Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Chi Ming Hui Alex |
President & CEO |
| Angela Chen |
Vice President, Finance, CFO |
| Gerald Shao-Hung |
Senior Vice President of Marketing |
| Gerry Liu |
Senior Vice President, Marketing |
| Chi Hui |
Vice President, Technology |
| Craig Taylor |
Vice President, Fcp Engineering |
| George Kao |
Vice President, Operations |
| Gerry Beemiller |
Vice President, Worldwide Sales |
| Hong-Leong Hong |
Vice President, Product & Application Engineering |
| Michael Chen |
Vice President, Asic Engineering |
| Nial Van Wagner |
Vice President, Sales |
| Shujong Cheng |
Vice President, Operations |
| Shujong John |
Vice President, Operations |
| Tat Choi |
Vice President, Design Engineering |
| Tony Walker |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Wilfred Ling |
Vice President, Sales |
| Chi-Hung Hui |
Senior Vice President, Research and Development and Director |
| Jeff DeAngelis |
Director, Marketing |
| John Chi-Hung |
Senior Vice President & Director, Technology |
| John Chi-Hung Hui |
Senior Vice President & Director, Technology |
| Kay Annamalai |
Pericom's Senior Marketing Director |
| Shaf Rahman |
Pericom's Senior Marketing Director |
| Brandon Ogilvie |
Product Marketing Manager |
| David Rashbrook |
Manager, Sales |
| Sam Limoun |
Product Marketing Manager |
| Steve Lam |
Product Marketing Manager |
| Dennis McKenna |
Director |
| Dr Simon Wong |
Director |
| Edward Yang |
Director |
Board of Directors
CEO, Chairman of the Board
Alex Chi-Ming Hui has been Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since its inception in June 1990. From August 1982 to May 1990, Mr. Hui was employed by LSI Logic Corporation, most recently as Director of Advanced Development. From August 1980 to July 1982, Mr. Hui was a member of the technical staff of Hewlett-Packard Company. Mr. Hui holds a B.S.E.E. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S.E.E. from the University of California at Los Angeles.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
President, CEO, Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder |
Current |
| LSI Corporation |
Director of Advanced Development |
Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company |
member |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
M.S.E.E. |
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
B.S.E.E. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
President & CEO |
Current |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Angela Chen is Pericom's VP of Finance, CFO as of April 6, 2006. Previously, Angela held the role of CFO and VP of Finance, Administration & IT of PTI, Pericom's sister company in Asia, since May 2002 and she has been instrumental in driving PTI's growth and return to profitability. Ms. Chen has been VP Finance, Asia for Pericom overseeing the financial activities of the Company's Asian operations including Pericom Taiwan Ltd, eCERA, and PTI, since August 2005. Prior to joining Pericom in 2002, Angela was Chief Operating Officer and VP, Finance, Administrations & Operations of Feiya Technology Corporation from 2001 to 2002, and was CFO and VP, Finance, Administration and IT with terminal manufacturer Wyse Technology Taiwan Ltd. from 1996 through 2001.
