Candidate Kimo111
Cross-Functional Experience in Rapid-Growing High-Tech Companies
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Highly qualified Executive Manager offering more than 12 years management experience and more than 17 years technical experience in the field of wireless and mobile communication. Result focused and effective leader with global business expertise. International record of success in managing the development, product marketing and manufacturing of high-volume electronic components for the rapid growing telecommunication market.
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Company . develops, manufactures, promotes and sells Surface-Acoustic-Wave (SAW) components and SAW based subsystems for the telecommunication market. Company became public in 1996 and had a max. market capitalization of $4.5 bil.
President / Chief Executive Officer (2000-2001)
President / Chief Operating Officer (1999-2000)
Vice President Engineering / Operations (1998-1999)
Director
Engineering (1995-1998)
Recruited
from Europe to grow the company into the high-volume mobile communication
market. Initial involvement in infrastructure products, later in products for
mobile phones and WLAN. Advanced from Engineering to Operations to develop
low-cost high-volume manufacturing and controlling systems. Moved from
Operations to corporate management as President and CEO. Sawtek Inc. grew its
annual revenue from $30 mil to $160 mil between 1995 and 2000.
Selected Results:
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Developed world-class products for infrastructure and network
applications. Up to 70% global market share in basestation filters for GSM and
CDMA.
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Developed low-cost products for mobile phone and WLAN
applications.
§ Established manufacturing control systems in wafer FAB and assembly.
§ Expanded offshore assembly facility in Costa Rica. Currently, more than 60% of revenue comes from Costa Rica.
§ Created aggressive Product Marketing programs. Opened sales offices in Seoul/Korea, Kista/Sweden and San Diego/CA and a design center in Taiwan. Current major customers are Ericsson, Kyocera/Qualcomm, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, and Siemens.
§ Raised $330 mil in secondary IPO in 1999.
§ Achieved record revenue of $160 mil in 2000, with a gross profit margin of 60% and an operating income 46%.
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Successfully negotiated merger with Triquint Semi. for approx.
$1.3 bil. in 2001. Deal closed in July 2001.
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Siemens Matsushita Components was a joint venture between Siemens, Germany and Matsushita Electronics, Japan on the field of passive components. In 1995, the Surface-Acoustic-Wave (SAW) division had a market share of 40%. Siemens Matsushita Components became public in 1999 under the name EPCOS AG (EPC).
Manager
Engineering
Recruited
in 1991 to build a new design engineering group with focus on mobile phone SAW
filters. Cooperated with several universities and design centers to develop the
technology. Cooperated closely with Siemens Semiconductor (currently Infinion)
in order to develop and promote complete RF solutions. Designed the 1st
and 2nd generation SAW components for RF and IF applications. Major
customers were Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola and Siemens. By 1995 Siemens Matsushita
Components achieved #1 position in the mobile phone market
R&D
Engineer
Recruited
in 1986 from the Corporate Research Laboratory to start the research on low-loss
SAW filters for mobile communications. Developed in 1987 the first RF-filters
for the Siemens C-Net mobile phone and in 1988 the first SAW IF-filter for
Motorola’s initial GSM phone. 7 patents and over 20 scientific articles.
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EDUCATION
Technical
University Munich, Germany
Technical University Munich, Germany