People: IXYS Corp (IXYS.O)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Nathan Zommer |
64 | 2009 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer |
Uzi Sasson |
49 | 2010 | President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary |
Donald Feucht |
78 | 2000 | Independent Director |
Samuel Kory |
69 | 1999 | Independent Director |
Sang Lee |
73 | 2000 | Independent Director |
Timothy Richardson |
55 | 2007 | Independent Director |
James Thorburn |
56 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Kenneth Wong |
42 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Nathan Zommer |
Dr. Nathan Zommer serves as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of IXYS Corporation. Dr. Zommer, founder, has served as a Director since inception in 1983, and has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since 1993. From 1993 to 2009, Dr. Zommer served as President and, from 1984 to 1993, Dr. Zommer served as Executive Vice President. Prior to founding the company, Dr. Zommer served in a positions with Intersil, Hewlett-Packard and General Electric, including as a scientist in the Hewlett-Packard Laboratories and Director of the Power MOS Division for Intersil/General Electric. Dr. Zommer received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Physical Chemistry from Tel Aviv University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. |
Uzi Sasson |
Mr. Uzi Sasson serves as President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary of IXYS Corporation. Mr. Sasson has served as President since December 2009 and Chief Financial Officer and Secretary since November 2004. From November 2004 to December 2009, Mr. Sasson was Vice President and, from June 2007 to August 2010, Mr. Sasson held the title of Chief Operating Officer. Although he no longer formally holds that title, he continues to function in that role. From August to November 2004, Mr. Sasson served as a director of the company. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Sasson worked in tax, accounting and finance for technology and accounting firms. Mr. Sasson has a Master of Science in Taxation and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Golden Gate University and is a Certified Public Accountant in California. |
Donald Feucht |
Dr. Donald L. Feucht serves as an Independent Director of IXYS Corporation since July 2000. From 1992 until his retirement in 1998, Dr. Feucht served as Vice President for Operations for Associated Western Universities. He was employed as a Program Management Specialist for EG&G Rocky Flats, Inc. from 1990 until 1992. Prior to 1990, Dr. Feucht served in several positions with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, including Deputy Director. Prior to joining the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, he served as Professor of Electrical Engineering and Associate Dean at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Feucht received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Valparaiso University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. |
Samuel Kory |
Mr. Samuel Kory serves as an Independent Director of IXYS Corporation since November 1999. In 1988, he founded Samuel Kory Associates, a management consulting firm. Since founding the firm, Mr. Kory has served as the firm’s sole proprietor and principal, as well as a consultant for the firm. He has substantially retired from this business, limiting his work to occasional assignments. Mr. Kory previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sensor Technologies USA, Vice President for Business Development and Sales of the company, Division General Manager and Corporate Director of Marketing for Seiko Instruments USA, and International Manager for Spectra Physics Inc. During his career, Mr. Kory worked in and consulted with a variety of companies in high technology businesses. His experience in business development and sales in the semiconductor industry, combined with his international background in managing operations, sales and marketing, permits him to bring a perspective on marketing and business development issues to the Board. Mr. Kory received his B.S.M.E. from Pennsylvania State University. |
Sang Lee |
Dr. Sang Joon Lee, Ph.D. serves as an Independent Director of IXYS Corporation since July 2000. From 1990 to March 2008, Dr. Lee served as President of Omni Microelectronics, a consulting and engineering company. Dr. Lee also served as President of Adaptive Logic, a semiconductor company, from 1991 until 1996. Previously, Dr. Lee served as President of Samsung Semiconductor. Dr. Lee’s technical experience, combined with his operational experience running an international semiconductor manufacturer, adds depth to the Board’s understanding of the semiconductor business. Dr. Lee received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. |
