Balaji Krishnamurthy

BALAJI KRISHNAMURTHY has served as president, chief executive officer
and a director of Planar Systems, Inc., since September 1999. Prior to
joining Planar, he served as vice president and general manager for
various business units of Tektronix, Inc., where his 15-year tenure
included assignments in engineering, marketing and general management.
Dr. Krishnamurthy was with General Electric Co. from 1981 to 1984. He
received his BS and MS in mathematics from the Birla Institute of
Technology and Science in India, and an MS and PhD in computer science
from the University of Massachusetts.