Richard
J. Kulle, President & CEO, has
over 40 years of semiconductor industry experience, including leadership roles as
Chairman of Temic Semiconductors' Discrete Components Division
of Daimler-Benz, President & CEO of Siliconix, board
member of Temic Semiconductors, and Operations Manager
at General Electric. Kulle has extensive experience in
building and operating cost-effective silicon wafer fabrication,
assembly and test facilities in the United States, Southeast Asia,
Mexico, Germany, Austria, Taiwan and China. His success in
managing cross-cultural operations is the driving force
in GEM Services' mission to provide full turnkey
services for the Power Semiconductor Industry. Kulle holds a
BS in Operations Management and Industrial Engineering
from Syracuse University.
Anthony
Chia, Chief Operations Officer, is
a veteran of more than 30 years in the semiconductor industry. His background
includes over 20 years of experience in all areas of semiconductor
manufacturing with over 15 years in international management
assignments in the U.S., Mexico, Taiwan, the Philippines,
and China. Prior to joining GEM Services, Chia set up and
later managed Simconix, a joint venture between Siliconix
and the Shanghai Institute of Metallurgy. He also has operations
experience with General Electric in the United States and
Mexico. Chia holds a BSc from Singapore University.
Dr. Anthony
Tsui, Chief Technology Officer, has
over 25 years of semiconductor engineering and manufacturing experience.
He has held key positions in many aspects of the industry, including advanced device design
and wafer process development, package development, manufacturing, product engineering and quality management.
Dr. Tsui has extensive experience managing engineering and manufacturing facilities around the world including
USA, Taiwan, PRC, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. Prior to joining GEM Services,
he has been employed at many market-leading power semiconductor companies including Philips, Siliconix and Fairchild Semiconductor.
Dr. Tsui holds a Masters degree from Brunel University, London and a Phd. from Bradford University, England.
Thomas Gurnee,
Chief Financial Officer,
has over 30 years of financial and other executive management experience in high technology
and fast growth international industries. Gurnee started his international management career
at Varian Associates holding various financial positions followed by over
13 years at Schlumberger, holding key positions in France, Singapore and the USA.
He later held a number of senior positions with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd.,
including President (North America), Chief Operating Officer (Singapore)
and Chief Financial Officer (Singapore). More recently, Thomas Gurnee was president of Globitech Inc.,
a Texas-based manufacturer of silicon wafers. He was also CFO and instrumental
in the Nasdaq Initial Public Offering of Sohu Com Inc., a leading online media, communications
and e-commerce company doing business in the PRC. Gurnee received a BA degree from Stanford University
and an MBA degree from the University of Santa Clara
Leroy
Harper, Sr. Vice President, Worldwide Customer Management
has
over 25 years experience of leadership in the consumer electronics and semiconductor
industries, including Executive VP of Power Management Business
Unit, Temic Semiconductor; VP Marketing, Siliconix; President,
Palo Alto Digital Systems; VP Engineering and Marketing,
Poqet Computer; Manager Product Development Consumer Products
Group and Profit Center Manager, Semiconductor Group of Texas
Instruments. He has spent his career designing, marketing
and managing semiconductor and electronics products and services.
He is a winner of PC Magazine’s Technical Excellences
Award and holds several patents for power management technology.
He holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from the University of Missouri.
Andrew
Peng, Vice President of China Business Development,
has over 20 years experience in business development,
marketing and engineering in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining GEM Services,
he served as Vice President, Senior Strategic Marketing Manager,
and Staff Engineer at several Silicon Valley companies, including Sonoble Technology Inc.,
Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc., and National Semiconductor Corporation.
In addition, he was also an Electrical Engineering Instructor at San Jose State University.
Peng holds both an MBA degree and an MS degree in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University.
