step, our company has gone on to define the standards of the circuit protection industry. In the 1960s, we developed sub-miniature fuses for NASA, which were mission-critical components of the American space program. And in 1976, we introduced the groundbreaking Autofuse Fast-Acting Fuse for General Motors. Within eight years, it was being designed into vehicles all over the world. We again revolutionized automotive fuse protection in 1986 with the debut of the space-saving MINI . Its smaller design allowed for the additional protection of on-board electronic accessories. Recently, we introduced the world's smallest high surge current protection thyristor, the Teccor Q2L series "C-Rated" SIDACtor device. And we continue to set new benchmarks. As the world leader in circuit protection, Littelfuse possesses nine core technologies, as well as some of the industry's most respected brands - Teccor , Wickmann and Pudenz. In addition, we're doing business all over the world. Every day, we're building on our success by making strategic acquisitions, strengthening our customer relationships, and capitalizing on the explosive growth of the Asian market. In all of these efforts, our new brand will play an essential role.

Chief Executive Officer
Gordon Hunter
Number of Employees 6,300
Contact Information

800 E Northwest Hwy

Des Plaines, Illinois 60016

littelfuse.com

(847) 824-1188

NAICS Code Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing: 335313

Recent Events

  • New Littelfuse SP1003 Series Offers High-Level Electrostatic Discharge and Surge Protection in ...

    11/30/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Littelfuse Reports Third Quarter Results

    10/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Surface Mount Ceramic Fuses operate up to 150C.

    10/16/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Littelfuse New 250 V Miniature Fuse/Clip Assembly Enables Easy Circuit Board Level Fuse Replacement

    10/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Littelfuse to Report Third Quarter Results October 29

    10/13/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Littelfuse to Open New R&D Center at Research Park

    9/23/09 - Planned Site Openings - View Story

  • Littelfuse Provides Updated 3Q Guidance

    9/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Littelfuse Lifts Q2 Sales Outlook, Yet Sees Loss On Charges - Update

    7/07/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Gordon Hunter Chief Executive Officer
Philip Franklin Vice President, Operations Support and Chief Financial Officer
Dal Ferbert Vice President and General Manager, Electrical Business Unit
David Samyn Vice President and General Manager
David W. Heinzmann Vice President
Dieter Roeder Vice President and General Manager, Automotive Business Unit
H Dalsen Ferbert V.P. & G.M. Electrical Div.
Mary S. Muchoney Vice President, Development
Paul Dickinson Vice President & General Manager, Semiconductor Business Unit
Ryan K. Stafford General Counsel and Vice President, Human Resources
Albert Chan Greater China Sales Director
Deandre Hodo Global Director
Jeffrey P. Ray Manager
Todd Marcucci Manager of The Littelfuse Global Lab Organization
Tom Hovey Manager, Marketing Communications
Phillip Havens

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Anthony Grillo Chairman
John P. Driscoll Chairman
Bruce A. Karsh Board of Directors
John E. Major Board of Directors
Ronald L. Schubel Board of Directors
Tzau-Jin Chung Board of Directors
William P. Noglows Board of Directors

Array

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Littelfuse, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
ATEL Capital Group Director Current
Rubicon Technology's Board of Directors Current
Calmar Optcom Inc CEO Former
Littelfuse, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Raychem Vice President Former
London Business School MBA Former
University of Liverpool BS In Electrical Engineering Former

Philip G. Franklin, Vice President, Operations Support, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, joined the company in 1998 and is responsible for finance and accounting, investor relations, mergers and acquisitions, information systems and customer service. Prior to Littelfuse, Mr. Franklin was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for OmniQuip International, a private equity sponsored roll-up in the construction equipment industry, which he helped take public. Before that, Mr. Franklin served as Chief Financial Officer for both Monarch Marking Systems, a subsidiary of Pitney Bowes, and Hill Refrigeration, a company controlled by Sam Zell. Earlier in his career, he worked in a variety of finance and general management positions at FMC Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Vice President, Operations Support and Chief Financial Officer Current

Dal Ferbert, Vice President and General Manager, Electrical Business Unit, is responsible for the management of daily operations, sales, marketing and strategic planning efforts of the Electrical Business Unit (POWR-GARD Products). Mr. Ferbert joined the company in 1976 as a member of the electronic distributor sales team. From 1980 to 1989 he served in the Materials Management Department as a buyer and then Purchasing Manager. In 1990, he was promoted to National Sales Manager of the Electrical Business Unit and then promoted to his current position in 2004.