Angela received her MBA with a major in Accounting from National Taiwan University, and her BA with a major in Accounting from Soochow University in Taiwan.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Finance, CFO |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Senior Vice President of Marketing |
Current |
Dr. Gerry (Shao-Hung) Liu joined Pericom in May 2007 as Senior Vice President of Marketing. At VIA/S3 Graphics he served as the Vice President of Marketing and Chief Financial Officer, representing VIA management as VIA Technologies acquired and restructured S3 Graphics in 2000. Prior to joining VIA in 2000, Dr. Liu endeavored as Division President of Video Graphics at Trident Microsystems after serving as corporate Sr. Vice President of Marketing. He was President and Founder of Knights Technology which was acquired by Electroglas, as well as Omega Micro which was later acquired by Trident Technologies. Dr. Liu has served as Director on multiple technology association boards and has been the recipient of the National Friendship Award by the China State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs for his long-term contribution to its technology industry. Additionally, he received an Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Illinois where he received his M.S.C.S. Dr. Liu also holds a B.S.E.E. from National Taiwan University and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Technology |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Fcp Engineering |
Current |
| University of Central Florida |
Bsee |
Former |
George Kao joined Pericom as Vice President of Operations in October 2006. Mr. Kao has over twenty years experience working in the global technology industry. He began his career at National Semiconductor in 1984 in the Bipolar logic group before moving to Weitek and Integrated Circuit System in a Product/Test Engineering Management capacity. After that, Mr. Kao served in various senior positions at Synaptics, Altima (later sold to Broadcom in 2000) and Foveon, where he headed up the manufacturing team for imaging products and integrated circuits before joining Orient Semiconductor Electronics Philippines (OSEP) in 2003 as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Kao holds a BSEE form California State Polytechnic University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| I Squared, Inc. |
Owner, Partner |
Former |
| Arizona State University |
Bs Degree In Mathematics |
Former |
HL Hong joined Pericom in June 1993 as Product Engineering Manager and was promoted to Vice President of Product and Application Engineering in February 2005. Mr. Hong was employed by Synergy Semiconductor Corporation as a Senior Product Engineer from January 1991 to June 1993. Prior to Synergy, Mr. Hong was employed by Digital Equipment Corporation as a Principal Engineer ('89 – '91). Mr. Hong also held various product management positions with Signetic Inc. ('86 – '89), Fairchild Puyallup ('84 – '86), Intersil Singapore ('79 – '84) and Fairchild Singapore ('77 – '79). Mr. Hong holds a B. Eng. First Class Honor from University of Singapore.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Product & Application Engineering |
Current |
Michael Chen joined Pericom in October, 2000 as Vice President of ASIC Engineering & General Manager of PTL (Pericom Taiwan Limited). Prior to Pericom, Mr. Chen served at Lattice Semiconductor Corporation as Department Manager of FPGA where Mr. Chen was in charge of FPGA & CPLD product development. He endeavored successfully to target SOC IP & ASIC verification at start-up ventures such as LogicVision (LGVN: NSDQ), CrossCheck, and Aimfast. As Engineering Manger at Cadence (CDN: NYSE), he was in charge of simulators, timing analysis and synthesis tools. He serves as Guest Professor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Mr. Chen received his MS in Electric Engineering from Penn State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Asic Engineering |
Current |
| Lattice Semiconductor Corporation |
Department Manager |
Former |
Nial Van Wagner joined Pericom as Director of Western Region Sales in April 2002. After five years of demonstrated success in growing sales at Pericom he was promoted to Senior Director of Sales for North America and Europe and subsequently named Vice President of Sales for North America and Europe in May 2008. Mr. Van Wagner has over 20 years experience in sales for the semiconductor industry. He came to Pericom from Agere Systems, where he had served in a varied array of Sales positions over 16 years such as Distribution Sales Manager, HP Global Account Manager, Western Multimedia Sales Manager, and Sun Global Account Manager. Mr. Van Wagner holds a BA in Rhetoric from the University of California at Berkeley.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Sales |
Current |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Director of Western Region Sales |
Current |
| University of California, Berkeley |
BA In Rhetoric |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| ESS Technology, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Lamar University |
MSEE |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
Tat C. Choi, Ph.D., joined the Company in April 1998 as Vice President, Design Engineering. From September 1996 to March 1998, Dr. Choi was employed by Anacor, Inc., an engineering design service consulting firm that he founded. Prior to Anacor, Dr. Choi was employed by Chrontel, Inc. most recently as its Vice President, Engineering from September 1989 to August 1996. Dr. Choi was employed by Advanced Micro Devices from February 1983 to August 1989 as a Senior Member of Technical Staff. Dr. Choi holds a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in EECS from the University of California at Berkeley.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
Wilfred Ling joined Pericom in December 2003 as Vice President of Asia Sales. Mr. Ling started his career since 1980. He was employed by C&K System as Engineering Manager specializing residential and commercial security system design and manufacturing. He also served National Semiconductor as Regional Marketing Manager for Asia and Chief Representative for Shanghai office. His recent position before joining Pericom was Asia Sales Director for Ericsson Microelectronic. Mr. Ling holds a Higher Diploma of Electronic Engineering from HK Polytechnic University, BBA Degree and MSc Marketing from HK Chinese University and MSc in Finance from University of London.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Research and Development and Director |
