Technology >> CEO Interviews >> July 29, 1999

Thomas B. Newman Jr. – Teradyne Inc (ter)

THOMAS B. NEWMAN, JR. is Vice President, Corporate Relations at Teradyne Inc. Mr. Newman has been responsible for Teradyne's Corporate Relations activities since November 1996. For 12 years prior to that, he was Vice President/General Manager of the Customer Support Division, which provides after sales support, worldwide, for the company's semiconductor test products. He previously was the Director of Corporate Marketing; the Marketing Manager of the Industrial/Consumer Division, and held a number of product management and sales positions. He joined Teradyne in 1973. Prior to Teradyne, he spent 10 years with GTE and Raytheon. He has a BSEE, an MSEE, and an MBA, is a member of the IEEE and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Massachusetts. Profile
TWST: Can you give us a quick overview and a little history of Teradyne,

just to set the stage for the readers?

Mr. Newman: Teradyne is the largest electronic test company in the

world,