Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 3, 2003

Vincent Sollitto – Photon Dynamics Inc (phtn)

VINCENT F. SOLLITTO has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Photon Dynamics, Inc., since June 1996 and has been a member of its Board of Directors since July 1996. From August 1993 to 1996, he was the General Manager of Business Unit Operations for Fujitsu Microelectronics Inc., a semiconductor and electronics company. From April 1991 to August 1993, he was the Executive Vice President of Technical Operations at Supercomputer Systems, Incorporated. Prior to joining Supercomputer Systems, Incorporated, Mr. Sollitto spent 21 years in various management positions at International Business Machines Corporation, an information technology service company, including Director of Technology and Process. Mr. Sollitto serves as a Director of Irvine Sensors Corp., a compact packages technology company, Applied Films Corporation, a thin film deposition equipment company, Ultratech Stepper, Inc., a photolithography equipment company, and US Display Consortium, a research and development non-profit organization. Mr. Sollitto holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Tufts College. Profile
TWST: Can you bring us up-to-date on what's gone on at the

company over the past year or so?

Mr. Sollitto: The company had a challenging year, as you would

imagine, similar to many of the