Current |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President, Technology |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Ph.D. In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
M.S. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Director, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Senior Vice President & Director, Technology |
Current |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Hui Vice President of Technology, Director |
Former |
Chi-Hung (John) Hui, Ph.D., has been Vice President, Technology and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since its inception in June 1990. From August 1987 to June 1990, Dr. Hui was employed by Integrated Device Technology, most recently as Manager of its Research and Development Department. From August 1984 to August 1987, Dr. Hui was a member of the technical staff of Hewlett-Packard Company. Dr. Hui holds a B.S.E.E. from Cornell University and an M.S.E.E. and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Pericom's Senior Marketing Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Pericom's Senior Marketing Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Product Marketing Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Manager, Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Product Marketing Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Product Marketing Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Sonics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| McData Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Wave Wireless Corporation |
Group President |
Former |
| Wave Wireless Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| UTStarcom, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| UTStarcom, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| UTStarcom, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Finance |
Former |
| Wave Wireless Corporation |
Vice President of Finance |
Former |
| Santa Clara University |
MBA |
Former |
| University of Santa Clara |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| California State University |
BS In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Member of The Board of Directors |
Current |
Alex Chi-Ming Hui has been Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since its inception in June 1990. From August 1982 to May 1990, Mr. Hui was employed by LSI Logic Corporation, most recently as Director of Advanced Development. From August 1980 to July 1982, Mr. Hui was a member of the technical staff of Hewlett-Packard Company. Mr. Hui holds a B.S.E.E. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S.E.E. from the University of California at Los Angeles.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Hui CEO, Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Aeluros, Inc. |
Professor |
Current |
| Atheros Communications, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Aeluros, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Technology Research Institute, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Bell Laboratories |
|
Former |
| Stanford University |
chairman |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
PhD |
Former |
Mr. Edward Yang retired from Hewlett Packard Company in October 2005 as Chief Technology Officer of Personal Systems Group. During his over 25 years of services with Hewlett Packard Company, Ed served as R&D Engineer, R&D Manager, General Manager and Chief Technology Officer for Personal Systems Group and Computer Systems Organizations. Mr. Yang holds a B.S.E.E. Degree from National Cheng-Kung University in Taiwan, M.S.E.E. Degree from Oregon State University and he has completed the Stanford Executive Program.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Director |
Current |
Gary L. Fischer has been a member of the Board of Directors since May 2005. Mr. Fischer is employed by ISSI, a fabless public company focusing on high performance memory ICs, where he is President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Fischer joined ISSI in 1993 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was Executive Vice President from 1995 until 2001. Mr. Fischer is also a member of the Board of Directors of ISSI. Prior to joining ISSI, Mr. Fischer was Chief Financial Officer of Synergy Semiconductor Corporation, a manufacturer of high-performance SRAM and logic integrated circuits. Mr. Fischer also currently serves on the Board of Directors of ESS Technology. Mr. Fischer has also held positions as VP, Finance/Chief Financial Officer of Shahman, Chief Financial Officer of Magnesys and Chief Financial Officer of Solo Systems Inc. Mr. Fischer holds an MBA degree from the University of Santa Clara and a BA degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Solo Systems, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Eride |
Chief Finanical Officer |
Current |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. |
CFO |
Former |
| University of Santa Clara |
Mba Degree |
Former |
| University of California, Santa Barbara |
Ba Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Demandtec, Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Focus Ventures |
Director, Stanford Global Supply, Chain Management Forum |
Current |
| Stanford University |
professor of operations, information and technology |
Current |
| Analysis Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| SeeControl, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Tradami Logistics, Inc. |
|
Current |
| True Demand |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Focus Ventures |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| SignalDemand |
Executive |
Former |
| Focus Ventures |
Advisor |
Former |
| KLA-Tencor Corporation |
|
Former |
| Xilinx, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Nortel Networks Corporation |
|
Former |
| McKesson Corporation |
|
Former |
| Accenture Ltd. |
|
Former |
| Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Raychem |
|
Former |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Operations Management |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Co-Production |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
PhD |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Ph.D. Degrees In Operations Research |
Former |
| The London School of Economics |
M.S. In Operational Research |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
M.S. |
Former |
| University Corp. |
Degree |
Former |
| The London School of Economics |
Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
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