Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 18, 2002
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 we start out with an update on the company ' what'sgone on over the past couple of quarters?
Mr. Newman: It has been a fairly tough environment for Teradyne
and for the industry