Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Darin Billerbeck is Zilog's Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Zilog, Darin served 14 years in executive and management positions in the Intel Mobile Group's Flash Product Group. From 1999 to 2007 he was vice president and general manager of the Flash Product Group, managing a $2 billion business and directing the efforts of over 7,000 employees worldwide. In that position, he was responsible for developing and implementing Intel's Flash and Wireless strategic business plans. He served as director of design engineering for the Flash Product Group from 1997 to 1999 and as the group's director of packaging and test technology from 1995 to 1997. From 1995 to 1997 he was the Flash Product Group's director of operations. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Davis.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Eletronicsbuzz.Com |
Chief Executive Officer, Member of The Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lrg Capital Group, LLC |
Chief Executive Officer, Member of The Board of Directors |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Current |
| University of California |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
| University of California, Davis |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Iconix Research |
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
Chairman & CEO |
Current |
| ON Semiconductor Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| ON Semiconductor Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
Vice President of Operations Finance |
Former |
| Texas Pacific Group, LLC |
consultant |
Former |
| University of Glasgow |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Economics |
Former |
| University of Glasgow |
Honors degree in Science and Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Eletronicsbuzz.Com |
Executive Vice President of Administration, Chief Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer |
Current |
| Iconix Research |
Executive Vice President of Administration, Chief Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
Vice President & CFO |
Current |
| Lrg Capital Group, LLC |
Executive Vice President of Administration, Chief Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
Executive Vice President of Administration, Chief Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ramp Corp. |
|
Former |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
|
Former |
| Deakin University |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Accounting, Business Law and Computer Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Operations and Technology |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
Senior Vice President, System Develp |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
Vice President of Marketing |
Current |
| Eletronicsbuzz.Com |
Vice President of Marketing |
Current |
| Lrg Capital Group, LLC |
Vice President of Marketing |
Current |
| San Jose State University |
B.S. In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
Vice President of Marketing |
Current |
Michelle Leyden Li serves as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development and General Manager of the home control business unit at Zilog. She is responsible for all aspects of marketing worldwide as well as new business development and human resources.Michelle has over 14 years of experience in the high technology and creative media industries. She spent over 10 years at Intel Corporation where she held a variety of senior management positions in marketing and business development including Director of Business Development for Intel's Digital Health Group. Prior to Zilog, Michelle was the V.P. of Marketing and Business Development at Pedersen Media Group, one of the bay areas preeminent creative media agencies where she developed new media strategies for Fortune 500 companies. Michelle has a Bachelor Degree from the State University of New York at Purchase, a Master of Business Administration Degree from U.C. Davis and a Juris Doctorate from King Hall School of Law, U.C. Davis.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
General Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Eletronicsbuzz.Com |
Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| Lrg Capital Group, LLC |
Vice President of Worldwide Sales |
Current |
| University of California, Los Angeles |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
Vice President of Worldwide Distribution |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
Director, Corp Communications |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
Director, Product Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
Director, Communications |
Current |
William N. Carrico graduated from Santa Clara University in 1972 with a BSEE. After working at Fairchild Semiconductor and Zilog, Inc., Bill went on to co-found seven networking companies in the Bay Area over the next 20 years, including Bridge Communications in 1981. Bridge was a vendor of internetwork routers and bridges that went public in 1985 and merged with 3Com Corporation in 1987, during which time Carrico served as President of 3Com. A second startup, Network Computing Devices, a maker of X terminals and PC-UNIX integration software, was founded in 1988 and went public in 1992. Carrico served as President and CEO of NCD until 1993 when he became Chairman. Carrico also served as Chairman of Precept Software from the company's 1995 founding as a maker of streaming video software. After Cisco Systems acquired Precept in 1998, in 1999 he became Cisco's Senior Vice President of the Small and Medium Business Unit through April 2000. Carrico then co-founded Packet Design LLC in 2000 as a network startup incubator.. Packet Design LLC has spun-off three separate companies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
|
Current |
| Lightpole, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Santa Clara University |
Bsee. |
Former |
Felice Curcelli joined noHold in March of 2001 to lead noHold's Engineering and IT teams. At the helm of the Engineering, QA, Product management, and IT departments, Felice transformed a great vision into a highly scalable enterprise software solution. He has a talent for analyzing and solving technical problems, while never loosing focus on strategy and vision. He brings more than 20 years in the software industry, having held positions in software engineering, product and project management, marketing, professional services, and IT management consulting. He was Director of Project Management for Healtheon/WebMD before joining noHold. His career includes a variety of technology-based management positions with Lotus, Santa Cruz Operation, Ridge, Zilog, and Olivetti. Felice also spent four years as a consultant, helping companies automate their business operations by adopting groupware and intranet-based solutions. He holds a Master of Science degree in computer science, summa cum laude, from the
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Nohold, Inc. |
Vice President of Engineering |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
|
Current |
| Olivetti Corporation |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
|
Current |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
|
