Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Mario Ruscev |
CEO |
| Benjamin Eldridge |
CTO & Senior Vice President, R & D |
| Jean Bernard Vernet |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
| Michael Ludwig |
Controller, Vice President, Finance & Chief Accounting Officer |
| Richard L. Diamond |
CIO & Vice President |
| Kirk Hasserjian |
Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing |
| Peter Mathews |
Senior Vice President, New Business Dev |
| Richard Freeman |
Senior Vice President, Operations |
| Stuart L. Merkadeau |
General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President |
| Yoshikazu Hatsukano |
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives |
| Hank Feir |
Vice President, HR |
| Henry I. Feir |
Vice President, Hr |
| Jackie McNab |
Vice President, Global Quality |
| Makoto Honda |
Corp Vice President |
| Roger Hitchcock |
Vice President, Worldwide Sales |
| Stefan Zschiegner |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Thomas P. Ho |
Vice President, Application & Service |
| Igor Y. Khandros |
Founder |
| James A. Prestridge |
Director |
Board of Directors
Dr. Mario Ruscev has served as our Chief Executive Officer since June 2008 and as a member of our Board of Directors since January 2008, when he joined our company. Dr. Ruscev previously served as our President from January 2008 to June 2008. Prior to joining FormFactor, Dr. Ruscev served as President of Testing Schlumberger Oilfield Services of Schlumberger Limited, a services company supplying technology, project management and information solutions for optimizing performance in the oil and gas industry, from April 2006 to December 2007. He also held several executive positions at Schlumberger during his 23 year career with that company, including President of Schlumberger Water and Carbon Services from April 2002 to March 2006, President of Wireline Schlumberger Oilfield Services from January 2001 to March 2002 and President of Geco-Prakla Schlumberger Oilfield Services from April 1999 to December 2000. Dr. Ruscev received a Doctorate in Nuclear Physics from Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris, France and a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from Yale University.
Benjamin N. Eldridge has served as Chief Technology Officer since September 2000. Mr. Eldridge also served as our Vice President of Development from June 1997 to September 2000, as our Director of Development from June 1995 to June 1997 and as our Manager of Development Engineering from November 1994 to May 1995. From 1984 to October 1994, he was employed at the TJ Watson Research Center of IBM Corporation, where he held various engineering positions in the Physical Sciences and Computer Science departments. Mr. Eldridge holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Union College and a M.S. in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
CTO & Senior Vice President, R & D |
Current |
Jean B. Vernet joined our company in March 2008, as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President. Mr. Vernet previously served as the Director of Risk and Assistant Treasurer at Rio Tinto Alcan, one of five product groups of Rio Tinto plc, a leading international mining group from July 2007 to March 2008. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, Mr. Vernet worked for more than 10 years at Schlumberger Limited, a services company supplying technology, project management and information solutions for optimizing performance in the oil and gas industry, from October 1996 to June 2007, where he held several key leadership positions, including Finance Director and Controller of the REW Wireline Business Unit and Corporate R&D, from July 2004 to June 2007 and Treasurer of Atlantic Asia from January 2003 to June 2004, as well as various risk management and treasury roles. Mr. Vernet holds a M.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the Éole Centrale de Lyon in France an M.B.A in analytic finance and accounting from the University of Chicago and a B.S. equivalent in mathematics and physics from Lycé Janson de Sailly in France.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Controller, Vice President, Finance & Chief Accounting Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Global Manufacturing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, New Business Dev |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Callkey Group, Ltd. |
Group Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Callkey Group, Ltd. |
Owner |
Current |
| Callkey Group, Ltd. |
Director |
Current |
| Cypress Semiconductor Corporation |
Senior Vice President of Manufacturing |
Former |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
|
Former |
| The University of Arizona |
M.S. Degree In Chemistry |
Former |
| Michigan Technological University |
B.S. Degree In Chemistry |
Former |
Stuart L. Merkadeau has served as one of our Senior Vice Presidents since October 2003 and as our General Counsel and Secretary since October 2002. Mr. Merkadeau previously served as one of our Vice Presidents from October 2002 to September 2003, and as our Vice President of Intellectual Property from July 2000 to October 2002. From 1990 to July 2000, Mr. Merkadeau practiced law as an associate and then a partner with Graham & James LLP, where he specialized in licensing and strategic counseling in intellectual property matters. Mr. Merkadeau is admitted to practice in California and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Merkadeau holds a B.S. in industrial engineering from Northwestern University and a J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
J.D. |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
B.S. In Industrial Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives |
Current |
Henry I. Feir joined FormFactor in January 2004, and now serves as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Mr. Feir was previously President of Hank Feir Consulting from 1998 to 2003. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Feir was President and CEO of Kadiri Inc., an enterprise compensation software company. Mr. Feir worked at Apple Computer, Inc. in Paris from 1988 to 1992 as head of HR for Europe and then head of Sales and Services for Apple Europe. Previously, he spent more than 14 years in various human resource management roles at Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Feir serves on the Board of Trustees and is a member of the Executive Committee of the San Francisco Art Institute. Mr. Feir has an M.A. in Journalism with an interdisciplinary emphasis in Human Communications and a BBA in Marketing, both from the University of Iowa.
