People: Volterra Semiconductor Corp (VLTR.O)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Christopher Paisley

60 2007 Independent Chairman of the Board

Jeffrey Staszak

60 2000 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Mike Burns

47 2011 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance, Treasurer

Craig Teuscher

45 2013 Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President

William Numann

56 2011 Senior Vice President - Server and Storage and Communications Product Groups

Simon Biddiscombe

45 2012 Independent Director

Fu-Tai Liou

59 2008 Independent Director

Ralph Quinsey

57 2011 Independent Director

Jeff Richardson

48 2011 Independent Director

Edward Ross

71 2004 Independent Director

Stephen Smith

56 2012 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Christopher Paisley

Mr. Christopher B. Paisley is Independent Chairman of the Board of Volterra Semiconductor Corp., since August 2007. He is a member of the Board since April 2000. Mr. Paisley serves as the Dean’s Executive Professor of Accounting at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, and has served in such capacity since January 2001. Mr. Paisley retired from his position as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of 3Com Corporation, a networking products company, in May 2000, after having served as an officer at 3Com since September 1985. Mr. Paisley serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Bridge Capital Holdings, a full-service professional business bank, of Equinix, Inc., a provider of global data center services, of Fortinet, Inc., a worldwide provider of network security appliances, of Bridge Bank Capital Holdings, a capital holdings company, and of Ambarella, Inc., a developer of semiconductor processing solutions for video that enable high-definition video capture, sharing, and display. Mr. Paisley previously served as a director of 3PAR, Inc., a storage company, and of Electronics for Imaging, a digital prints solution company. Mr. Paisley holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Jeffrey Staszak

Mr. Jeffrey Staszak is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Volterra Semiconductor Corp. He joined Volterra as President and Chief Operating Officer in March 1999 and has been Chief Executive Officer since August 2000 and a member of the Board of Directors since April 2000. Prior to joining Volterra, Mr. Staszak was Senior Vice President in the Storage Products Group of Texas Instruments Inc., a semiconductor company, from July 1996 to March 1999. From May 1993 to July 1996, Mr. Staszak served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Storage Products Division of Silicon Systems, Inc., a semiconductor company then affiliated with TDK Corporation. Mr. Staszak holds a B.S. in Industrial Technology from the University of Wisconsin, Stout and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.

Mike Burns

Mr. Mike Burns is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance, Treasurer of Volterra Semiconductor Corp. Mr. Burns joined Volterra in August 2007, and he currently serves as Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Burns previously served as Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Prior to joining Volterra, Mr. Burns served in capacities within the finance organization at Intel Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer, from 1992 to August 2007, as Finance Director and Controller of Intel Capital. Mr. Burns earned his B.A. in economics and M.S. in industrial engineering from Stanford University, and his M.B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

Craig Teuscher

Dr. Craig Teuscher is Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President of Volterra Semiconductor Corp. He co-founded Volterra in 1996, and he currently serves as Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Teuscher previously served as Senior Vice President, Notebook Product Group, and as Senior Vice President of Operations, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Assurance, Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Applications Engineering, and Vice President of Sales and Applications Engineering. Dr. Teuscher holds a B.S.E.E. from Princeton University and an M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.

William Numann

Mr. William Numann is Senior Vice President - Server and Storage and Communications Product Groups of Volterra Semicondustor Corp. Mr. Numann was Senior Vice President of New Product Development, and as Vice President of Marketing. Prior to joining Volterra, Mr. Numann was Vice President of Standard Products of Supertex, Inc., a semiconductor company, from 1997 to 2000. From 1985 to 1997, Mr. Numann served as Product Marketing and Applications Director at Siliconix, Inc., a semiconductor company. Mr. Numann holds a B.S.E.E. and an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Simon Biddiscombe

Mr. Simon Biddiscombe is an Independent Director of Volterra Semiconductor Corporation, since December 5, 2012. Mr. Biddiscombe is the President and Chief Executive Officer of QLogic Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of high performance networking equipment, having served in that capacity since November 2010. Mr. Biddiscombe currently sits on the QLogic Board of Directors. Mr. Biddiscombe has also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for QLogic since April 2008, prior to his promotion to President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Biddiscombe previously was Senior Vice President, CFO, Treasurer, and Secretary for Mindspeed Technologies, a provider of network infrastructure semiconductor solutions from 2003 to 2008. He holds a B.A. in Business Studies from the Polytechnic of Wales and is a Chartered Accountant from the United Kingdom.

