EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Rhea Posedel
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CEO
Founder of the Company and has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since its inception in 1977. From the Company's inception through May 2000, Mr. Posedel also served as President. Prior to founding the Company, Mr. Posedel held various project engineering and engineering managerial positions at Lockheed Martin Corporation (formerly "Lockheed Missile & Space Corporation"), Ampex Corporation, and Cohu, Inc. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University and an M.B.A. from Golden Gate University.
Gary L. Larson
VP OF FINANCE AND CFO
Joined the Company in April 1991 as Chief Financial Officer and was elected Vice President of Finance in February 1992. From 1986 to 1990, he served as Chief Financial Officer, and from 1988 to 1990 also as President and Chief Operating Officer, of Nanometrics Incorporated, a manufacturer of measurement and inspection equipment for the semiconductor industry. Mr. Larson received a B.S. in Mathematics/Finance from Harvey Mudd College.
Carl N. Buck
VP OF MARKETING AND CONTACTOR BUSINESS GROUP
Joined the Company as a Product Marketing Manager in 1983 and held various positions until he was elected Vice President of Engineering in November 1992, VP of Research and Development Engineering in November 1996, VP of Marketin g in September 1997, VP of Contactor Business Group in May 2002 and VP of Marketing and Contactor and Business Group in October 2005. From 1978 to 1983, Mr. Buck served as Product Marketing Manager at Intel Corporation, an integrated circuit and microprocessor company. Mr. Buck received a B.S.E.E. from Princeton University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
Joel Bustos
VP OF OPERATIONS
Joined the Company as Vice President of Operations in July 2007. From 2002 to 2007, Mr. Bustos served as General Manager of the Global Consumer Business Unit of Celestica Inc., an electronic manufacturing services company. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Bustos served as a General Manager at Flextronics International Ltd., a leading global provider of electronic manufacturing services. Mr. Bustos received a B.S. in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco.
David S. Hendrickson
VP OF ENGINEERING
Joined the Company as Vice President of Engineering in October 2000. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Hendrickson served as Platform General Manager, and from 1995 to 1999 as Engineering Director and Software Director, of Siemens Medical (formerly Acuson Corporation), a medical ultrasound products company. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Hendrickson served as Director of Engineering and Director of Software of Teradyne Inc. (formerly Megatest Corporation), a manufacturer of semiconductor capital equipment. Mr. Hendrickson received a B.S. in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology.
Gregory M. Perkins
VP OF WORLDWIDE SALES AND SERVICE
Joined the Company as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Service in June 2004. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Perkins served as Vice President of North America Customer Operations and then Vice President of North American and European Sales, for Electroglas Corporation, a producer of semiconductor wafer probers. From 1999 to 2001, he served as Vice President to Sales at Advantest America, Inc., a semiconductor tester company, and from 1997 to 1999 as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Field Operations at LTX Corporation, a semiconductor tester company. From 1978 to 1997, Mr. Perkins held multiple management positions over 19 years with General Electric Company including Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for GE Capital Computer Leasing. Mr. Perkins received a B.S. degree in Environmental Health Technologies from Quinnipiac University.
Kunio Sano
PRESIDENT, AEHR TEST SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K.
Joined the Company as Vice President, Aehr Test Systems Japan K.K., the Company's subsidiary in Japan, in June 1998 and was elected President, Aehr Test Systems Japan K.K. in January 2001. From 1991 to 1998, he served as Manager of Development Engineering Department at Tokyo Electron Yamanashi Limited, a leading worldwide semiconductor equipment manufacturer. Mr. Sano received a B.S.E.E. from Sagami Institute of Technology in Kanagawa, Japan.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RHEA POSEDEL, Chairman
ROBERT R. ANDERSON, Director, was appointed to the Company's Board of Directors in October 2000. Mr. Anderson has served as a director of Aviza Technology, Inc., a semiconductor equipment company, since December 2005. Mr. Anderson served on the Trikon board from April 2000 through the date of acquisition by Aviza. Mr. Anderson is a private investor. In addition, Mr. Anderson currently is a director of MKS Instruments, Inc., a semiconductor components and equipment supplier. He also serves as a director for one private company.
WILLIAM W. R. ELDER, Director, has been a director of the Company since 1989. Dr. Elder was the Chief Executive Officer of Genus, Inc. a semiconductor equipment company, from 1981 to 1996, and then again from 1998 until the company was acquired by AIXTRON AG ("AIXTRON") in 2005. Dr. Elder retired from AIXTRON in December 2007. Dr. Elder is currently EVP, Global Operations and a Director of Maskless Lithography Inc., a capital equipment start-up company based in San Jose, California. Dr. Elder holds a B.S.I.E. and an honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of Paisley in Scotland.
MUKESH PATEL, Director, was appointed to the Company's Board of Directors in June 1999. Mr. Patel was President and Chief Executive Officer of Metta Technology, which he co-founded in 2004, until November 2006, when LSI Logic Corporation acquired it. He founded Sparkolor Corporation, acquired by Intel Corporation in late 2002, and co-founded SMART Modular Technologies, Inc. ("SMART Modular"), a high value added memory products company, acquired by Solectron Corporation in late 1999. Mr. Patel was Vice President and General Manager Memory Product Division of SMART Modular from August 1995 to August 1998 and was Vice President, Engineering from February 1989 to July 1995. Mr. Patel holds a B.S. degree in Engineering with an emphasis in digital electronics from Bombay University, India. Mr. Patel also serves as a director of SMART Modular and for several privately-held companies.
HOWARD T. SLAYEN, Director, has been providing independent financial consulting services to various organizations and clients since June 2001. From October 1999 to May 2001, Mr. Slayen was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Quaartz Inc., a web-hosted communications business. From 1971 to September 1999, Mr. Slayen held various positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers/Coopers & Lybrand, including his last position as a Corporate Finance Partner. In addition, Mr. Slayen currently is a director of Lantronix, Inc., a provider of embedded networking solutions. He also serves as a director for two private companies. Mr. Slayen holds a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.
MARIO R. ROSATI, Director, has been a director of the Company since 1977. He is a member of the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation which he joined in 1971. Mr. Rosati holds a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. Mr. Rosati is a director of Sanmina-SCI Corporation, an electronics manufacturing services company and a publicy-held company, as well as several privately-held companies.