Henry I. Feir joined FormFactor in January 2004, and now serves as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Mr. Feir was previously President of Hank Feir Consulting from 1998 to 2003. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Feir was President and CEO of Kadiri Inc., an enterprise compensation software company. Mr. Feir worked at Apple Computer, Inc. in Paris from 1988 to 1992 as head of HR for Europe and then head of Sales and Services for Apple Europe. Previously, he spent more than 14 years in various human resource management roles at Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Feir serves on the Board of Trustees and is a member of the Executive Committee of the San Francisco Art Institute. Mr. Feir has an M.A. in Journalism with an interdisciplinary emphasis in Human Communications and a BBA in Marketing, both from the University of Iowa.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Vice President, Global Quality |
Current |
| Professional Businesswomen |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pbwc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Professional Businesswomen |
President |
Former |
| Western Digital Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Roger Hitchcock joined FormFactor in January 2007 and currently serves as our Vice President, Worldwide Sales. Prior to joining FormFactor, Mr. Hitchcock spent 21 years at KLA-Tencor, a capital equipment supplier to the Semiconductor Industry. While at KLA-Tencor, Mr. Hitchcock served in a variety of executive level customer and operations management positions. From 2000 to 2006 these positions included VP Sales Administration, VP Strategic Accounts and VP Western USA. Mr. Hitchcock lived in Europe from 1995 to 1999 where he served as General Manager Western Europe and Director European Support Operations. Mr. Hitchcock previously served as Director Customer Support Division and Manufacturing Director RAPID Division.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Vice President, Worldwide Sales |
Current |
Stefan Zschiegner is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the DRAM Product Business Unit at FormFactor. Since joining the company in 2001, Mr. Zschiegner has held various management positions in Product Marketing and Service and Solutions. Prior to joining FormFactor, he worked from 1992 to 2001 in Marketing and Applications for Hewlett Packard and Agilent. Mr. Zschiegner holds a Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University in Hamburg, Germany.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Vice President, Application & Service |
Current |
Dr. Igor Y. Khandros founded FormFactor in April 1993. Dr. Khandros has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since June 2008 and as a Director since our company's founding. Dr. Khandros served as our Chief Executive Officer from April 1993 to June 2008. Dr. Khandros also served as our President from April 1993 to November 2004. From 1990 to 1992, Dr. Khandros served as the Vice President of Development of Tessera Technologies, Inc., a provider of chip scale packaging technology that he co-founded. From 1986 to 1990, he was employed at the Yorktown Research Center of IBM Corporation as a member of the technical staff and a manager. From 1979 to 1985, Dr. Khandros was employed at ABEX Corporation, a casting foundry and composite parts producer, as a research metallurgist and a manager, and he was an engineer from 1977 to 1978 at the Institute of Casting Research in Kiev, Ukraine. Dr. Khandros holds an M.S. equivalent degree in metallurgical engineering from Kiev Polytechnic Institute in Kiev, Ukraine, and a Ph.D. in metallurgy from Stevens Institute of Technology.
