Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Bob Whelton |
Chief Operating Officer |
| Clyde R. Wallin |
CFO & Vice President, Finance |
| Drieve Fortune |
Vice President Finance, Cfo |
| Ray Wallin |
Vice President Finance, CFO |
| Tom Credelle |
Senior Vice President, Engineering & Dev, Worldwide |
| Andrew Cowell |
Micrel's Vice President of Marketing |
| BARRY SMALL |
Vice President, Design & Process Engineering |
| Carlos Mejia Jr. |
Vice President, HR |
| Chris Casimer |
Vice President |
| David Schie |
Vice President Analog Engineering |
| GUY GANDENBERGER |
Micrel's Vice President |
| Guy Gandenberger James |
Vice President World Wide Operations |
| J. C. Lin |
Vice President, Ethernet Group |
| J. Vincent Tortolano |
General Counsel & Vice President |
| J. Vincent Tortolano |
General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President |
| Jack Small |
Vice President, Design & Process Engineering |
| James Gandenberger |
Vice President, Worldwide Operations |
| JC LIN |
Vice President of Ethernet Group |
| Jung Lin |
Vice President, Ethernet Products |
| Mark Lunsford |
Vice President,Worldwide Sales |
| Richard Zelenka |
Vice President, Quality Assurance |
| Robert Barker |
Vice President, Corporate Business Development |
| Scott Ward |
Vice President of the Test Division |
| Thomas Wong |
Vice President, High Bandwidth Products |
| VINCE TORTOLANO |
Vice President, General Counsel |
| Vincent Tortolano James |
Vice President General Counsel |
| Warren H. Muller |
Founder |
| Andy Khayat |
Director of Micrel's Portable Product Group |
| John Lee |
Micrel's Director |
| Jonus Chen |
Marketing Manager |
| Paul McWilliams |
|
| Richard D. Crowley |
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
Board of Directors
RAYMOND D. ZINN is a co-founder of the Company and has been its President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of its Board of Directors since the Company's inception in 1978. Prior to co-founding the Company, Mr. Zinn held various management and manufacturing executive positions in the semiconductor industry at Electromask TRE, Electronic Arrays, Inc., Teledyne, Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation and Nortek, Inc. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Management from Brigham Young University and a M.S. in Business Administration from San Jose State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| WAV, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Micro Linear Corporation |
Executive Vice President of Operations |
Former |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| WJ Communications Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of Santa Clara |
M.S.E.E. |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
B.S.E.E. |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
B.S. In Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President Finance, Cfo |
Current |
RAY WALLIN has served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer since January 2009. Ray Wallin has more than 25 years of experience in the high technology industry. Mr. Wallin most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Neterion, from 2008 to 2009 and Tallwood Venture Capital from 2007 to 2008. Prior to Tallwood Venture Capital, Mr Wallin served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President at Sipex Corporation from 2004 until 2007. Prior to his role at Sipex, Mr. Wallin served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer with iWatt from 2002 to 2004 and Kendin Communications from 2000 to 2001 when the Company was acquired by Micrel. Mr. Wallin has also held senior financial management positions with Cirrus Logic. He holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Economics with Honors from the University of Oregon.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President Finance, CFO |
Current |
| S2IO, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Iwatt, Inc. |
CFO |
Former |
| Sipex Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Tallwood Venture Capital |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Sipex Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of Chicago |
M.B.A. In Finance |
Former |
| University of Oregon |
B.S. In Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Engineering & Dev, Worldwide |
Current |
ANDY COWELL has served as Vice President of Analog Marketing since November 2007. From December 2002 until November 2007, he served as the head of our Strategic Applications division with responsibility for new product definition for power products. Mr. Cowell joined the Company in April 1998 as Marketing and Applications Manager for the power product line. Prior to joining Micrel, Mr. Cowell worked for Siliconix Semiconductor for five years in various technical positions throughout the world. Prior to Siliconix, he was a power supply designer for Advanced Power Supplies in the United Kingdom. Mr. Cowell holds a First Class Honors degree in Electronics from Middlesex University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Micrel's Vice President of Marketing |
Current |
| Middlesex University |
Degree In Electronics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President, Design & Process Engineering |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
DAVID SCHIE has served as Vice President of Analog Engineering and R&D since May 2007. In connection with Scott Ward's resignation, effective April 3, 2009, Mr. Schie assumed Mr. Ward's responsibilities and became Vice President, Analog Business Unit. Before joining Micrel, Mr. Schie was an Executive Director at Maxim Integrated Products from February 2004 to February 2007. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Supertex, Inc from February 2000 to February 2004. Prior to Supertex, Mr. Schie was a founder of various companies including the ESG group of companies and Linear Dimensions Semiconductor, where he worked from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Schie holds a B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science (Electrical Option) from the University of Toronto.