Fu-Tai Liou

Dr. Fu-Tai Liou is an Independent Director of Volterra Semiconductor Corp., since December 2008. Dr. Liou serves as President of Voltafield Technology Corporation, a privately held semiconductor company, a position he has held since February 2009. From 1997 to 2008, Dr. Liou served in capacities at United Microelectronics Corporation, a provider of semiconductor foundry services, including as UMC’s President, Quality & Reliability Assurance; President, America Business Group; Chief Officer Worldwide Sales & Marketing; Chief Technology Officer for Research & Development; and as a member of UMC’s Board of Directors. Dr. Liou received a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering from State University of New York at Stony Brook, received a M.S. in physics from Auburn University, and graduated from the National Central University in Taiwan.

Ralph Quinsey

Mr. Ralph G. Quinsey is an Independent Director of Volterra Semiconductor Corp., since January 2011. Mr. Quinsey currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of TriQuint Semiconductor, a provider of radio frequency solutions and foundry services, and has served in such capacity since July 2002. From September 1999 to January 2002, Mr. Quinsey was with ON Semiconductor, a manufacturer of semiconductors for a wide array of applications, including as Vice President and General Manager of the Analog Division. Mr. Quinsey received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University.

Jeff Richardson

Mr. Jeff Richardson is an Independent Director of Volterra Semiconductor Corporation, since April 22, 2011. Mr. Richardson serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at LSI Corporation, a semiconductor company focused on accelerating storage and networking, a position he has held since April 2011. Mr. Richardson has held several senior executive positions at LSI Corp. since joining in 2005, including previously serving as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Semiconductor Solutions Group, Executive Vice President of the Network and Storage Products Group, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Custom Solutions Group and Executive Vice President of Worldwide Strategic Planning. Prior to joining LSI, Mr. Richardson had a career at Intel Corporation, holding executive management positions as its Vice President and General Manager of Server Platforms Group and Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Platforms and Services Division. Mr. Richardson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado.

Edward Ross

Dr. Edward C. Ross is an Independent Director of Volterra Semiconductor Corp., since May 2004. From January 2005 to December 2005, Dr. Ross served as the President Emeritus of TSMC North America, the U.S. subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd., a semiconductor manufacturer. From March 2000 to December 2004, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of TSMC North America. From July 1998 to March 2000, Dr. Ross was Senior Vice President of the Professional Services Group at Synopsys, Inc., a semiconductor design software company. From September 1995 to July 1998, he served as President of Technology and Manufacturing at Cirrus Logic, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer. Dr. Ross served as a director of California Micro Devices Corporation, a semiconductor company, from October 2002, and then as their Chairman of the Board, from June 2002, until January 2010. Dr. Ross serves as a director of Atmel Corporation, a semiconductor company. Dr. Ross holds a B.S.E.E. from Drexel University and an M.S.E.E., M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University.

Stephen Smith

Mr. Stephen M. Smith is an Independent Director of Volterra Semiconductor Corp., since January 20, 2012. Mr. Smith serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of Equinix, Inc., a provider of global data center services, and has served in such capacity since joining Equinix in 2007 from Hewlett-Packard Co. At HP, Mr. Smith served as Senior Vice President of HP Services, where he was responsible for management of the organization’s Consulting and Integration, Managed Services, and Technology Deployment and Support business groups. Prior to joining HP, Mr. Smith served as Vice President of Global Professional and Managed Services at Lucent Technologies. He held management and sales positions during his 16 years with Electronic Data Systems Corporation, and had a eight-year career in the U.S. Army. Mr. Smith graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and holds a B.S. in Engineering. Mr. Smith serves as an executive Board member for Equinix, Inc. and F5 Networks, Inc., a networking appliances company, and previously served as a director for 3PAR, Inc.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Christopher Paisley

--

Jeffrey Staszak

2,027,730

Mike Burns

734,831

Craig Teuscher

724,831

William Numann

657,480

Simon Biddiscombe

--

Fu-Tai Liou

--

Ralph Quinsey

--

Jeff Richardson

--

Edward Ross

--

Stephen Smith

--
As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Christopher Paisley

0 0

Jeffrey Staszak

836,500 9,872,383

Mike Burns

52,813 1,127,400

Craig Teuscher

340,000 4,974,600

William Numann

201,125 1,786,090

Simon Biddiscombe

0 0

Fu-Tai Liou

0 0

Ralph Quinsey

0 0

Jeff Richardson

0 0

Edward Ross

0 0

Stephen Smith

0 0
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