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Market Cap:$54.0M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$259.3M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Planar Systems, Inc. is a provider of specialty display solutions for customers in the industrial, command and control, specialty home theater, and commercial markets. Products include display components, completed displays, and display systems based on a variety of flat panel and projection technologies. The Company has a global reach with sales offices in North America, Europe and Asia. The electronic specialty display industry is driven by the proliferation of display products, from both the increase in smart devices throughout modern life and flat panels versatility for a wider range of uses; the ongoing need for system providers and integrators to rely on display experts to provide solutions; and the emerging market for targeting advertising and messaging to consumers using large format digital signs. Unless context otherwise requires, or as otherwise indicated, we, us, our and similar terms, as well as references to the Company and Planar, refer to Planar Systems, Inc. and unless the context requires otherwise, includes all of the Companys consolidated subsidiaries.

Board of Directors
J. Micheal Gullard
Number of Employees 569
Contact Information

1195 NW Compton Dr

Beaverton, Oregon 97006-1992

planar.com

(503) 748-1100

NAICS Code Other Electronic Component Manufacturing: 334419

Recent Events

  • Planar Launches New Products for Point-of-Sale POS and Retail Applications

    1/11/10 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Planar Launches Lampless LED Projector

    12/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Planar Launches Lampless LED-based Home Projection System

    12/07/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Planar Launches Industry Leading Lampless LED-based Home Projection System

    12/02/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Planar reports a smaller loss

    11/17/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Planar Systems reports lower loss

    8/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Planar Announces Clarity Matrix LCD Video Wall System

    6/24/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Planar Announces Clarity Matrix LCD Video Wall System

    6/01/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Planar Announces Fiscal Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    5/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Planar Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    2/03/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Planar Reports 4Q and Fiscal 2008 Financial Results

    11/26/08 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Planar Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Financial Results

    11/19/08 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Planar Systems Wins Contract with Thomson's PRN to Deploy Digital Displays

    8/07/08 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Planar Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results

    8/06/08 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Planar Buys Runco In $36.7M Deal

    5/24/07 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

earnings and planar systems - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Paul Gulick Vice President
Scott Hildebrandt Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Benjamin Clifton Vice President, Technology
Brad Gleeson Vice President, Business Dev
Bradley Gleeson Vice President Business Development
Douglas K. Barnes Vice President, General Manager, Indus & Medical Business Unit
John T. Major Vice President, Global Operations
Kristina Gorriaran Vice President & General Manager, Control Room & Signage Business Unit
Mark A. Ceciliani Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Business Unit
Steve Going General Counsel
Terri Timberman Vice President, Human Resources
David Hludzinski Americas Sales Manager
Lewis Blair Engineering Administrator
Cindy McCullough Coordinator, Marketing, Commercial Business Unit
Jim Davis Head, Worldwide Sales, Home Theater Business Unit
Pippa Edelen Media Coordinator
Ryan Gray Investor Relations Manager

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
J. Micheal Gullard Board of Directors
E. Kay Stepp Board of Directors
Steven E. Wynne Board of Directors
Carl W. Neun Board of Directors
Walter W. Noce Board of Directors
Gregory H. Turnbull Chairman of the Board
Heinrich Stenger Board of Directors
Gerald K. Perkel Board of Directors
Michael Gullard James Board of Directors
W Jr Walter Board of Directors

J. Michael Gullard. Mr. Gullard was elected to the Board of Directors in November 2006. Mr. Gullard is the founder and a General Partner of Cornerstone Management, a family of technology focused venture capital funds. Mr. Gullard received a BA in economics and an MBA from Stanford University. Mr. Gullard also serves on the Board of Directors of Dyntek, Inc., Alliance Semiconductor, Inc., Transmeta Corp., Proxim Corp. and JDA Software, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Cornerstone Management, Inc. Founder Current
Alliance Semiconductor Corp. General Partner of Cornerstone Management Current
Cornerstone Management, Inc. General Partner Current
Transmeta Corporation General Partner of Cornerstone Management. Current
Planar Systems, Inc. General Partner, Cornerstone Management, Menlo Park, California Current
Netsolve, Incorporated Chairman Current
Mainsoft Corporation Chairman Current
DynTek Inc. Chairman Current
Transmeta Corporation Board of Directors Current
California Micro Devices Corporation Director Current
Alliance Semiconductor Corp. Board of Directors Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
JDA Software Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Proxim Wireless Corporation Board of Directors Current
Celeritek, Inc. President Former
Alliance Semiconductor Corp. Executive Officer Former
Netsolve, Incorporated Director Former
Stanford University MBA Former
Stanford University Bachelor's Degree Former

From 1994 to 2002, Ms. Stepp was principal and owner of Executive Solutions, a management consulting firm in Portland, Oregon. From 1989 to 1992, Ms. Stepp was President and Chief Operating Officer of Portland General Electric, an electric utility. Ms. Stepp is Chair of the Corporate Board of Providence Health System and also serves as a director of Planar Systems, Inc. and Franklin Covey Co. Ms. Stepp is Chair of the Organization & Compensation Committee and serves on the Finance & Operations Committee.