GUY GANDENBERGER has served as Vice President, Worldwide Operations and Foundry Business Unit since November 2007. From July 2002 to November 2007, he served as Vice President of Wafer Fab Operations. Mr. Gandenberger joined the Company in October 2000 as Managing Director of Wafer Fab Operations. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gandenberger was employed by National Semiconductor Corporation from 1997 to 2000 as the Managing Director of Santa Clara Wafer Fabs. From 1994 to 1997, he was employed by Asyst Technologies where he held the position of Vice President, Sales and Marketing. From 1984 to 1994, Mr. Gandenberger served in a variety of positions at LSI Logic, where his last position was Director of Operations of the VLSI CMOS Division. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Saint Mary's College and a M.B.A from Golden Gate University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Micrel's Vice President |
Current |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Asyst Technologies, Inc. |
|
Former |
| LSI Corporation |
|
Former |
| Golden Gate University |
M.B.A |
Former |
| Saint Mary's College |
B.S. In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President World Wide Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President, Ethernet Group |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
General Counsel & Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President, Design & Process Engineering |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President, Worldwide Operations |
Current |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Asyst Technologies, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Golden Gate University |
M.B.A |
Former |
| Saint Mary's College |
B.S. In Business Administration |
Former |
JC LIN has served as Vice president of Ethernet Group since April 2003. He joined Micrel through the Company's acquisition of Kendin Communications Inc. in May 2001 as Vice President of Design of Kendin Operations. Prior to the acquisition, he served as Vice President of Engineering at Kendin from 1996 to 2001. Prior to working for Kendin, Mr. Lin was employed by Pericom Semiconductors Corp as Design Manager of data communication group from April 1995 to April 1996. He worked also for Hitachi Micro Systems, Inc. as Principle Engineer from August 1993 to April 1995. From 1990 to 1993, he was employed by Vitesse Semiconductor Corp., where he held a design manager position. From 1986 to 1990, he worked for Philips Components at various locations as Senior Member of Technical Staff in Mixed Signal Circuit Design area. Mr. Lin holds a Ph.D. and M.S.E.E. degrees from University of Cincinnati, and B.S.E.E. degree from National Taiwan University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President of Ethernet Group |
Current |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation |
|
Former |
| University of Cincinnati |
Ph.D. |
Former |
| University of Cincinnati |
M.S.E.E. degrees |
Former |
| National Taiwan University |
B.S.E.E. degree |
Former |
| University of Cincinnati |
Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President, Ethernet Products |
Current |
MARK LUNSFORD joined the Company in September 2001 as Vice President,Worldwide Sales. Prior to joining Micrel, Mr. Lunsford was Director of Marketing and Business Development at Broadcom Corporation from 2000 to 2001. Prior to 2000, Mr. Lunsford held the position of Vice President, Worldwide Sales at Pivotal Technologies from 1999 until Pivotal was acquired by Broadcom in 2000. Prior to 1999, Mr. Lunsford held various senior level management positions at Advanced Micro Devices from 1984 to 1999. He holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Davis.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President,Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Broadcom Corporation |
Director of Marketing and Business Development |
Former |
| University of California, Davis |
B.S. Degree In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
| University of California |
B.S. Degree In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
RICHARD ZELENKA has served as Vice President, Quality Assurance since August 2000. From January 1998 to July 2000 he held the position of Director of Product Assurance. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Zelenka was employed by National Semiconductor from 1987 to 1998 as a Senior Quality Manager. From 1983 to 1987, Mr. Zelenka was employed by Fairchild Semiconductor where he held the position of Wafer Fab Quality Manager. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wyoming.
