People: Super Micro Computer Inc (SMCI.O)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Charles Liang |
55 | 1993 | Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer |
Howard Hideshima |
53 | 2006 | Chief Financial Officer |
Chiu-Chu Liu Liang |
51 | 1993 | Vice President - Operations, Treasurer, Director |
Cheng-Hsien Chou |
54 | 2008 | Vice President - Worldwide Sales |
Yih-Shyan Liaw |
57 | 1993 | Vice President -International Sales, Corporate Secretary, Director |
Laura Black |
51 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Gregory Hinckley |
66 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Hwei-Ming Tsai |
57 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Sherman Tuan |
59 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Charles Liang |
Mr. Charles Liang is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Super Micro Computer Inc., since September 1993. Mr. Liang has been developing server system architectures and technologies for the past two decades. From July 1991 to August 1993, Mr. Liang was President and Chief Design Engineer of Micro Center Computer Inc., a high-end motherboard design and manufacturing company. From January 1988 to April 1991, Mr. Liang was Senior Design Engineer and Project Leader for Chips & Technologies, Inc., a chipset technology company, and Suntek Information International Group, a system and software development company. Mr. Liang has been granted many server technology patents. Mr. Liang holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University of Science & Technology in Taiwan. |
Howard Hideshima |
Mr. Howard Hideshima is Chief Financial Officer of Super Micro Computer, Inc., since May 2006. From November 2005 to May 2006, Mr. Hideshima was Vice President of Finance at Force10 Networks, Inc., a network equipment company, and from July 2004 to November 2005, he served as Director of Finance for that company. From April 2001 to June 2004, Mr. Hideshima was Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance and Administration at Virtual Silicon Technology, Inc., a semiconductor intellectual property company. From January 2000 to March 2001, he served as Chief Financial Officer at Internet Corporation, an Internet services company. From January 1999 to December 1999, he was Vice President of Finance and from July 1997 to December 1999 Chief Accounting Officer at ESS Technology, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company. Mr. Hideshima holds an M.B.A. from San Francisco State University and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley. |
Chiu-Chu Liu Liang |
Ms. Chiu-Chu Liu Liang is Vice President - Operations, Treasurer, Director of Super Micro Computer Inc., since September 1993. From 1985 to 1993, Ms. Liang held finance and operational positions for several companies, including Micro Center Computer Inc. Ms. Liang holds a B.S. in Accounting from Providence University in Taiwan. |
Cheng-Hsien Chou |
Mr. Cheng-Hsien Chou is Vice President - Worldwide Sales of Super Micro Computer, Inc., since September 2008. Mr. Chou served as Vice President of Sales, Regional and Strategic Account from July 2006 to August 2008 and served as Senior Director of Sales from August 2000 to July 2006. From April 1996 to August 2000, Mr. Chou was General Manager at US Sertek, a subsidiary of Acer, Inc., a PC and server company. From July 1992 to April 1996, he was Director of Sales and from October 1987 to July 1992, he was PC Product Manager at Acer Taiwan. Mr. Chou received an M.B.A. from Chung Yuan Christian University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from National Chung Hsing University. |
Yih-Shyan Liaw |
Mr. Yih-Shyan Liaw is Vice President -International Sales, Corporate Secretary, Director of Super Micro Computer Inc., since September 1993. From 1988 to 1991, Mr. Liaw was Vice President of Engineering at Great Tek, a computer company. Mr. Liaw holds an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Arizona, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tatung Institute of Technology in Taiwan, and a B.S. degree from Taiwan Provincial College of Marine and Oceanic Technology. |
Laura Black |
Ms. Laura Black is an Independent Director of Super Micro Computer, Inc. since April 2012. Ms. Black has 20 years experience in high technology, business strategy and finance. Since March 1999, she has served as a Managing Director of Needham & Company, LLC, a full service investment banking firm. At Needham, she has raised public and private equity capital for numerous technology companies and served as strategic financial advisor on multiple M&A transactions. From July 1995 to February 1999, she served as a Managing Director and Corporate Finance at Black & Company, a regional investment bank subsequently acquired by Wells Fargo Van Kasper. From July 1993 to June 1995, Ms. Black served as a Director for TRW Avionics & Surveillance Group where she evaluated acquisition candidates, managed direct investments and raised venture capital to back spin-off companies. From August 1983 to August 1992, she worked at TRW as an electrical engineer designing spread spectrum communication systems. Ms. Black holds a BSEE from University of California at Davis, an MSEE from Santa Clara University and an MS Management from Stanford. |
