Management Team

Dr. Keh-Shew Lu

President and Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Keh-Shew Lu was appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in June 2005 after serving on the Board since 2001. From 1998 to 2001, Dr. Lu served as the Senior Vice President of TI and General Manager of Worldwide Mixed-Signal and Logic Products. His responsibilities included all aspects of the analog, mixed-signal and logic products for TI worldwide business, including design, process and product development, manufacturing and marketing. From 1996 to 1998 Dr. Lu was the manager of TI's worldwide memory business. In addition, he served as the President of TI Asia from 1994 until 1997, where he supervised all of TI's activities in Asia (excluding Japan). Since beginning his TI career in 1974, Dr. Lu has held a number of technical and managerial positions within TI's Semiconductor Group, including Vice President and division manager of the Linear Products Division. Dr. Lu holds a Bachelor's degree in engineering from the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, and a Master's degree and a Doctorate in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University. Dr. Lu is also a director of two publicly held companies in Taiwan: Lite-On Technology Corporation and Winbond Electronics Corporation ("Winbond"). Dr. Lu is the Founding Chairman of the Asia American Citizen's Council, serves as the Vice Chairman of the Governing Board of the Plano Chinese Alliance Church, and is a member of the Advisory Board to Southern Methodist University's Asian Studies Program.

Joseph Liu

Senior Vice President, Operations

Joseph Liu was appointed as the Company's Senior Vice President, Operations in 2000. Mr. Liu previously served as the Company's Vice President, Far East Operations from 1998 to 2000, Vice President, Operations from 1994 to 1998, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer from 1990 to 1998, and Vice President, Administration from 1990 to 1994. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Liu held various management positions with TI Dallas since 1971, including Planning Manager, Financial Planning Manager, Treasury Manager, Cost Accounting Manager and General Accounting Manager with TI Taiwan in Taipei; from 1981 to 1986 as Controller with TI Asia in Singapore and Hong Kong; from 1986 to 1989 as Financial Planning Manager, TI Latin America Division (for TI Argentina, TI Brazil and TI Mexico) in Dallas; and from 1989 to 1990 as Chief Coordinator of Strategic Business Systems for TI Asia Pacific Division in Dallas. Mr. Liu is also the President of Diodes FabTech Inc.

Mark A. King

Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Mark A. King was appointed the Company's Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing in 2005. He previously served as the Company's Vice President, Sales and Marketing from 1998 to 2005, and Vice President, Sales from 1991 to 1998. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. King served for nine years in various sales management positions at Taiwan Lite-On.

Carl C. Wertz

Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & Treasurer

Carl C. Wertz was appointed the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer in 1998. Mr. Wertz previously served as the Company's Controller from 1993 to 1998. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wertz served in various financial management and accounting positions. Mr. Wertz, a licensed certified public accountant, has over 23 years of manufacturing and distribution experience, and began his accounting career with Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Richard D. White

Senior Vice President, Finance

Richard D. White was appointed the Company's Senior Vice President, Finance in 2006. Mr. White has 30 years of senior level finance experience, including 25 years at TI, where he served as Vice President of Finance and Production Planning for MOS memory, Controller for TI's Asia Pacific Division in Singapore, and various other financial positions in the U.S., France and Germany. From 1999 to 2005, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for Optisoft, Inc., and from 2005 to 2006, he served as a Partner for Tatum, LLC. Mr. White, a certified public accountant, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Oklahoma State University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Steven Ho

Asia President and Vice President, Asia Sales & Marketing

Steven Ho was appointed the Company's Asia President and Vice President, Asia Sales and Marketing in 2007 after serving as Vice President, Asia Sales and Marketing since 2005. Mr. Ho previously served as the Company's General Manager in Taiwan from 1991 to 2005. From 1984 to 1991, Mr. Ho was the Production Manager of Discrete Products for The Lite-On Group, and, prior to that, he held several positions with TI Taiwan.

Francis Tang

Vice President, Product Development

Francis Tang was appointed the Company's Vice President, Product Development in May 2006. He previously served as the Company's Global Product Manager from 2005 until 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Tang served as general manager of T2 Microelectronics in Shanghai, China where he managed complex mixed-signal SOC product development. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Tang was the senior strategic marketing director for Acer Labs, Inc. USA, and prior to that, he was employed by National Semiconductor Corp. for 17 years, where he held various management positions in analog and mixed-signal circuit design, applications and strategic marketing. Mr. Tang holds a Master's degree in electrical engineering from University of Missouri–Rolla.

Edmund Tang

Vice President, Corporate Administration

Edmund Tang was appointed the Company's Vice President, Administration in 2006. He has 30 years of managerial and engineering experience, including 25 years at TI, where he served as Vice President and global memory quality manager of the world-wide MOS memory operation, and Vice President and General Manager of Asia memory operations. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Tang served as the Asia President of FSI International Inc., a global supplier of wafer cleaning and processing technology, responsible for FSI's business in Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, and China. Mr. Tang holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan and a Master's degree in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University.