People: EMCORE Corp (EMKR.W)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Reuben Richards	57	2012	Chairman of the Board
Thomas Russell	81	2008	Chairman Emeritus, Independent Director
Hong Hou	48	2008	Chief Executive Officer, Director
Mark Weinswig	40	2010	Chief Financial Officer
Christopher Larocca	40	2009	Chief Operating Officer
Monica Van Berkel	43	2010	Chief Administrative Officer
Alfredo Gomez	40	2010	General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Robert Bogomolny	74	2010	Lead Independent Director
John Gillen	71	2003	Independent Director
Sherman McCorkle	69	2009	Independent Director
Charles Scott	63	1998	Independent Director
James Tegnelia	70	2011	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Reuben Richards	Mr. Reuben F. Richards, Jr., is Chairman of the Board of Emcore Corporation. Mr. Richards joined the Company in October 1995 and has served in various executive capacities, including as its Executive Chairman from March 2008 until he stepped down on September 30, 2012. Mr. Richards previously served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from December 1996 until March 2008. From October 1995 to December 2006, Mr. Richards served as the Company’s President. Mr. Richards also served as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer from August to October 2010. From September 1994 to December 1996, Mr. Richards was a Senior Managing Director of Jesup & Lamont Capital Markets, Inc. (an affiliate of a registered broker-dealer). From December 1994 to December 1996, he was a member and President of Jesup & Lamont Merchant Partners, L.L.C. From 1992 through 1994, Mr. Richards was a principal with Hauser, Richards & Co., a firm engaged in corporate restructuring and management turnarounds. From 1986 until 1992, Mr. Richards was a director at Prudential-Bache Capital Funding in its Investment Banking Division. Mr. Richards also served on the Board of Directors of the Company’s former joint venture, GELcore LLC, from 1998 to 2006. Mr. Richards served as a director of WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corporation from November 2006 to January 2009.
Thomas Russell	Dr. Thomas J. Russell, Ph.D. is Chairman Emeritus, Independent Director of Emcore Corporation. Dr. Russell founded Bio/Dynamics, Inc. in 1961 and managed the company until its acquisition by IMS International in 1973, following which he served as President of that company’s Life Sciences Division. From 1984 until 1988, he served as director, then as Chairman of IMS International until its acquisition by Dun & Bradstreet in 1988. From 1988 to 1992, Dr. Russell served as Chairman of Applied Biosciences, Inc., and was a director until 1996. In 1990, Dr. Russell was appointed as a director of Saatchi & Saatchi plc (now Cordiant plc), and served on that board until 1997. He served as a director of Adidas-Salomon AG from 1994 to 2001. He also served on the board of LD COM Networks until 2004. He holds a Ph.D. in physiology and biochemistry from Rutgers University.
Hong Hou	Dr. Hong Q. Hou, Ph.D. is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Emcore Corporation. Dr. Hou joined the Company in 1998 and co-founded its Photovoltaics division. From 2000 to 2004, Dr. Hou managed the Company’s Digital Fiber Optic Products division. From December 2006 until March 2008, Dr. Hou served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and on March 31, 2008, he was named as the Chief Executive Officer. From 1995 to 1998, Dr. Hou was a Principal Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories. He was a Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories from 1993 to 1995. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at San Diego, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Jilin University in China. He has published over 150 journal articles and holds seven U.S. patents. Dr. Hou currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce and the Kirtland Partnership Committee. Until November 2008, Dr. Hou also served as a director of Crystal IS, Inc., and until January 2009, he served as director of WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corporation.
Mark Weinswig	Mr. Mark Weinswig is Chief Financial Officer of EMCORE Corporation. Mr. Weinswig previously served as International Finance Director at Coherent, Inc. from September 2009 until October 2010. Prior to that, he served as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance at Avanex Corporation (now Oclaro) from July 2008 through August 2009. During the period from January 2006 through July 2008, Mr. Weinswig was Director of Finance and Business Unit Controller at Coherent, Inc. From April 2000 through January 2006, Mr. Weinswig served as Vice President, Financial Planning and Business Development at Avanex. Mr. Weinswig’s responsibilities in his prior positions included oversight of the financial and accounting functions at his previous companies. Mr. Weinswig began his career working at Morgan Stanley and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He received an M.B.A. from the University of Santa Clara and a B.S. in business administration from Indiana University. He has earned the CFA and CPA designations.