Gregory Hinckley |
Mr. Gregory K. Hinckley is an Independent Director of Super Micro Computer, Inc., since January 2009. Mr. Hinckley is the President and Chief Financial Officer of Mentor Graphics Corporation, a publicly traded provider of electronic design automation solutions. He began at Mentor Graphics in January 1997 as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. In November 2000, he became President and Chief Financial Officer. In July 2007, his position became President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Mentor Graphics, he served as Chief Financial Officer for two other publicly traded companies—VLSI Technology, Inc. and Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Mr. Hinckley is a director of SI-Bone, Inc. (a privately-held orthopedic device company), a director and member of audit and compensation committees of Intermec, Inc. (a publicly traded provider of automated identification and data collection (AIDC) solutions), and is an advisory director of Portland State University Engineering School. Mr. Hinckley holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics from Claremont McKenna College, a Master of Science degree in applied physics from University of California, an MBA degree from Harvard Business School, and was a Fullbright Scholar in applied mathematics at Nottingham University in England. He is a Certified Public Accountant. |
Hwei-Ming Tsai |
Mr. Hwei-Ming Tsai is an Independent Director of Super Micro Computer, Inc., since August 2006. Mr. Tsai has been an independent business consultant since January 2010. Mr. Tsai served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SinoPac Bancorp, a financial holding company based in Los Angeles, California from February 2001 and August 2005, respectively, to December 2009. He served as Senior Executive Vice President of Far East National Bank, a commercial bank that is held by SinoPac Bancorp from December 2002 to December 2009. Mr. Tsai received a Master in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. in Accounting from National Taiwan University in Taiwan. |
Sherman Tuan |
Mr. Sherman Tuan is an Independent Director of Super Micro Computer, Inc., since February 2007. Mr. Tuan is founder of PurpleComm, Inc. (doing business as 9x9Network), a provider of new media for internet TV services, where he has served as Chief Executive Officer since January 2005 and Chairman of the Board since June 2003. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of Purple Communications Limited, an investment holding company since April 2002. From September 1999 to May 2002, he was director of Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc., a fiber optical networking infrastructure provider. Mr. Tuan was co-founder of AboveNet Communications, Inc., an internet connectivity solutions provider, where he served as President from March 1996 to January 1998, Chief Executive Officer from March 1996 to May 2002 and director from March 1996 to September 1999. Mr. Tuan received a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Feng-Chia University in Taiwan. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Charles Liang |
311,838 |
Howard Hideshima |
271,354 |
Chiu-Chu Liu Liang |
397,408 |
Cheng-Hsien Chou |
519,159 |
Yih-Shyan Liaw |
405,124 |
Laura Black |
-- |
Gregory Hinckley |
-- |
Hwei-Ming Tsai |
-- |
Sherman Tuan |
-- |
As Of 29 Jun 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Charles Liang |
2,650,000 | 14,800,500 |
Howard Hideshima |
28,999 | 286,912 |
Chiu-Chu Liu Liang |
532,400 | 2,677,600 |
Cheng-Hsien Chou |
29,000 | 384,856 |
Yih-Shyan Liaw |
375,000 | 1,381,583 |
Laura Black |
0 | 0 |
Gregory Hinckley |
0 | 0 |
Hwei-Ming Tsai |
0 | 0 |
Sherman Tuan |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
LIU LIANG CHIU CHU SARA |
20,000 | $12.43 |
LIANG CHARLES |
20,000 | $12.43 |
CHOU CHENG HSIEN PHIDIAS |
2,000 | $12.48 |
CHOU CHENG HSIEN PHIDIAS |
2,000 | $3.25 |
LIANG CHARLES |
20,000 | $3.50 |
LIANG CHARLES |
20,000 | $12.55 |
LIU LIANG CHIU CHU SARA |
20,000 | $12.70 |
LIU LIANG CHIU CHU SARA |
20,000 | $3.50 |
CHOU CHENG HSIEN PHIDIAS |
4,000 | $12.67 |
CHOU CHENG HSIEN PHIDIAS |
4,000 | $3.25 |
LIANG CHARLES |
20,000 | $12.52 |
LIU LIANG CHIU CHU SARA |
20,000 | $12.52 |
LIU LIANG CHIU CHU SARA |
20,000 | $3.50 |
LIANG CHARLES |
20,000 | $3.50 |
LIU LIANG CHIU CHU SARA |
20,000 | $12.55 |
LIANG CHARLES |
20,000 | $12.55 |
LIU LIANG CHIU CHU SARA |
20,000 | $3.50 |
LIANG CHARLES |
20,000 | $3.50 |
LIANG CHARLES |
557,784 | $0.00 |
LIANG CHARLES |
200,000 | $1.25 |
LIU LIANG CHIU CHU SARA |
200,000 | $1.25 |
LIU LIANG CHIU CHU SARA |
557,784 | $0.00 |
LIAW YIH SHYAN WALLY |
1,144,133 | $0.00 |
LIU LIANG CHIU CHU SARA |
83,857 | $12.19 |
LIANG CHARLES |
83,857 | $12.19 |