Mr. Wagner was appointed as a director in May 2008. He is currently President and CEO of Caregiver Services, Inc., a provider of in-home care and staffing services based in Miami, Florida, a position he has held since April 2008. He served as the Managing Principal of the H.A. Wagner Group, LLC, an investment and consulting firm from August 2007 to March 2008. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Quovadx, Inc., a global software and services company, from October 2004 to July 2007, and as a member of its board of directors from April 2004 to July 2007. He served as its Acting President and Chief Executive Officer from May 2004 to October 2004. Prior to joining Quovadx, Mr. Wagner served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mirant Corporation, an independent energy company, from January 2003 to April 2004. Before his service at Mirant, Mr. Wagner was Executive Vice President of Finance, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Optio Software, Inc., a software provider, from February 2002 to December 2002. From May 2001 to January 2002, he performed independent consulting services for various corporations. He was Chief Financial Officer, General Manager and Chief Operating Officer for PaySys International, Inc., a provider of financial payment processing applications, from December 1999 to April 2001. He also served as Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer for Premiere Technologies, Inc. from April 1998 to September 1999. He is currently a director of FormFactor, Inc., Cree, Inc. and Caregiver Services, Inc (a privately held company).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Caregiver Services, Inc. |
CEO |
Current |
| Caregiver Services, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Cree, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| StarTek, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Proficient Systems, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Quovadx, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Cree, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| UNICCO Service Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of Miami |
Advisory Board |
Current |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Advisory Board |
Current |
| Caregiver Services, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Cree, Inc. |
Member |
Current |
| Institute of Management Accountants |
Member |
Current |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Member |
Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors |
Member |
Current |
| Quovadx, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Quovadx, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Mirant Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Optio Software Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Computervision Corporation |
Cfo |
Former |
| NYSE Group, Inc. |
CFO |
Former |
| Computer Vision |
CFO |
Former |
| Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. |
Cfo |
Former |
| Computer Vision |
executive vice president |
Former |
| Mirant Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Optio Software Inc. |
Executive Vice President of Finance |
Former |
| Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Finance |
Former |
| American Microsystems, Inc. |
Senior Financial Positions |
Former |
| The Fairchild Corporation |
Senior Financial Positions |
Former |
| GTE |
Senior Financial Positions |
Former |
| Luxcore Networks, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Targus Group International, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Optio Software Inc. |
Treasurer |
Former |
| University of Miami |
Bba In Accounting |
Former |
G. Carl Everett, Jr. has served as a Director since June 2001. Mr. Everett founded GCE Ventures, a venture advisement firm, in April 2001. Mr. Everett has served as a partner at Accel LLP, a venture capital firm, since 2002. From February 1998 to April 2001, Mr. Everett served as Senior Vice President, Personal Systems Group of Dell Inc. During 1997, Mr. Everett was on a personal sabbatical. From 1978 to December 1996, Mr. Everett held several management positions with Intel Corporation, including Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Microprocessor Products Group, and Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Desktop Products Group. Mr. Everett currently serves on the board of directors of one privately held company. Mr. Everett holds a B.A. in business administration and a Doctorate of laws from New Mexico State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| New Mexico State University |
Doctorate |
Former |
| New Mexico State University |
B.A. In Business |
Former |
Dr. Homa Bahrami has served as a Director since December 2004. Dr. Bahrami is a Senior Lecturer at the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Bahrami has been on the Haas School faculty since 1986 and is widely published on organizational design and organizational development challenges and trends in the high technology sector. Dr. Bahrami currently serves on the board of directors of one privately held company. Dr. Bahrami holds a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Aston University, United Kingdom.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Aston University |
PH.D. In Organizational Behavior |
Former |
Mr. Prestridge is currently a Director and Chairman of the Board of FormFactor, Inc., a manufacturer of capital equipment for the semiconductor industry. He serves on the Audit Committee of FormFactor and is Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Prestridge served as a director of Teradyne Inc., a manufacturer of automated test equipment, from May 1992 until May 2000. He was Vice-Chairman of Teradyne from January 1996 until May 2000 and served as Executive Vice President of Teradyne from 1992 until May 1997.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Tribotek Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Empirix Inc. |
Consultant |
Former |
| Harvard University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
Mr. Maier was named Chief Executive Officer of Linear Technology in January 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Maier served as the Company's Chief Operating Officer from April 1999 to January 2005. Before joining Linear Technology, Mr. Maier held various management positions at Cypress Semiconductor Corp. from July 1983 to March 1999, most recently as Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations. He holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Linear Technology Corp. |
Director & CEO |
Current |
| Linear Technology Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Linear Technology Corp. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Cypress Semiconductor Corporation |
Executive Vice President of Worldwide Operations |
Former |
| University of California |
B.S |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
B.S. Degree In Chemical Engineering |
Former |
Thomas Campbell has served as a director of Visa Inc. since October 2007. Mr. Campbell is a Professor of Business at the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley. He served as Bank of America Dean of the Haas School from August 2002 to December 2004, and from December 2005 to June 2008. He was Director of the California Department of Finance from December 2004 to November 2005 and a Professor at Stanford Law School from September 1987 to August 2002. Mr. Campbell currently serves on the board of directors of FormFactor, Inc., a manufacturer of wafer probe cards, and is "of counsel" to the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Mr. Campbell holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and Masters degree in Economics from the University of Chicago, a J.D. degree from Harvard Law School and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Merchant Advisory Group (Mag) |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| FormFactor, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Debtconnection.Com |
Committee Member |
Current |
| Merchant Advisory Group (Mag) |
Committee Member |
Current |
| Harvard Law School |
J.D. Degree |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
Ph.D. In Economics |
Former |
| Harvard Law School |
M.A. |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
Masters Degree In Economics |
Former |
| Harvard Law School |
Bachelor of Arts Degree |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
Bachelor of Arts Degree |
Former |
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