Christopher Larocca	Mr. Christopher Larocca is Chief Operating Officer of Emcore Corporation. He joined the Company in May 2004 as Senior Director of Business Development and Product Strategy and served in that capacity until January 2005. Between January 2005 and March 2007, Mr. Larocca served as Senior Director of Marketing and Sales for EMCORE’s Broadband division. From March 2007 to February 2009, he served as Vice President and General Manager of EMCORE’s Broadband Division. From February 2009 to May 2009, Mr. Larocca served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of EMCORE's Solar Photovoltaics division. In May 2009, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Between April 2001 and May 2004, Mr. Larocca served as Vice President of GELcore, a solid-state lighting joint venture between EMCORE and General Electric. Prior to joining GELcore in 2001, he held a variety of commercial and Six Sigma roles within General Electric’s Lighting division. Mr. Larocca holds a Master Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Clemson University.
Monica Van Berkel	Mrs. Monica Van Berkel is Chief Administrative Officer of Emcore Corp. From August 2007 to May 2009, she served as the Vice President, Business Management. In May 2009, Mrs. Van Berkel was promoted to Chief Administration Officer and is responsible for driving the strategic direction of the human resources and information technology functions and ensuring their alignment to the Company’s business strategy. In addition, Mrs. Van Berkel serves as Chairman of the 401(k) Committee. Prior to joining EMCORE, Mrs. Van Berkel held various senior human resources positions with companies ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500, including First Data, Gateway and Western Digital. Mrs. Van Berkel holds a Master of Science degree and Bachelor of Science degree in Administration of Justice from San Jose State University.
Alfredo Gomez	Mr. Alfredo Gomez is General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of EMCORE Corp. From July 2009 to June 2010, Mr. Gomez served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel. In June 2010, Mr. Gomez was promoted to General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Gomez started his legal career as a corporate associate with the Newport Beach, California law firm of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth. Prior to joining EMCORE, Mr. Gomez served as in-house corporate counsel for Western Digital Corporation, from October 2003 to April 2005, and as Director of Legal Affairs for j2 Global Communications, Inc. from April 2005 to September 2007, where he was responsible for handling a wide variety of legal matters affecting the company. Mr. Gomez holds a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, and a Bachelor degree in Economics from Stanford University.
Robert Bogomolny	Mr. Robert L. Bogomolny is Lead Independent Director of Emcore Corporation. Since August 2002, Mr. Bogomolny has served as President of the University of Baltimore. Prior to that, he served as Corporate Senior Vice President and General Counsel of G.D. Searle & Company, a pharmaceuticals manufacturer, from 1987 to 2001. At G.D. Searle, Mr. Bogomolny was responsible at various times for its legal, regulatory, quality control, and public affairs activities. He also led its government affairs department in Washington, D.C., and served on the Searle Executive Management Committee.
John Gillen	Mr. John Gillen is Independent Director of Emcore Corporation. Mr. Gillen has been a partner in the firm of Gillen and Johnson, P.A., Certified Public Accountants since 1974. Prior to that time, Mr. Gillen was employed by the Internal Revenue Service and Peat Marwick Mitchell & Company, Certified Public Accountants (now KPMG LLP). He is a graduate of Seton Hall University, where he earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting and a Masters degree in Business Administration.
Sherman McCorkle	Mr. Sherman McCorkle is Independent Director of Emcore Corporation. In 1998 he founded, incorporated and launched Sandia Science and Technology Park Development Corporation to manage the Sandia Science and Technology Park where he remains Chairman and CEO. He also served as CEO and President of Technology Ventures Corporation (TVC) from 1993 to January 31, 2011. Mr. McCorkle also has a distinguished career in the banking sector as CEO and President at Sunwest Credit Services Corporation from 1988 to 1993. He was the senior executive at Mesa Grande Bank Cards and Senior Vice President at Albuquerque National Bank from 1976 to 1988. In 1998, Mr. McCorkle co-founded New Mexico Bank and Trust where he currently serves as a Charter Director. In 1992, he co-founded First State Bank Corporation and served as a Charter Director from 1992 to 1998. He also served as vice-chairman of Sandia Corporation’s Investment Committee from 1994 to 2011.