Timothy Richardson |
Mr. Timothy A. Richardson serves as an Independent Director of IXYS Corporation since June 2007. Mr. Richardson is an electronics industry veteran who has been employed since May 2007 as the Chief Operating Officer of Liquid Robotics, the developer of a surface vessel that derives its energy from the surrounding environment. He has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Jupiter Foundation since May 2007. At Sirenza Microdevices, Inc., a supplier of radio frequency components for electronics, he was the Chief Strategy Advisor from October 2006 to April 2007. From May 2002 to October 2006, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Micro Linear Corporation, an integrated circuit company specializing in wireless applications. Prior to that, he served as the Executive Vice President of Business Development of Bandwidth 9, a manufacturer of optical components for the telecommunications market, and as the President and co-founder of VeriFiber Technologies, an optical component and systems manufacturer. |
James Thorburn |
Mr. James M. Thorburn serves as Independent Director of IXYS Corporation since March 2007. Since April 2010, Mr. Thorburn has been consulting, principally to private equity and startup firms. He was an operator affiliate with Francisco Partners, a private equity firm, from August 2006 to February 2009 and served as the Chief Financial Officer of Fisker Automotive, Inc., a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle manufacturer, from February 2009 to April 2010. He served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Zilog, Inc. from January 2002 until August 2006. Mr. Thorburn was hired at Zilog to oversee a pre-packaged bankruptcy under federal law and the reemergence of the company following bankruptcy. The petition for bankruptcy was filed in February 2002. Prior to being Chief Executive Officer at Zilog, Mr. Thorburn held various executive positions including Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of ON Semiconductor, operating consultant with Texas Pacific Group, Chief Financial Officer at Zilog and management positions at National Semiconductor. Mr. Thorburn holds a BSc. (Hons.) degree from University of Glasgow and is a qualified accountant with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the United Kingdom. |
Kenneth Wong |
Mr. Kenneth David Wong serves as an Independent Director of IXYS Corporation . Previously, he served as a Director from 2004 to 2007. Since 1997, Mr. Wong has been with Menlo Equities, a developer and owner-operator of commercial real estate in California. Mr. Wong has served as its Chief Financial Officer since 1997 and as its Chief Operating Officer since 2001. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Wong served in several positions at Coopers & Lybrand LLP, his last role as a Manager. He received a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Nathan Zommer |
1,259,450 |
Uzi Sasson |
1,207,350 |
Donald Feucht |
-- |
Samuel Kory |
-- |
Sang Lee |
-- |
Timothy Richardson |
-- |
James Thorburn |
-- |
Kenneth Wong |
-- |
As Of 30 Mar 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Nathan Zommer |
1,412,600 | 12,445,920 |
Uzi Sasson |
225,000 | 2,074,505 |
Donald Feucht |
0 | 0 |
Samuel Kory |
0 | 0 |
Sang Lee |
0 | 0 |
Timothy Richardson |
0 | 0 |
James Thorburn |
0 | 0 |
Kenneth Wong |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
FEUCHT DONALD L |
10,000 | $9.49 |
FEUCHT DONALD L |
10,000 | $7.08 |
KORY SAMUEL |
10,000 | $7.08 |
KORY SAMUEL |
10,000 | $9.50 |
LEE S JOON |
1,700 | $10.00 |
LEE S JOON |
1,700 | $7.08 |
LEE S JOON |
2,000 | $7.08 |
LEE S JOON |
2,000 | $9.25 |
LEE S JOON |
3,000 | $7.08 |
LEE S JOON |
3,000 | $8.80 |
LEE S JOON |
2,872 | $8.94 |
LEE S JOON |
2,872 | $7.08 |
LEE S JOON |
428 | $7.08 |
LEE S JOON |
428 | $9.08 |
FEUCHT DONALD L |
10,000 | $0.00 |
FEUCHT DONALD L |
10,000 | $0.00 |
ZOMMER NATHAN |
15,345 | $14.00 |
FEUCHT DONALD L |
5,447 | $12.05 |
LEE S JOON |
20,000 | $13.31 |
LEE S JOON |
20,000 | $6.88 |
ZOMMER NATHAN |
30,000 | $14.00 |
ZOMMER NATHAN |
120,000 | $7.26 |
ZOMMER NATHAN |
69,364 | $12.56 |
ZOMMER NATHAN |
13,395 | $12.56 |
ZOMMER NATHAN |
10,000 | $7.26 |
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