People: PDF Solutions Inc (PDFS.OQ)
PDFS.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market
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18 Jun 2013
18.52USD
18 Jun 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Lucio Lanza |
67 | 2004 | Independent Chairman of the Board |
John Kibarian |
48 | 2000 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Gregory Walker |
59 | 2011 | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance |
Cornelis Hartgring |
59 | 2007 | Vice President - Client Services and Sales |
Kimon Michaels |
46 | 2010 | Vice President - Products and Solutions, Director |
Thomas Caulfield |
53 | 2006 | Independent Director |
R. Stephen Heinrichs |
65 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Albert Yu |
71 | 2005 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Lucio Lanza |
Mr. Lucio L. Lanza, Ph.D., is Independent Chairman of the Board of PDF Solutions, Inc. Mr. Lanza is the Managing Director of Lanza techVentures, an early stage venture capital and investment firm, which he founded in January 2001. Since 2008, he has been a general partner and the chief technology strategist of Radnorwood Capital, LLC, and an investor in public technology companies. Mr. Lanza served as a non-executive director of ARM from December 2004 to May 2010, and serves on the board of directors of several private companies. In August 2010, he joined the board of Harris & Harris Group, a publicly traded venture capital company that invests in nanotechnology and microsystems. Mr. Lanza received a doctorate in electronic engineering from Politecnico of Milan. He is Chairman of the Board since April 2004. Member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee since September 15, 2006, and the Strategic Committee since October 23, 2008. |
John Kibarian |
Dr. John K. Kibarian, Ph.D., is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of PDF Solutions, Inc. Dr. He is one of the company founders, has served as President since November 1991 and has served as the company Chief Executive Officer since July 2000. Dr. Kibarian has served as a director since December 1992. Dr. Kibarian received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, an M.S. E.C.E. and a Ph.D. E.C.E. from Carnegie Mellon University. |
Gregory Walker |
Mr. Gregory C. Walker is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance of PDF Solutions, Inc., since November 10, 2011. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Walker served as Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at InnoPath Software since 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Walker served as Sr. Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Magma Design Automation, Inc. from 2002 through 2007. Earlier in his career, he held various financial roles at technology companies, including Synopsys, Inc., Integrated Device Technology, Inc., International Business Machines Corporation and Xerox Corporation. Mr. Walker received an M.B.A. from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York and a B.A. in economics and history from Union College in Schenectady, New York. |
Cornelis Hartgring |
Dr. Cornelis Hartgring, Ph.D., is Vice President - Client Services and Sales of PDF Solutions, Inc. Dr. Hartgring served as Vice President and General Manager, Manufacturing Process Solutions from January 2004 through May 2007, as Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Strategic Business Development from April 2003 through December 2003 and as Vice President of Sales from September 2002 through March 2003. Prior to joining PDF, Dr. Hartgring served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Trimedia Technologies, a Philips Semiconductor spinout. Dr. Hartgring also held various executive positions at Philips Semiconductor, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the Trimedia business unit. Dr. Hartgring received an undergraduate degree from the Technical University Delft and an M.S.E.E. and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley. |
Kimon Michaels |
Dr. Kimon W. Michaels, Ph.D., is Vice President - Products and Solutions, Director of PDF Solutions Inc. Mr. Michaels served as Vice President, Design for Manufacturability from June 2007 through June 2010. Prior to that, Dr. Michaels served as Vice President, Field Operations for Manufacturing Process Solutions from January 2006 through May 2007, and has been a Director since November 1995. From March 1993 through December 2005, he served in various vice presidential capacities. He also served as Chief Financial Officer from November 1995 to July 1998. Dr. Michaels received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, an M.S. E.C.E. and a Ph.D. E.C.E. from Carnegie Mellon University. |
