Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 11, 2001
RONALD A. OSTERTAG, was appointed CEO and President of General
Semiconductor, Inc. in January 1997 and Chairman in June 1997. Mr.
Ostertag was appointed Vice President of General Instrument Corporation
in 1989 and President of GI's Power Semiconductor Division in September
1990. During 1989-1990, he held the position of Senior VP Operations of
General Instrument's VideoCipher Division, with continued
responsibilities for the Computer Products Division operations. From
1984 to 1989 Mr. Ostertag was VP/GM of General Instrument's Computer
Products Division, headquartered in El Paso, Texas. He joined General
Instrument Corporation in 1978 as VP/GM of Far East Operations for the
Power Semiconductor Division in Taipei, Taiwan. He served as VP
Operations for the Components Group in New York City from 198 to 1984.
In addition, Mr. Ostertag spent nine years with National Semiconductor
Corporation, holding various positions of responsibility, including
Director of International Manufacturing and Logistics. He also served as
National's Singapore Plant Manager from 1973 to 1976. After graduating
from Georgia Institute of Technology, he joined Fairchild Semiconductor
in San Raphael, California. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from
the Georgia Institute of Technology and attended Columbia University's
Advanced Management Training for Strategic Planning. Mr. Ostertag sits
on the Board of Directors for The Victory Schools - Roosevelt (Charter
School); is on the Board of Trustees at Dowling College in Long Island,
New York, and is on the New York Executive Committee of the American
Electronics Association. Profile
Mr. Ostertag: I think it's appropriate to begin with the fact that we
have been in this business for close to 40 years.
