Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Michael J. Salameh |
Chief Executive Officer |
| Arthur O. Whipple |
Chief Financial Officer |
| George Apostol |
Vice President, Chief Technology Officer |
| Jack Regula |
CTO & Vice President |
| Lawrence Chisvin |
COO |
| Stephen Loh |
Interim Cfo |
| Alex Wong |
Vice President, Business Development |
| Badar Baqai |
Vice President, Engineering |
| C. Mark Lipford |
Vice President, Engineering |
| David K. Raun |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Hector Berardi |
Vice President, Operations |
| Jerry Kolansky |
Vice President of Sales |
| Ken Murray |
Vice President, Human Resources |
| L. Chisvin |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Matt Ready |
Vice President of Sales |
| Matthew R Ready |
Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
| Michael Grubisich |
Vice President of Operations |
| Vijay Meduri |
Vice President of Engineering |
| Jim Pappas |
Director, Marketing |
| Adam Chen |
Senior Product Marketing Manager |
| Akber Kazmi |
Product Marketing Manager |
| Chris Youman |
Senior Product Marketing Manager |
| Danny Chi |
Product Manager |
| Jimmy Chou |
Product Manager, Marketing, Technology |
| John Gudmundson |
Senior Product Marketing Manager |
| Krishna Mallampati |
Senior Product Marketing Manager |
| Steve Moore |
Senior Product Marketing Manager |
| John Hart |
Director |
| Patrick Verderico |
Director |
Board of Directors
Art Whipple joined PLX Technology as Chief Financial Officer in January of 2007. Prior to PLX, he was VP of finance, CFO and secretary at Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. He was previously with QuickLogic Corp., where he served initially as its VP of finance, CFO and secretary, then as VP and GM of its logic products business unit. Prior to QuickLogic, he was VP of engineering for ILC Technology, and also as vice president of finance and operations of its subsidiary, Precision Lamp. Earlier in his career, Whipple served in financial and engineering roles at other semiconductor manufacturing companies, including Westinghouse Electric, Fairchild Semiconductor, and Monolithic Memories. He holds a bachelor's of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington, and a master's degree in business administration from Santa Clara University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Teknovus, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Gsi Technology, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| QuickLogic Corporation |
Cfo |
Former |
| Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. |
Cfo |
Former |
| Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. |
Vice President, Finance |
Former |
| QuickLogic Corporation |
Vice President, Business Dev |
Former |
| QuickLogic Corporation |
Gm |
Former |
| Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. |
Corporate Controller |
Former |
| Westinghouse Electric Company LLC |
|
Former |
| QuickLogic Corporation |
Secretary |
Former |
| Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. |
Secretary |
Former |
| Santa Clara University |
MBA |
Former |
| University of Santa Clara |
MBA |
Former |
| University of Washington |
B.S.E.E. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Vice President, Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| Brecis Communications |
Vice President of Engineering |
Former |
| Audience, LLC |
Vice President of Engineering |
Former |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering |
Former |
| LSI Corporation |
|
Former |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
CTO & Vice President |
Current |
| Plx, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
M.S. in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
B.S. In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
COO |
Current |
| NeoMagic Corporation |
Director of Marketing |
Former |
| LSI Corporation |
Director of Marketing |
Former |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
M.S. in electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Northeastern University |
B.S. in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Vice President, Business Development |
Current |
| Plx, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| University of Manitoba |
B.S. in Computer Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cautella Inc |
Founder, Chairman & CEO |
Current |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Vice President, Engineering |
Current |
| Silicon Image Inc. |
Executive Vice President of R & D |
Former |
| IP Products Limited |
Vice President of Engineering |
Former |
| University of Phoenix |
MBA |
Former |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
MS Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
David Raun joined PLX Technology in November 2004 as Vice President, Marketing. From January 2002 through November 2004, he was Vice President of Marketing at Pericom Semiconductor. In 2001, Mr. Raun was Executive Vice President & General Manager at Actovate. Prior to Actovate he held several executive positions at Waferscale Integration, Inc., including Vice President of PSD & Memory Products ('97-'00), Vice President of Sales ('96-'97), and Director of Sales ('94-'96). From 1985 to 1995, Mr. Raun held other sales, sales management, and marketing positions at Waferscale and AMD. He holds a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President of Marketing |