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Vice President and General Manager, Electrical Business Unit Current

David R. Samyn, Vice President and General Manager, Electronics Business Unit, is responsible for marketing, sales, product development and manufacturing for all electronics customers and products. Mr. Samyn joined the company’s management team in January 2003 as General Manager of the Electronics Business Unit. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Samyn served as Vice President – Global Sales with Airfiber, Inc., an optical wireless telecom company in San Diego, CA from 2001 to 2003. Before that, Mr. Samyn spent five years with ADC Telecommunications where he had global sales and marketing responsibilities.

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Vice President and General Manager Current
Raychem Director of Marketing and Sales Former
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. Team Member Former

David W. Heinzmann, Vice President, Global Operations, is responsible for Littelfuse’s manufacturing and supply chain groups for all three of the company’s business units. Mr. Heinzmann began his career at the company in 1985 and possesses a broad range of experience within the organization. He has held positions as a Manufacturing Manager, Quality Manager, Plant Manager and Product Development Manager. Mr. Heinzmann also served as Director of Global Operations of the Electronics Business Unit from early 2000 through 2003. He served as Vice President and General Manager, Automotive Business Unit, from 2004 through August 2007 and then was promoted to his current position.

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Vice President Current

Dieter Roeder, Vice President and General Manager, Automotive Business Unit, is responsible for marketing, sales, product development and customer relationships for all automotive business units. Mr. Roeder joined the company in 2005 leading the Automotive Business Unit’s European sales team, based in Germany, before he was promoted to his current position in August 2007. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Roeder served as Director of Business Development Europe for TDS Automotive from 2002 to 2005. Before that, Mr. Roeder spent ten years with Raychem GmbH (later Tyco Electronics) where he had various sales and marketing responsibilities within the European automotive industry.

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Vice President and General Manager, Automotive Business Unit Current

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. V.P. & G.M. Electrical Div. Current

Mary S. Muchoney has served as Corporate Secretary since 1991, after joining Littelfuse in 1977. She is responsible for providing all secretarial and administrative functions for the President and Littelfuse Board of Directors. Ms. Muchoney is a member of the Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals, as well as honorary member of the Society’s Silver Quill Society.

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Vice President, Development Current
Littelfuse, Inc. Secretary Current
Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals Board of Directors Current
Littelfuse, Inc. Corporate Secretary Former

Paul Dickinson, Vice President and General Manager, Semiconductor Products, is responsible for the marketing, sales, product development and strategic planning efforts of the company’s semiconductor products. Mr. Dickinson joined the company in 1993 and has held a broad range of positions with responsibility for corporate and international accounting and finance. Most recently, Mr. Dickinson served as Vice President, Corporate Development and Treasurer from 2005 through 2008, with responsibility for corporate acquisition, strategy, treasury, tax and finance functions. Mr. Dickinson was promoted to his current position in August 2008.

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Vice President & General Manager, Semiconductor Business Unit Current
Littelfuse, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Ryan K. Stafford, General Counsel and Vice President, Human Resources, is responsible for the company’s legal, compliance, internal audit and human resources functions. Mr. Stafford joined the company’s management team in January 2007. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Stafford served as Vice President of China Operations for Tyco Engineered Products & Services from 2005 to 2006 and Vice President and General Counsel of it from 2001 to 2005. He served as Associate General Counsel for Grinnell Corporation from 1998 to 2001. Prior to that he was with the law firm Sulloway & Hollis P.L.L.C.

Organization Position Status
Sulloway & Hollis, Pllc Team Member Former
Tyco Engineered Products & Services Vice President of China Operations Former

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Greater China Sales Director Current

Organization Position Status
Camp Conferences, Inc. Global Director Current
Littelfuse, Inc. Global Director Current
The Association of Information Technology Professionals Board of Directors Current
The Association of Information Technology Professionals Member Current

Jeffrey P. Ray is Global Distribution and EMS Manager at Littelfuse, Inc. He joined the Littelfuse management team in September of 2000 as the Southeast/Midwest Regional Sales Manager. While a Littelfuse, Ray has also managed the North American Customer Service Department, Pricing and Inside Sales. Ray has worked in the electronics industry for 18 years. Prior to joining Littelfuse, he spent 13 years as a Sales or General Manager for various electronic and electrical distributors. Ray holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.

