People: Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC.O)
AMCC.O on Nasdaq
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9 Feb 2010
8.47USD
9 Feb 2010
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesaratto, Cesar | 61 | 2004 | Chairman of the Board |
| Gopi, Paramesh | 40 | 2009 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
| Gargus, Robert | 57 | 2005 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President |
| Berardi, Hector | 44 | 2008 | Vice President - Operations |
| Natarajan, Shiva | 43 | 2008 | Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller |
| Major, Michael | 52 | 2008 | Vice President - Human Resources |
| Stabenow, Arthur | 71 | 1988 | Director |
| Sullivan, Julie | 51 | 2005 | Director |
| Shlapak, Fred | 65 | 2006 | Director |
| Colvin, Donald | 56 | 2007 | Director |
| Gray, Paul | 66 | 2009 | Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Cesaratto, Cesar | Mr. Cesar Cesaratto is the Chairman of the Board of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. Mr. Cesaratto has held various executive positions with Nortel Networks Corporation, a communications equipment manufacturing company, spanning component and product development, operations, sales and marketing (from 1970 to May 2001). His most recent position was President Wireless Systems for Europe, Middle East and Africa. |
| Gopi, Paramesh | Dr. Paramesh Gopi is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation effective May 12, 2009. He has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of AppliedMicro from June 2008 to May 2009 and member of the Board of Directors since April 2009. From September 2002 to June 2008, he was with Marvell Semiconductor, a provider of mixed-signal and digital signal processing integrated circuits to broadband digital data networking markets, where he most recently served as Vice President and General Manager of the Embedded and Emerging Business Unit. At Marvell, Dr. Gopi held several executive-level positions including Chief Technology Officer of Embedded and Emerging Business Unit and Director of Technology Strategy. From June 2001 to August 2002, Dr. Gopi was Executive Director of Strategic Marketing and Applications at Conexant Systems, Inc., a mixed-signal processing company. He joined Conexant Systems, Inc. as part of its acquisition of Entridia Corporation in 2001. Dr. Gopi founded Entridia, a provider of network processing application specific integrated circuits for optical networks, in 1999. Prior to Entridia, Dr. Gopi held principal engineering positions at Western Digital and Texas Instruments where he was responsible for the development of key mixed signal networking products. |
| Gargus, Robert | Mr. Robert G. Gargus is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. since October 2005. From May 2005 to October 2005, he was Chief Financial Officer of Open-Silicon, a privately held fabless ASIC company. From October 2001 to April 2005, he was Chief Financial Officer of Silicon Image, a public semiconductor company specializing in high-speed serial communications technology, where the company experienced significant growth, a return to solid profitability, and a ten-fold improvement in their market cap. Mr. Gargus served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Telcom Semiconductor, a supplier of semiconductor products for the wireless market, from April 2000 to April 2001 and as Chief Financial Officer from May 1998 to April 2000. Under his leadership, Telcom Semiconductor was selected by Forbes Magazine in October 2000 as one of the “200 Small Companies.” Prior to Telcom Semiconductor, Mr. Gargus held various financial and general management. |
| Berardi, Hector | Mr. Hector Berardi is Vice President - Operations of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. since July 2008. From August 2002 to July 2008, he was with PLX Technology, Inc., a semiconductor device company, as Vice President of Operations. From April 1999 to July 2002, Mr. Berardi was with Ubicom, Inc., a developer of wireless network processors and software platforms, as Vice President of Operations. From June 1998 to April 1999, he was with STMicroelectronics, a semiconductor company, as a Design and Program Manager for the advanced RISC core development group. From July 1987 to May 1998, he was with National Semiconductor Corporation, a semiconductor company, where he was most recently Senior Product Engineering Manager for microcontroller technologies. Mr. Berardi holds a Masters in Business Administration and Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University. |
| Natarajan, Shiva | Mr. Shiva K. Natarajan is Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. He joined in December 2006 as Senior Director of Accounting and was promoted to Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in January 2008. From September 2005 to December 2006, he was Corporate Controller of Open-Silicon, a privately held fabless ASIC company. From May 2003 to August 2005, he was Director of Accounting of Silicon Image, a public semiconductor company specializing in high-speed serial communications technology. From October 1997 to April 2003, he was with Ernst & Young LLP, a public accounting firm, where he was most recently a Senior Manager of Assurance and Advisory Business Services. Mr. Natarajan is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Calcutta. |