Former |
| University of California, Santa Barbara |
B.S.E.E. Degree |
Former |
Hector Berardi has served as Vice President, Operations since August 2002. From April 1999 to July 2002, Mr. Berardi served as the Vice President of Operations at Ubicom, Inc., a developer of wireless network processors and software platforms. From June 1998 to April 1999, Mr. Berardi was a design and program manager for the advanced RISC core development group at ST Microelectronics, a semiconductor company. From July 1987 to May 1998, Mr. Berardi worked at National Semiconductor Corporation, a semiconductor company, where his last position was senior product engineering manager for microcontroller technologies. Mr. Berardi received an M.B.A. and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Ubicom, Inc. |
Vice President of Operations |
Former |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
|
Former |
| Santa Clara University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Santa Clara University |
B.S. In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
Jerry Kolansky joined PLX Technology as VP of Sales in July of 2008. He worked for 25 years for Hewlett Packard and Agilent Technology in a variety of senior sales and marketing positions including VP Sales in their semiconductor group. In addition, Jerry was VP Sales for Power Integrations, President of M-Systems U.S. Sales organization, and most recently worked as Director of Sales for Cree Inc. Jerry holds a BSEE from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and an MS in Management from Polytechnic Institute of NY.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Vice President of Sales |
Current |
| Polytechnic Inc |
MS In Management |
Former |
| Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn |
Bsee |
Former |
Ken Murray joined PLX Technology as Vice President of Human Resources in September 2006. Prior to PLX, Mr. Murray was Vice President of Human Resources for Genesis Microchip from 2000 to 2006. In the 15 years before joining Genesis, Mr. Murray was Vice President of Human Resources at Chordiant Software, NeoMagic Corporation and Akashic Memories (formerly Domain Technology). Mr. Murray also spent 9 years in various Human Resources management and individual contributor roles at Memorex Corporation. Mr. Murray holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from San Jose State University and is a member of the College of Business Advisory Group.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| Chordiant Software, Inc. |
Vice President of Human Resources |
Former |
| NeoMagic Corporation |
Vice President of Human Resources |
Former |
| Memorex Corporation |
|
Former |
| San Jose State University |
Bachelors Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
Matt Ready joined the executive staff of PLX Technology in November of 2005 as Vice President of Sales. Previously, Mr. Ready has held numerous sales and executive sales management positions at a number of Silicon Valley based manufacturers. During the 80's he held various sales and sales management roles at VLSI Technology, while in the 90's was VP of Sales at OPTi as they became the early leader in core logic chip sets and audio IC's. From 2000-2004 he was VP of Sales at Genesis Microchip where he grew sales from 50m to over 200m+ while positioning them as the leader in LCD display IC's. Prior to joining PLX Technology Mr. Ready was VP of Sales for a Bluetooth IC start up called Zeevo that was acquired by Broadcom in the first half of 2005. Mr. Ready holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration from San Jose State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Vice President of Sales |
Current |
| Genesis Microchip Inc. |
Vice President of Sales |
Former |
| VLSI Technology |
|
Former |
| San Jose State University |
Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Easic Corp |
Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| SigmaTel, Inc. |
Vice President of Brand Sales |
Former |
| Infinity Sales |
General Manager |
Former |
| San Jose State University |
B.S In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Vice President of Operations |
Current |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
|
Former |
| Purdue University |
Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Vice President of Engineering |
Current |
| University of Cincinnati |
Msee |
Former |
D. James Guzy served as a member of our Board of Directors from June 2000 through May 2005. Since 1969, he has served as President of the Arbor Company, a limited partnership involved in the electronics and computer industry. Mr. Guzy is a director of PLX Technology, Inc., Intel Corporation, Cirrus Logic, Inc., Davis Selected Group of Mutual Funds and Alliance Capital Management Technology Fund. Mr. Guzy received a B.S. from the University of Minnesota and an M.S. from Stanford University. All directors hold office until our next annual meeting of the stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected or qualified. There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Arbor, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Src Computers, Inc. |
Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Arbor, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| LogicVision, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Inapac Technology, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Micro Component Technology Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Tessera Technologies, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Novellus Systems, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Src Computers, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Intel Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Stanford University |
M.S. |
Former |
| University of Minnesota |
B.S. |
Former |
Mr. Smith joined the board in August 2003 bringing to Virage Logic over forty years of experience in financial management with leading technology companies. From 1963 at the onset of his career at Honeywell, Inc. Smith has held a number of executive positions in operations, finance and administration with Memorex Corporation and Control Data Corporation. In 1982, Smith joined R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company (NYSE: DNY), a leading provider of financial printing and communications as executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer. Smith went on to become president of Maxwell Graphics in 1986. In 1996, Smith joined Novellus Systems, Inc., as executive vice president, finance and administration and chief financial officer. Smith also served on the board of directors of Novellus until his retirement in 2002. Since 1990, Smith has been a member of the board of directors of Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRUS), serves on the company's compensation committee, and also serves as chairman of the audit committee. In 2003, Smith joined the board of directors of PLX Technology (NASDAQ: PLXT), a provider of high-speed connectivity equipment in the semiconductor industry and Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Virage Logic Corporation |
Director, Cirrus Logic, Epicor Software, Plx Technology and on Semiconductor |
Current |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Epicor Software Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ON Semiconductor Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Virage Logic Corporation |
Board Member |
Current |
| Maxwell Communications Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Novellus Systems, Inc. |
Cfo |
Former |
| R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. |
Executive Vice President, Finance |
Former |
| Novellus Systems, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration |
Former |
| Control Data Corporation |
Executive |
Former |
| Novellus Systems, Inc. |
Officer |
Former |
| Honeywell Corporation |
Executive |
Former |
| Honeywell International Inc. |
|
Former |
| Memorex Corporation |
|
Former |
| Micro Component Technology Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Micro Component Technology Inc. |
Board Member |
Former |
| Oklahoma City University |
Bachelors Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lindner Capital Management, Inc. |
Chief Compliance Officer |
Current |
| Wjbf-TV |
Director, Sports |
Current |
| Lambda Physik AG |
Chair |
Current |
| Plantronics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Coherent, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Volume Logic |
Director |
Current |
| Sound Innovation |
Director |
Current |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Com Corporation |
Chief Technical Officer |
Former |
| Com Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Vitalink Communications |
vice president of engineering |
Former |
| Lambda Physik AG |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| The University of Georgia |
MBA |
Former |
| The University of Georgia |
BS in Mathematics |
Former |
| The University of Georgia |
degree in Telecommunication Arts |
Former |
| Mercer University |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| O’Se USA, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Micro Component Technology Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| O’Se USA, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| O’Se USA, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Creative Technology Ltd. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Ubicom, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Creative Technology Ltd. |
Vice President of Assembly Operations |
Former |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President of Assembly Operations |
Former |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
Corporate Controller |
Former |
| Creative Technology Ltd. |
Corporate Controller |
Former |
| Ubicom, Inc. |
Internet processor |
Former |
| The Pennsylvania State University |
M.P.A. |
Former |
| The University of Akron |
B.A. |
Former |
