Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 26, 2000
ROBIN SAXBY was involved at the founding of ARM and has served as
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since joining the
Company full-time in February 1991. Besides directing ARM, Robin is a
Board Member of the Belgian Sirius Communications NV, in which ARM is a
small shareholder. He was also appointed to the board of Glotel Plc as a
Non-executive Director in April 1999. Prior to this he worked for five
years for European Silicon Structures SA, where he was Vice President of
Northern Europe, Managing Director ES2 Limited and President of its USA
affiliate US2. Between 1984 and 1986 he was Chief Executive Officer of
Henderson Security Systems Limited and before 1984 spent eleven years
with Motorola Semiconductors in a variety of sales, marketing and
engineering management roles. Mr Saxby also served as Chairman of the
Open Microprocessor Initiative Advisory Group, a European Union panel
set up to advise on collaborative R & D activity in Europe. Mr Saxby
holds a B.Eng. degree in Electronics from Liverpool University and also
participates in the Infomatics panel of the IEE. Profile
TWST: Let's start with some context; can you give a little backgroundinformation about ARM Holdings and then profile the business?
Mr. Saxby: Maybe we can start by saying if you look at