| Major, Michael | Mr. Michael Major is Vice President - Human Resources of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. He joined in February 2006 as Senior Director of Human Resources. Mr. Major was promoted to Vice President of Human Resources in April 2008. Mr. Major has 30 years of experience with Human Resources and related activities. Prior to joining , Mr. Major was Senior Director of Human Resources at Silicon Image, a public semiconductor company specializing in high-speed serial communications technology, from September 2002 to January 2006. Prior to Silicon Image, Mr. Major also served as Vice President of Human Resources for MedChannel, a technology startup. Before his role at MedChannel, Mr. Major was Director of HR Operations at Netscape Communications. In addition to his experience within Human Resources, Mr. Major spent almost 20 years consulting with companies in the areas of employee benefits and compensation. Mr. Major is a graduate of the University of Michigan’s Advanced Human Resources Executive Program and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Stanford University. |
| Stabenow, Arthur | Mr. Arthur B. Stabenow has served as a Director of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation since July 1988. He was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Micro Linear Corporation, a communications equipment manufacturing company (April 1986 to January 1999). |
| Sullivan, Julie | Ms. Julie H. Sullivan became a Director of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation in 2005. She served as Executive Vice President and Provost at University of San Diego since July 2005 and Professor at the University of California, San Diego, Rady School of Management (July 2003 to July 2005), Interim Dean and Senior Associate Dean at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School (July 1998 to June 2003). |
| Shlapak, Fred | Mr. Fred Shlapak is a Director of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. Mr. Shlapak has been in Various executive positions with Motorola Corporation, a communications equipment manufacturing company, from 1971 to his retirement in 2004. His most recent position prior to retirement was President of the Semiconductor Products Sector at Motorola Corporation. Other Directorships include Tundra Semiconductor Corporation and Gennum Corporation. |
| Colvin, Donald | Mr. Donald Colvin is a Director of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. Mr. Donald Colvin is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of ON Semiconductor, a semiconductor company, since March 2003. He was Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Atmel Corporation, a semiconductor company, from 1998 to March 2003, and Chief Financial Officer for a subsidiary of Atmel from 1995 to 1998. Various positions with European Silicon Structures (ES2) from 1985 to 1995, including Chief Financial Officer from 1990 to 1995. Various financial management positions with Motorola Semiconductors Europe from 1977 to 1985. |
| Gray, Paul | Dr. Paul R. Gray is a Director of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. He is Professor Emeritus at University of California at Berkeley. He had been Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of California at Berkeley from July 2000 to June 2006. During his over 30 year tenure with the University, Dr. Gray has held numerous administrative posts, including Director of the Electronics Research Laboratory, Vice Chairman of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (“EECS”) Department for Computer Resources, Dean of the College of Engineering and Chairman of the Department of EECS. He is a Director of Telegent Corporation. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
| Cesaratto, Cesar | -- |
| Gopi, Paramesh | -- |
| Gargus, Robert | 638,240 |
| Berardi, Hector | -- |
| Natarajan, Shiva | -- |
| Major, Michael | -- |
| Stabenow, Arthur | -- |
| Sullivan, Julie | -- |
| Shlapak, Fred | -- |
| Colvin, Donald | -- |
| Gray, Paul | -- |
As Of 30 Mar 2008
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Cesaratto, Cesar | 0 | 0 |
| Gopi, Paramesh | 0 | 0 |
| Gargus, Robert | 350,000 | 404,929 |
| Berardi, Hector | 0 | 0 |
| Natarajan, Shiva | 0 | 0 |
| Major, Michael | 0 | 0 |
| Stabenow, Arthur | 0 | 0 |
| Sullivan, Julie | 0 | 0 |
| Shlapak, Fred | 0 | 0 |
| Colvin, Donald | 0 | 0 |
| Gray, Paul | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
| GARGUS ROBERT G | 1,164 | $7.54 |
| NATARAJAN SHIVA KUMAR | 63 | $7.98 |
| MAJOR MICHAEL | 230 | $7.98 |
| GOPI PARAMESH | 612 | $7.98 |
| MAJOR MICHAEL | 63 | $7.98 |
| GARGUS ROBERT G | 918 | $7.98 |
| MAJOR MICHAEL | 115 | $7.98 |
| NATARAJAN SHIVA KUMAR | 5,000 | $8.08 |
| NATARAJAN SHIVA KUMAR | 5,000 | $8.08 |
| NATARAJAN SHIVA KUMAR | 5,000 | $10.50 |
| NATARAJAN SHIVA KUMAR | 5,000 | $10.00 |
| NATARAJAN SHIVA KUMAR | 5,000 | $8.08 |
| NATARAJAN SHIVA KUMAR | 6,615 | $9.68 |
| BERARDI HECTOR | 2,119 | $7.63 |
| GOPI PARAMESH | 16,038 | $7.54 |
| MAJOR MICHAEL | 115 | $7.52 |
| BERARDI HECTOR | 1,218 | $7.52 |
| GARGUS ROBERT G | 918 | $7.52 |
| GOPI PARAMESH | 8,962 | $7.52 |
| MAJOR MICHAEL | 63 | $7.52 |
| NATARAJAN SHIVA KUMAR | 63 | $7.52 |
| MAJOR MICHAEL | 231 | $7.52 |
| GRAY PAUL R | 6,250 | $0.00 |
| GARGUS ROBERT G | 12,822 | $6.90 |
| STABENOW ARTHUR B | 2,000 | $6.94 |