ROBERT BARKER has served as Vice President of Corporate Business Development since October 1999. In February 2008, Mr. Barker was appointed Vice President of Human Resources. From October 2008 to January 2009, Mr. Barker also served as the Company's Interim Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Barker also served as the Company's Secretary from May 2000 until May 2001 and was reappointed as Secretary in February of 2009. From April 1994 to September 1999 he held the position of Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. From April 1984 until he joined Micrel, Mr. Barker was employed by Waferscale Integration, Inc., where his last position was Vice President of Finance and Secretary. Prior to 1984, Mr. Barker held various accounting and financial positions at Monolithic Memories and Lockheed Missiles and Space Co. He holds a B.S. in Engineering (Electrical emphasis) and an M.B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President, Corporate Business Development |
Current |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
B.S. In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President of the Test Division |
Current |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| QuickLogic Corporation |
Vice President of Engineering |
Former |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| California Polytechnic State University |
B.S.E. |
Former |
| California Polytechnic State University |
Degree |
Former |
THOMAS WONG joined the Company in November 1998 as its Vice President, High Bandwidth Products. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wong was a co-founder of Synergy Semiconductor where he held various management positions (from 1987 to November 1998) including Chief Technical Officer, Vice President Engineering, Vice President Standard Products and Vice President Product Development for Synergy Semiconductor. From 1978 to 1986, Mr. Wong was employed by Advanced Micro Devices where his last position was Design Engineering Manager. He holds a B.S.E.E. from the University of California at Berkeley and a M.S.E.E. from San Jose State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President, General Counsel |
Current |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Secretary |
Current |
| Lattice Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Co-General Counsel |
Former |
| University of California, Davis |
Juris Doctor Degree |
Former |
| University of California, Davis |
B.S.E.E. |
Former |
| Santa Clara University |
B.S.E.E. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President General Counsel |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Director of Micrel's Portable Product Group |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Micrel's Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Marketing Manager |
Current |
Paul McWilliams is the founder and editor of Next Inning Technology Research. McWilliams has over twenty-five years of experience in the semiconductor and high-tech industries, working with companies such as Linear Technology, Altera, Cypress Semiconductor, American Technical Ceramics, Arrow Electronics, Avnet, Micrel, Power-One, Siliconix, Xicor, and many others. After starting his career at Avnet in the mid-seventies, McWilliams left in 1977 to start his own company, MTS Inc., which contracted with various manufacturers to act as their exclusive representative for sales, marketing and application support. While at MTS, McWilliams was involved in a wide variety of products ranging from semiconductors to microwave sub-systems and even cesium timing standards (atomic clocks). When confronted with an opportunity to sell his stake in MTS Inc., McWilliams jumped at the chance to concentrate on investing full-time, something he began at the age of ten by making a smart bet on the initial public offering of ComSat. With the knowledge gained through years of direct field experience, a wide range of industry contacts and healthy a dose of common sense, McWilliams provides readers many with a better understanding of how technology moves through our economic system and ideas as to how they can optimize their investing profits while managing risks. It was this, and his folksy writing style, that led SmartMoney magazine to select him as one of the thirty most influential people in the world of investing. When not researching and writing about investing, McWilliams enjoys time with his family. He loves to travel and participate in outdoor activities. The entire McWilliams' family is active in a variety of community service projects supporting causes such as Project SOS, Hospice, mentoring inner-city children and coaching youth sports.
DANIEL J. HENEGHAN joined Micrel's Board of Directors in 2008. From its inception in August 1999 until he retired in June 2005, Mr. Heneghan served as Chief Financial Officer of Intersil Corporation. From 1996 to August 1999, Mr. Heneghan was Vice President and Controller of the semiconductor business at Harris Corporation ("Harris"). From 1994 to 1996, he was Vice President and General Manager of the Digital Products Division in the semiconductor business at Harris. Mr. Heneghan also served at various times as Division Controller of the semiconductor business, Director of Planning and Director of Finance at Harris. Mr. Heneghan currently serves on the Board of Directors of Pixelworks, Inc., and NTELOS Holdings Corp., and also works as an advisor to the semiconductor industry. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Quincy University in Illinois, and an MBA from Western Illinois University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Intersil Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Quincy University |
B.S. In Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
MICHAEL J. CALLAHAN joined Micrel's Board of Directors in 2005. Mr. Callahan is currently the Chairman, Emeritus of Teknovus, Inc. He also serves on the Board of QuickLogic Corporation. Prior to these roles, he served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of WaferScale Integration, Inc. He was also the President of Monolithic Memories, Inc. During his tenure at Monolithic Memories, the Company became a subsidiary of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., where Mr. Callahan then served in the capacity of Senior Vice President of Programmable Products. Mr. Callahan holds a B.S.E.E. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Teknovus, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| QuickLogic Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Programmable Products |
Former |
| Massachusetts, Inc. |
B.S.E.E. |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
B.S.E.E. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Integrated Device Technology, Inc. |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Micrel, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Corporate Controller |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
Masters In Management |
Former |
| University of Notre Dame |
B.B.A. in Finance |
Former |
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