Ralph Schmitt is the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Schmitt received his BSEE from Rutgers University and began his career as a Computer and Communications System Hardware Designer. Prior to joining Sipex, Mr. Schmitt was the VP of Sales and Marketing at Cypress where he was responsible for the transformation of the organization and strategy from a product-based to a market-based approach. Throughout his careers he has had considerable market exposure to the Asian market place as well as broad end markets including wireless, wireline, computation, consumer and industrial. Mr. Schmitt also served on the boards of Cypress subsidiaries, Silicon Light Machines and Cypress Microsystems, and on the boards of privately held companies like Azanda Networks and Stargen.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cypress MicroSystems |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Stargen, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Silicon Light Machines |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Exar Corporation |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Sipex Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Cypress Semiconductor Corporation |
Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Business Development |
Former |
| Cypress MicroSystems |
Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
Former |
| Sipex Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Exar Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Rutgers University |
Bsee |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| DFJ Gotham |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Zone Ventures |
Managing Director |
Current |
| DFJ DragonFund |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Draper Fisher Jurvetson |
Founder, Managing Director |
Current |
| Draper Triangle |
Founder |
Current |
| DFJ Gotham |
Founder |
Current |
| BizWorld |
course creator |
Current |
| Netpreneur |
|
Current |
| Golden Baseball League |
|
Current |
| BizWorld |
Chairman |
Current |
| Socialtext Incorporated |
Board member |
Current |
| Skype Technologies S.A. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Santa Cruz Networks, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Mailfrontier, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| Chroma-Graphics.Com |
Board member |
Current |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Board member |
Current |
| Homestead Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Homestead Co. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Go to |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Four11 Corporation |
Investor |
Current |
| Combinet |
Investor |
Current |
| Chroma-Graphics.Com |
Investor |
Current |
| Preview Travel, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Parametric Technology Corporation |
Investor |
Current |
| Socialtext Incorporated |
Investor |
Current |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Overture LLC |
Investor |
Current |
| Tumbleweed Communications Corp. |
Investor |
Current |
| Skype Technologies S.A. |
Investor |
Current |
| Mailfrontier, Inc. |
Investor |
Current |
| Socialtext Incorporated |
member |
Current |
| Mailfrontier, Inc. |
member |
Current |
| Chroma-Graphics.Com |
member |
Current |
| Dfj Frontier |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Draper Atlantic |
Founder |
Former |
| Santa Barbara |
Founder |
Former |
| Dfj Frontier |
Founder |
Former |
| Zone Ventures |
Founder |
Former |
| Wasatch Venture Fund |
Founder |
Former |
| Epic Ventures |
Founder |
Former |
| CellNet Data Systems, Inc. |
Venture Partner |
Former |
| Parametric Technology Corporation |
Venture Partner |
Former |
| Tumbleweed Communications Corp. |
Venture Partner |
Former |
| PLX Technology, Inc. |
Venture Partner |
Former |
| Preview Travel, Inc. |
Venture Partner |
Former |
| Four11 Corporation |
Venture Partner |
Former |
| Draper Atlantic |
founded or co-founded |
Former |
| Wasatch Venture Fund |
founded or co-founded |
Former |
| Zone Ventures |
founded or co-founded |
Former |
| Dfj Frontier |
founded or co-founded |
Former |
| Draper Triangle |
founded or co-founded |
Former |
| Education, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
MBA |
Former |
| Stanford University |
BS in Electrical Engineering |
Former |
Thomas J. Riordan has served as a member of our board of directors since November 2005. Mr. Riordan previously served as a member of our board of directors from February 2003 to February 2005. Mr. Riordan is currently the chief executive officer of Exclara Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, which he joined in August 2006. From August 2000 to December 2004, Mr. Riordan was vice president of the microprocessor division of PMC-Sierra, Inc., a semiconductor company. From August 1991 to August 2000, Mr. Riordan was chief executive officer, president and a member of the board of directors of Quantum Effect Devices, Inc., a semiconductor design company. From February 1985 to June 1991, Mr. Riordan served in various design and managerial roles, most recently as director of research and development at MIPS Computer Systems, Inc., a semiconductor design company. From March 1983 to January 1985, Mr. Riordan served as a design engineer at Weitek Corporation, a semiconductor company. From October 1979 to February 1983, Mr. Riordan was a design engineer at Intel Corporation. Mr. Riordan holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from the University of Central Florida and has done post-graduate work in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Mr. Riordan also serves on the boards of directors of PLX Technology, Inc., a semiconductor company, and several private companies. Mr. Riordan is located in the United States.
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