Charles Scott	Mr. Charles T. Scott is Independent Director of Emcore Corporation. He is currently a non-executive director of other companies, including Flybe Group plc, where he serves on the audit committee, and In Technology plc. From January 1, 2004, until August 31, 2010, he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of William Hill plc, provider of bookmaking services in the United Kingdom, where he also served on the audit committee. Prior to that, Mr. Scott served as Chairman of a number of companies, including Cordiant Communications Group plc, (formerly Saatchi & Saatchi Company plc), and Robert Walters plc. Mr. Scott is a chartered accountant.
James Tegnelia	Dr. James A. Tegnelia, Ph.D. is Independent Director of Emcore Corporation. He currently lectures at the University of New Mexico and Georgetown University and is a member of the Defense Science Board. From 2005 to 2009, Dr. Tegnelia was the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Fort Belvoir, VA. Prior to his selection to lead DTRA, Dr. Tegnelia was the vice president, Department of Defense Programs, Sandia National Laboratories from 2001 to 2005. Prior to February 2001, Dr. Tegnelia also held various executive leadership positions in both the public and private sectors of the defense industry, including assistant undersecretary of defense and acting deputy undersecretary of defense in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, deputy director and acting director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), vice president of business development of the Electronics Group at the Martin Marietta Corporation, executive vice president and deputy director of Sandia National Laboratories, vice president of business development for the Energy and Environment Sector of Lockheed Martin Corporation, and president of Lockheed Martin Advanced Environmental Systems, Inc. Dr. Tegnelia earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Georgetown University, a master's degree in engineering from George Washington University, and a Ph.D. in physics from The Catholic University of America.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Reuben Richards	564,974
Thomas Russell	--
Hong Hou	573,823
Mark Weinswig	348,147
Christopher Larocca	301,497
Monica Van Berkel	290,012
Alfredo Gomez	--
Robert Bogomolny	--
John Gillen	--
Sherman McCorkle	--
Charles Scott	--
James Tegnelia	--

As Of 29 Sep 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Reuben Richards	572,500	1,288,226
Thomas Russell	0	0
Hong Hou	133,750	1,079,710
Mark Weinswig	0	0
Christopher Larocca	0	0
Monica Van Berkel	0	0
Alfredo Gomez	0	0
Robert Bogomolny	0	0
John Gillen	0	0
Sherman McCorkle	0	0
Charles Scott	0	0
James Tegnelia	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
GOMEZ ALFREDO	1,784	$4.31
RICHARDS REUBEN F JR	5,000	$5.08
HOU HONG Q	1,075	$5.88
HOU HONG Q	3,334	$0.00
WEINSWIG MARK	6,700	$5.66
WEINSWIG MARK	3,013	$6.00
MCCORKLE SHERMAN	17,478	$6.20
WEINSWIG MARK	2,448	$6.21
RICHARDS REUBEN F JR	11,000	$6.56
MCCORKLE SHERMAN	2,250	$6.52
GILLEN JOHN	10,000	$6.31
HOU HONG Q	1,968	$5.61
GOMEZ ALFREDO	12,928	$6.00
HOU HONG Q	5,938	$0.00
LAROCCA CHRISTOPHER M	2,640	$5.59
GOMEZ ALFREDO	1,887	$5.59
VAN BERKEL MONICA	2,264	$5.59
HOU HONG Q	4,838	$5.59
HOU HONG Q	3,436	$4.34
RUSSELL THOMAS J	286,007	$4.48
WEINSWIG MARK	1,140	$3.97
LAROCCA CHRISTOPHER M	1,333	$3.97
GOMEZ ALFREDO	891	$3.96
VAN BERKEL MONICA	1,004	$3.97
VAN BERKEL MONICA	2,256	$0.00

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