Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 3, 2003

John East – Actel Corporation (actl)

JOHN EAST is President and CEO of Actel Corporation. Prior to joining Actel in December 1988 with more than 20 years' experience in the semiconductor industry, Mr. East was a Senior Vice President at AMD, where he was responsible for the Logic Products Group. He has held various marketing, engineering and management positions at Raytheon Semiconductor and Fairchild Semiconductor. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Adaptec Corporation. Mr. East holds a BSEE and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with an update on Actel? What has gone

on over the past year or so that investors should focus on?

Mr. East: The good news is that even though we've gone through

the