People: GSI Technology Inc (GSIT.O)


GSIT.O on Nasdaq

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14 Jun 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Lee-Lean Shu

57 2000 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Douglas Schirle

57 2000 Chief Financial Officer

Bor-Tay Wu

60 1997 Vice President - Taiwan Operations

Ping Wu

55 2006 Vice President - U.S. Operations

Didier Lasserre

47 2002 Vice President - Sales

David Chapman

56 2002 Vice President - Marketing

Robert Yau

59 Vice President - Engineering, Secretary, Director

Art Whipple

64 2010 Lead Independent Director

Haydn Hsieh

57 2008 Independent Director

Ruey Lu

56 2000 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Lee-Lean Shu

Mr. Lee-Lean Shu is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of GSI Technology, Inc. He co-founded the company in March 1995 and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of Board of Directors since inception. In October 2000, Mr. Shu became Chairman of Board. From January 1995 to March 1995, Mr. Shu was Director, SRAM Design at Sony Microelectronics Corporation, a semiconductor company and a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, and from July 1990 to January 1995, he was a design manager at Sony Microelectronics Corporation. It is policy that Chief Executive Officer should serve on Board. In addition, Mr. Shu's role as a co-founder of company and his day-to-day involvement in the management of business has provided him with knowledge and understanding of GSI Technology and its industry. As Chief Executive Officer, he is in a unique position to provide Board with insight and information related to business and operations and to participate in the ongoing review of strategic issues.

Douglas Schirle

Mr. Douglas M. Schirle is Chief Financial Officer of GSI Technology, Inc., since August 2000. From June 1999 to August 2000, Mr. Schirle served as Corporate Controller. From March 1997 to June 1999, Mr. Schirle was the Corporate Controller at Pericom Semiconductor Corporation, a provider of digital and mixed signal integrated circuits. From November 1996 to February 1997, Mr. Schirle was Vice President, Finance for Paradigm Technology, a manufacturer of SRAMs, and from December 1993 to October 1996, he was the Controller for Paradigm Technology. Mr. Schirle was formerly a certified public accountant.

Bor-Tay Wu

Mr. Bor-Tay Wu is Vice President - Taiwan Operations of GSI Technology, Inc., since January 1997. From January 1995 to December 1996, Mr. Wu was a design manager at Atalent, an IC design company in Taiwan.

Ping Wu

Mr. Ping Wu is Vice President - U.S. Operations of GSI Technology, Inc., since September 2006. He served in the same capacity from February 2004 to April 2006. From April 2006 to August 2006, Mr. Wu was Vice President of Operations at QPixel Technology, a semiconductor company. From July 1999 to January 2004, Mr. Wu served as Director of Operations. From July 1997 to June 1999, Mr. Wu served as Vice President of Operations at Scan Vision, a semiconductor manufacturer.

Didier Lasserre

Mr. Didier Lasserre is Vice President - Sales of GSI Technology, Inc., since July 2002. From November 1997 to July 2002, Mr. Lasserre served as Director of Sales for the Western United States and Europe. From July 1996 to October 1997, Mr. Lasserre was manager at Solectron Corporation, a provider of electronics manufacturing services. From June 1988 to July 1996, Mr. Lasserre was a field sales engineer at Cypress Semiconductor, a semiconductor company.

David Chapman

Mr. David Chapman is Vice President - Marketing of GSI Technology, Inc., since July 2002. From November 1998 to June 2002, Mr. Chapman served as Director of Strategic Marketing and Applications Engineering. From February 1988 to November 1998, Mr. Chapman served in various product planning and applications engineering management capacities in the Memory Operation division and later the Fast SRAM division of Motorola Semiconductor Product Sector, Motorola, Inc., an electronics manufacturer. Mr. Chapman has been a member of JEDEC since 1985, and served as Chairman of its SRAM committee in 1999.

Robert Yau

Mr. Robert Yau is Vice President - Engineering, Secretary, Director of GSI Technology, Inc. He co-founded company in March 1995 and has served as Vice President, Engineering and as a member of Board of Directors since inception. From December 1993 to February 1995, Mr. Yau was design manager for specialty memory devices at Sony Microelectronics Corporation. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Yau was design manager at MOSEL/VITELIC, a semiconductor company.

Art Whipple

Mr. Arthur O. Whipple is Lead Independent Director of GSI Technology, Inc. Mr. Whipple has served as a member of Board of Directors since August 2007, and was appointed lead director in June 2010. Mr. Whipple has been the Chief Financial Officer of PLX Technology, Inc., a semiconductor device manufacturer, since February 2007. From March 2005 to February 2007, Mr. Whipple was employed by Silicon Storage Technology, Inc, a storage semiconductor manufacturer, where his last position was Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. From April 1998 to March 2005, Mr. Whipple was employed by QuickLogic Corp., a fabless manufacturer of field programmable logic products and embedded standard products, where he served in several management capacities, including Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and General Manager, Logic Products, and Vice President, Business Development. In 2004 and 2005, Mr. Whipple also served as a financial consultant to Technovus, Inc., a privately-held fabless semiconductor manufacturer. Mr. Whipple's experience as a chief financial officer and in other finance roles has provided him with broad experience in finance including accounting, financial reporting and compliance with U.S. federal securities laws.

Haydn Hsieh

Mr. Haydn Hsieh is an Independent Director of GSI Technology, Inc., since August 2008. Mr. Hsieh has served as the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wistron NeWeb Corp., a manufacturer of wireless communications products, since June 2000. From February 1981 through June 2000 Mr. Hsieh served in various capacities at several divisions of Acer Group, a manufacturer of personal computers and related products, including President of the Mobile Computing Business Unit and Senior Vice President of Acer Inc. Mr. Hsieh's broad management responsibilities provide relevant experience in a number of strategic and operational areas. Moreover, his management experience with, and service as an outside board member to, companies headquartered in Taiwan provides him with a perspective on global business operations.

Ruey Lu

Mr. Ruey L. Lu is an Independent Director of GSI Technology, Inc., since October 2000. Mr. Lu is the President of eMPIA Technology Corp., a semiconductor solutions company, which he founded in January 2002. From March 1993 to December 2000, Mr. Lu served as President of ARK Logic, a storage device and software applications company, which he founded in March 1993. From October 1989 to February 1993, Mr. Lu served as Director of Engineering in the Imaging Product Division of Western Digital, an information storage company. Mr. Lu's experience as President of eMPIA Technology and in executive roles at ARK Logic and Western Digital has provided him with broad industry and executive experience. Moreover, his management experience with a company headquartered in Taiwan provides him with a perspective on global business operations.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Lee-Lean Shu

664,242

Douglas Schirle

373,912

Bor-Tay Wu

--

Ping Wu

--

Didier Lasserre

350,209

David Chapman

313,500

Robert Yau

366,964

Art Whipple

--

Haydn Hsieh

--

Ruey Lu

--
As Of 30 Mar 2012

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Lee-Lean Shu

31,875 44,625

Douglas Schirle

41,250 110,725

Bor-Tay Wu

0 0

Ping Wu

0 0

Didier Lasserre

20,626 52,318

David Chapman

61,876 270,355

Robert Yau

30,938 43,115

Art Whipple

0 0

Haydn Hsieh

0 0

Ruey Lu

0 0
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