Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 27, 2000
RICHARD BEYER has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director since July 2000. From January 1999 through July 2000, Mr. Beyer
served as President and Chief Executive Officer of FVC.COM, Inc. From
July 1996 through August 1998, Mr. Beyer served as President, Chief
Operating Officer, and Director of VLSI Technology, Incorporated. From
June 1995 through June 1996, Mr. Beyer served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of National Semiconductor
Corporation, and from February 1993 through May 1995 he held the
position of President of the Communications and Computing Group of
National Semiconductor Corporation. Prior to this, Mr. Beyer served in a
number of senior managerial positions in the telecommunications and
computer industries. Mr. Beyer served three years as an officer in the
United States Marine Corps. He holds a BS degree and an MS degree in
Russian from Georgetown University as well as a MBA degree in Marketing
and International Business from Columbia University. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief overview and profile of ElantecSemiconductor?
Mr. Beyer: Elantec Semiconductor is a pure analog semiconductor company.
We began about 17 years ago,