Organization Position Status
TTI Inc. Global Distribution and Ems Manager at Littelfuse, Inc Current
Littelfuse, Inc. Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Manager of The Littelfuse Global Lab Organization Current

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Manager, Marketing Communications Current

Phillip Havens is Senior Member Technical Staff with Littelfuse. He has worked in the telecom industry for more than 25 years, starting his career with Western Electric. Havens holds a BSEE and MSEE from Louisiana Tech University . He holds a PE certificate and is an IEEE Senior Grade Member. He has been with Littelfuse for 10 years, working in the area of lightning surge and power fault protection designs for telcom ranging from POTS to VDSL2+ applications. He has served as Chair of TR 41.9 subcommittee of TR41, when it was first handed control of FCC Part 68 (with a few sections still held under the jurisdiction of the FCC). He currently serves as Vice-Chair of this same committee and as Vice-Chair of TR 41.7 (Electrical Protection Group). He is also involved in the committee work of NIPP (ATIS), serves as a member of the STP (Standards Technical Panel) for UL 497, attends IEEE SPDC (Surge Protective Devices Committee) and PEG (Protection Engineers Group) meetings.

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Current
Louisiana Tech University Msee Former
Louisiana Tech University Bsee Former

Anthony Grillo, age 51, has been a director of the Company since December 1991. Mr. Grillo is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of American Securities Advisors, LLC an advisory and investment firm established in 2005. From 2001 through 2004, Mr. Grillo was a Senior Managing Director of Evercore Partners, Inc. where he founded the restructuring practice for the firm. From 1999 through 2001 Mr. Grillo was a Senior Managing Director of Joseph Littlejohn & Levy, Inc., a private equity firm. For eight years previous, Mr. Grillo was a Senior Managing Director of the Blackstone Group L.P., an investment banking firm. During those years, he was the co-founder of Blackstone's Restructuring and Reorganization Group, Chief Operating Officer of the firm's M&A practice and a member of its Investment Committee. Mr. Grillo has been determined by the Board to be "independent" under NASDAQ listing standards.

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Chairman Current
Littelfuse, Inc. Director Current

John P. Driscoll, age 71, has been a director of the Company since February 1998. Mr. Driscoll has been President of Jack Driscoll Enterprises, Inc., a management consulting firm, since 1998. In June of 1998 Mr. Driscoll retired as Executive Vice President of Murata Electronics North America, Inc. where he was responsible for corporate policy and strategy and oversaw government and industry relations. Mr. Driscoll joined Murata Electronics in 1979 as Vice President of Marketing and Sales, was appointed Senior Vice President Marketing and Sales in 1985 and assumed the position of Executive Vice President in 1995. Mr. Driscoll is a former Vice President of the Components Group of the Electronic Industry Alliance, and a twenty-year member of its Board of Governors. He was also affiliated with the Electronics Component and Technology Conference and the Japan American Society. Mr. Driscoll has been determined by the Board to be "independent" under the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market ("NASDAQ") on which the Company's Common Stock is listed.

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Chairman Current
Littelfuse, Inc. Director Current
Murata Electronics North America, Inc. Executive Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Molex Incorporated Regional President, Americas Current
Littelfuse, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Littelfuse, Inc. Board of Directors Current

William P. Noglows, 50, has served as our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since November 2003. Mr. Noglows also is a director of Littlefuse, Inc. From 1984 through 2003, he served in various management positions at Cabot Corporation, culminating in serving as an executive vice president and general manager. While at Cabot Corporation, he was one of the primary founders of our company and was responsible for identifying and encouraging the development of the CMP application, which is the core of our business. Mr. Noglows had previously served as a director of our company from December 1999 until April 2002. Mr. Noglows received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Organization Position Status
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation Chief Executive Officer Current
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation President Current
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation Chairman Current
Littelfuse, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cabot Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Cabot Corporation General Manager Former
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation Founder Former
Georgia Institute of Technology B.S. in Chemical Engineering Former
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     LFUS $30.75 -0.17 (-0.55% )
Average Volume 87,907
Shares Outstanding 21.77M
Market Cap 669.3M
Year High 31.69
Year Low 8.82
Earnings Per Share -0.53
P/E Ratio -58.02
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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