Thomas Caulfield |
Dr. Thomas Caulfield, DES, is Independent Director of PDF Solutions, Inc. Dr. Caulfield has been an Entrepreneur in Residence at Khosla Ventures since March 2012. Most recently, Dr. Caulfield served as Chief Executive Officer of Caitin, Inc. from November 2008 through February 2012. Previously, since 2005, Dr. Caulfield held numerous executive positions in publicly traded and private companies including: Chief Operating Officer of Ausra, Inc; Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Satisfaction at Novellus Systems, Inc.; and, prior to that, Vice President of Semiconductor Operations at International Business Machines Corporation for 16 years. Dr. Caulfield received a B.S. in Physics from St. Lawrence University and a B.S., M.S., and a DES in Materials Science/Metallurgy from Columbia University. He is Chairman of the Compensation Committee since May 18, 2010. Member of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee and the Nominating Committee since October 23, 2008. |
R. Stephen Heinrichs |
Mr. R. Stephen Heinrichs is Independent Director of PDF Solutions, Inc. Mr. Heinrichs is currently a private investor and a director of Avistar Communications. Most recently, Mr. Heinrichs served as a director of Catapult Communications Corporation from September 2005 through June 2009, when the company was acquired by Ixia, and also served as a director and was the audit committee chairman of Artisan Components, Inc. from January 2003 through 2005, when the company was acquired by ARM Holdings PLC. Prior to his retirement in 2001, Mr. Heinrichs served as Chief Financial Officer of Avistar Communications Corporation, a company he co-founded. He is Chairman of the Audit and Corporate Governance Committee since August 1, 2005. Member of the Compensation Committee, Nominating Committee and Strategic Committee since October 23, 2008. Mr. Heinrichs received a B.S. in Accounting from California State University Fresno. Mr. Heinrichs received his Certified Public Accountant license in December 1971 and has over 30 years of experience in finance and operations through positions he has held with various companies in public accounting and as a corporate officer. |
Albert Yu |
Dr. Albert Y. C. Yu, Ph.D., is Independent Director of PDF Solutions, Inc. Dr. Yu is active in private venture capital investing and serves on the board of directors of several technology companies and on the board of directors of Preferred Bank, an independent commercial bank. Previously, Dr. Yu had been employed with Intel Corporation for almost 30 years until his retirement in 2002. At Intel, he held numerous technical and executive management positions, including Senior Vice President and a member of the Corporate Management Committee, with responsibilities for corporate strategy, microprocessors, chipsets, and software. Dr. Yu received a B.S. from the California Institute of Technology, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University, all in electrical engineering. He is Chairman of the Nominating Committee since May 18, 2010. Member of the Compensation Committee since August 1, 2005. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Lucio Lanza |
-- |
John Kibarian |
250,200 |
Gregory Walker |
606,780 |
Cornelis Hartgring |
346,900 |
Kimon Michaels |
210,200 |
Thomas Caulfield |
-- |
R. Stephen Heinrichs |
-- |
Albert Yu |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Lucio Lanza |
0 | 0 |
John Kibarian |
380,000 | 2,926,800 |
Gregory Walker |
0 | 0 |
Cornelis Hartgring |
235,000 | 2,156,928 |
Kimon Michaels |
80,000 | 0 |
Thomas Caulfield |
0 | 0 |
R. Stephen Heinrichs |
0 | 0 |
Albert Yu |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
WALKER GREGORY C |
1,086 | $18.28 |
YU ALBERT Y C |
2,313 | $18.50 |
HARTGRING CORNELIUS D |
654 | $18.59 |
HARTGRING CORNELIUS D |
13,915 | $0.00 |
YU ALBERT Y C |
469 | $18.30 |
HEINRICHS R STEPHEN |
7,374 | $0.00 |
MICHAELS KIMON W |
2,968 | $0.00 |
WALKER GREGORY C |
13,915 | $0.00 |
YU ALBERT Y C |
7,374 | $0.00 |
LANZA LUCIO L |
17,208 | $0.00 |
CAULFIELD THOMAS |
7,374 | $0.00 |
WALKER GREGORY C |
654 | $18.59 |
HARTGRING CORNELIUS D |
318 | $17.78 |
MICHAELS KIMON W |
138 | $17.78 |
HARTGRING CORNELIUS D |
628 | $18.33 |
MICHAELS KIMON W |
275 | $18.33 |
LANZA LUCIO L |
10,000 | $9.00 |
WALKER GREGORY C |
2,688 | $17.05 |
WALKER GREGORY C |
2,688 | $17.05 |
HARTGRING CORNELIUS D |
4,631 | $16.30 |
HARTGRING CORNELIUS D |
369 | $16.30 |
HARTGRING CORNELIUS D |
5,468 | $16.10 |
HEINRICHS R STEPHEN |
3,000 | $15.82 |
WALKER GREGORY C |
3,750 | $14.56 |
WALKER GREGORY C |
2,462 | $14.59 |