Organization Position Status
Providence Health System Chairperson of the Board of Directors Current
Insurance Asset Manager LLC Chair of the Corporate Board, Providence Health System Current
Victorantos Ltd Director Current
Franklin Covey Company Director Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Executive Solutions, Inc. Owner Former
Executive Solutions, Inc. Principal Former
University of Portland Master of Arts In Management Former
University of Portland MA Former
Stanford University Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Fila Online, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Current
W Capital Partners, LLC Current
The Nature Conservancy Board of Directors Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
FLIR Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Clarity Visual Systems, Inc. Director Current
Indigo Systems Incorporated Board of Directors Current
NewPage Corporation Board of Directors Current
Eteamz.Com, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Sport Brands International, LLC Chief Executive Officer Current
America Ltd, Inc. CEO Former
America Ltd, Inc. President Former
Sport Brands International, LLC President Current
FLIR Systems, Inc. Acting Senior Vice President Former
FLIR Systems, Inc. General Counsel Former
Newpage Holding Corporation Board of Directors Former
Willamette University College of Law J.D. Former

Carl W. Neun. Mr. Neun became a Director of the Company in December 2000. From March 1993 to January 2000, Mr. Neun was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tektronix, Inc., a test and measurement company. From September 1987 through March 1993 he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Conner Peripherals, Inc., a disk drive company. Mr. Neun is Chairman of the Board of Powerwave Technologies, Inc. and a member of the Board of Directors of Radisys Corporation. He served as Chairman of the Board of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. until January 2007, when the Company was acquired. Mr. Neun has a bachelor s degree from Hamilton College and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Chair Current
Powerwave Technologies, Inc. Director Former
Powerwave Technologies, Inc. Chairman Current
RadiSys Corporation Board of Directors Current
Clarity Visual Systems, Inc. Director Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Conner Peripherals Chief Financial Officer Former
Tektronix, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Tektronix, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Conner Peripherals Senior Vice President of Administration Former
Evraz Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. Chair of Board Former
Evraz Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. Director Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania M.B.A. Former
Hamilton College B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Clarity Visual Systems, Inc. Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Children's Hospital Former
University of California, Los Angeles master's degree in hospital administration Former
La Salle University bachelor's degree in biology Former

Gregory Turnbull has served as a member of our board of directors since February 1986 and was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on an interim basis in October 2006. Mr. Turnbull has been a private investor and business consultant for over five years. Previously, he was a general partner of Cable & Howse Ventures, a venture capital firm, and also served as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley & Co. and White, Weld & Co. Mr. Turnbull also serves as Chairman of the Board for Planar Systems, Inc. and as a director of certain privately-held companies.

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Chairman of the Board Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Director Current
A.P. Pharma, Inc. Director Current
Clarity Visual Systems, Inc. Director Current
A.P. Pharma, Inc. President, CEO & Director Former
Morgan Stanley Former
Stanford University MBA Former
Oregon State University BS In Chemical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Clarity Visual Systems, Inc. Director Current
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. Vice President of European Operations Former

Gerald K. Perkel. Mr. Perkel has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September 2005. At that time, Mr. Perkel was also elected to the Board of Directors. Mr. Perkel served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Merant PLC, a provider of ECM (enterprise change management) software, from 2001 to 2004, when the company was acquired by Serena Software. Mr. Perkel served as president of the Office Printing Business at Xerox from 2000 to 2001. Prior to that, Mr. Perkel was President of the Color Printing and Imaging Business at Tektronix, Inc., a test and measurement company, from 1995 to 2000.

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer, Director (Principal Executive Officer) Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Imaging Business President Former
Planar Components Group President Former
Ecm-Co.Com Former
University of California, Los Angeles BS in System Science engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Vice President Current
Efnw Board of Directors Current
Motif CEO Former
Clarity Visual Systems, Inc. CEO Former
Motif Chief Technical Officer Former
Clarity Visual Systems, Inc. Cto & Vice President Former
Clarity Founder Former
Clarity Visual Systems, Inc. Founder Former
Lightware, Inc. Chairman of the Board Former
Clarity Visual Systems, Inc. Chairman Former
University of California, Berkeley Bsee In Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Former

Mr. Hildebrandt joined the company as Chief Financial Officer in January 2005. Prior to coming to Planar, he was CFO at Merant Software, and earlier was CFO at InFocus Corporation. Before that, he served in several financial executive roles at Tektronix, including vice president and corporate treasurer and vice president and division controller. Mr. Hildebrandt went to work for Deloitte & Touche following his graduation from Oregon State University, where he received a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting.