Current |
| Keyassets, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Mentor Graphics Corporation |
Director of the Americas |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foveon, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Marconi Society, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer of Foveon |
Current |
| Foveon, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Campventures |
|
Current |
| Smart Computing |
|
Current |
| Keyassets, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Synaptics Incorporated |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Eletronicsbuzz.Com |
Director and Chairman of The Board |
Current |
| Integrated Device Technology, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
Director and Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Lrg Capital Group, LLC |
Director and Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Group II |
Director |
Current |
| Foveon, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Computer History Museum |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Marconi Society, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Zilog Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Synaptics Incorporated |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Synaptics Incorporated |
Executive Officer |
Former |
| Intel Corporation |
|
Former |
| Olivetti Corporation |
|
Former |
| Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Iconix Research |
Director and Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Synaptics Incorporated |
Director |
Former |
| Zilog Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sterling Chemicals, Inc. |
Co-Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Keyassets, Inc. |
|
Current |
| The Houston Exploration Company |
Director |
Current |
| The M & A Researcher |
Director |
Current |
| Pliant Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Eletronicsbuzz.Com |
Director |
Current |
| Lrg Capital Group, LLC |
Director |
Current |
| Iconix Research |
Director |
Current |
| Sterling Chemicals, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Andrews Kurth Llp |
Senior Partner |
Former |
| Southern Methodist University |
Jd |
Former |
| The University of Texas |
Bba |
Former |
| University of Texas at Arlington |
B.B.A. Degree |
Former |
| The University of Texas at Arlington |
Bachelor in Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Zilog Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Alpine Resources Inc. |
|
Former |
| Brandeis University |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Muse Inc |
Partner |
Current |
| HM Capital Partners LLC |
Partner |
Current |
| K-L Energy Partners, LLC |
Partner, Hm Capital Partners, Llc, Dallas, Texas (Private Equity Fund) |
Current |
| Regency Gas Services |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Home Interiors & Gifts, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Crusader Energy Group |
Director |
Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Safeguard Systems, Inc |
Director |
Current |
| Jbs Swift & Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| K-L Energy Partners, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Association of Corporate Directors |
Active Member |
Current |
| Resource Management Partners, Inc |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Trc, Inc. |
Chief Financing Officer |
Former |
| Resource Management Partners, Inc |
Partner |
Former |
| HM Capital Partners LLC |
Principal |
Former |
| Perkinsrestaurant.Com |
Operator |
Former |
| Regency Energy Partners, LP |
Chairman |
Former |
| Regency Energy Partners, LP |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| The University of Houston |
B.S. In Finance |
Former |
"Richard L. Sanquini has been a director of our company since 1994. Mr. Sanquini has been the Chairman of the Board of PortalPlayer, Inc., a public company that designs, develops, and markets personal media player solutions, since November 2002. Mr. Sanquini retired from National Semiconductor as Senior Vice President in January 2000. Mr. Sanquini had been with National Semiconductor since 1980, except for between March 1989 and December 1989, when he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Information Storage Devices, a semiconductor company. Mr. Sanquini also serves on the board of ZiLOG, Inc., a public company that is a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of integrated microcontroller products, and several privately held companies. Mr. Sanquini holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering, Wisconsin.
"
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Synaptics Incorporated |
Consultant |
Current |
| Fyrestorm Inc |
|
Current |
| Keyassets, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Synaptics Incorporated |
Chairman |
Current |
| Siport Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lrg Capital Group, LLC |
Director |
Current |
| Iconix Research |
Director |
Current |
| Litepoint Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| G2 Microsystems Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| FyreStorm |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Eletronicsbuzz.Com |
Director |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Information Storage Devices, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
chief executive officer of Information Storage Devices |
Former |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
president |
Former |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
Cto |
Current |
| Iconix Research |
Chief Technology Officer |
Former |
| RCA Corporation |
general manager |
Former |
| RCA Corporation |
director of the memory and microprocessor businesses |
Former |
| National Semiconductor Corporation |
Consultant |
Former |
| Litepoint Corporation |
Chairman of The Board At Portalplayer, Litepoint Director and Industry Leader |
Former |
| Synaptics Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Milwaukee School |
Bsee |
Former |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering |
Bachelor's Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| HCL Technologies Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Zilog Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lrg Capital Group, LLC |
Director |
Current |
| Openwave Systems Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Eletronicsbuzz.Com |
Director |
Current |
| Verifone |
CEO |
Former |
| Bluekite |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Firefly Mobile, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Zilog Inc. |
Interim CEO |
Former |
| Data Listing Service LLC |
President |
Former |
| Firefly Mobile, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Bluekite |
President |
Former |
| Verifone |
President |
Former |
| Com Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| 3Com Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Unisys Corporation |
vice president |
Former |
| Verifone |
Vice President |
Former |
| Apple Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Unisys Corporation |
program general manager |
Former |
| Firefly Mobile, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| University of Nebraska |
J.D. |
Former |
| University of Nebraska |
B.A. |
Former |
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