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Current
InFocus Corporation Cfo Former
Tektronix, Inc. Corporate Treasurer and Vice President Former
Tektronix, Inc. division controller Former
Oregon State University Bs In Business Administration Former

Mr. Clifton joined Planar as Vice President of Technology in 2006. He held this position at Clarity Visual Systems, prior to Planar's acquisition. He has been instrumental in the integration of Clarity's video wall and digital signage display products into Planar, and brings his specialty display expertise to all of Planar's markets. Mr. Clifton has 22 years of experience in the display field, working for Tektronix, InFocus, Motif, and Clarity Visual Systems. He was recipient of the SID 1992 Best Paper Award, and holds 18 patents in the display field. Ben graduated from Washington State University with a BS in electrical engineering and a minor in computer science.

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Vice President, Technology Current
Washington State University BS In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
ActiveLight Co-Founder, President & COO Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Vice President, Business Dev Current
Cinelight Corp President Former
ActiveLight President Former
Boxlight Corporation Director of Marketing Former
Eastman Kodak Company Product Manager Former

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Vice President Business Development Current

Mr. Barnes currently is Vice President and General Manager of the Industrial Business Unit. Previously, Mr. Barnes was General Manager of the Medical Business Unit. Vice President of European Sales and Marketing and earlier served as general manager of Planar's North America operation. Since 1986, he has held various positions with Planar, including Director of Engineering, Quality and Manufacturing. Mr. Barnes received a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Vice President, General Manager, Indus & Medical Business Unit Current
Planar China Vice President, Global Manufacturing & Operations Former
Stanford University Bs In Industrial Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Vice President, Global Operations Current
Tektronix, Inc. Vice President, Worldwide Manufacturing Operations Former

"Gorriarán joined Planar following the acquisition of Clarity Visual Systems in 2006 and leads the newly formed business unit that targets this market. Before her 5 year tenure at Clarity, Gorriarán was with Xerox for 15 years, most recently as Vice President of Quality and Customer Satisfaction for European Operations. Gorriarán is member of the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Aid Society of Oregon, and she also serves on the Community Board of Directors for Regence Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oregon. She is a graduate of The University of Oregon, with a BS in telecommunications.

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Vice President & General Manager, Control Room & Signage Business Unit Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Gm, Csbu Former
University of Oregon BS In Telecommunications Former

Mr. Ceciliani currently is Vice President and General Manager of the Commercial Business Unit. Having joined Planar in 1984, he has served in a variety of financial roles, including controller, assistant treasurer and treasurer. Before joining Planar, Mr. Ceciliani was a staff accountant for KPMG Peat Marwick for three years. He received a BS in Business Administration from Portland State University.

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Business Unit Current
Portland State University Bs In Business Administration Former

Mr. Going joined Planar as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in March 2007. Prior to joining Planar, Mr. Going served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Merix Corporation. Mr. Going also served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Merant plc, a provider of enterprise change management software products that was acquired by Serena Software in May 2004. Mr. Going was a Partner in the Portland, Oregon office of Perkins Coie LLP, a large international law firm, where he served growth companies in the areas of general corporate and strategic advice, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, technology transfers and securities regulation. Mr. Going holds a BS in Business Administration (Finance) from Oregon State University and a JD from The UCLA School of Law.

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Current
Planar Systems, Inc. General Counsel Current
Merix Corporation Vice President Former
Merix Corporation General Counsel Former
Merix Corporation Secretary Former
Planar Systems, Inc. Secretary Former
University of California, Los Angeles Jd Former
Oregon State University BS In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Global Locate, Inc. Senior Vice President, Human Resources Current
Broadcom Corporation Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources Current
Broadcom Korea Senior Vice President of Human Resources Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Vice President, Human Resources Current
Bank of Idaho Board Member Current
Merix Corporation Chief Administrative Officer Former
AMIS Holdings, Inc. Senior Vice President, Human Resources Former
RadiSys Corporation Vice President of Human Resources Former
Marylhurst University B.A. Degree Former
Oregon, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Co-Planar Inc Director of Americas Sales Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Americas Sales Manager Current
Theaterxtreme Board of Directors Current
Co-Planar Inc Sales Manager Former
Sony Corporation Former
University Corp. B.A. In Sociology Former
State University of New York at Albany B.A. In Sociology Former
The State University of New York Bachelor of Arts, Sociology With A Minor In Business Former

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Project Manager Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Engineering Administrator Current
Concord Players Board of Directors Current
Concord Players Concord Player Member Current

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Coordinator, Marketing, Commercial Business Unit Current

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Head, Worldwide Sales, Home Theater Business Unit Current

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Media Coordinator Current

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Investor Relations Manager Current
Planar Systems, Inc. Ir Coordinator Former

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Planar Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
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     PLNR $2.66 -0.04 (-1.30% )
Average Volume 20,948
Shares Outstanding 20.02M
Market Cap 53.1M
Year High 3.38
Year Low 0.53
Earnings Per Share -0.39
P/E Ratio -6.81
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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