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Thomas Deitrich is a COO - President & CEO at ITRON, INC. and is based in Austin, Texas. He has worked as VP - Sr VP at Freescale Semiconductor; VP - Sr VP at FLEX LTD.; and Engineer / Project Manager / Director / VP / Sr, VP at Ericsson.

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Mr. James J. Peterson is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Microsemi Corporation.He served as President of LinFinity Microelectronics, Inc., a manufacturer of linear and mixed signal integrated from 1997 to 1999 and as its Vice President of Sales from 1996 to 1997. We acquired LinFinity Microelectronics, Inc. in 1999. Prior to joining LinFinity Microelectronics, Inc., Mr. Peterson served as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Corporate Communications of Texas Instruments Storage Products Group from 1984 to 1996. Mr. Peterson was a Director of STEC, Inc., a storage solutions technology company based in Santa Ana, California, from 2003 to 2009. Mr. Peterson possesses significant experience in our industry and contributes detailed knowledge of our Company’s strategy and operations to the Board of Directors.

Mr. Paul L. Howes is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Newpark Resources Inc. Mr. Howes joined the Company's Board of Directors and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in March 2006. In June 2006, Mr. Howes was also appointed as the Company's President. Mr. Howes’ career has included experience in the defense industry, chemicals and plastics manufacturing, and the packaging industry. Following the sale of his former company in October 2005 until he joined the Company's Board of Directors in March 2006, Mr. Howes was working privately as an inventor while engaging in consulting and private investing activities. From 2002 until October 2005, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Astaris LLC, a primary chemicals company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with operations in North America, Europe and South America. Prior to this, from 1997 until 2002, he served as Vice President and General Manager, Packaging Division, for Flint Ink Corporation, a global ink company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan with operations in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

Mike Hadsell is an Exec VP:Worldwide Sales at Toppan Photomasks Inc and President/CEO at Toppan Photomasks Inc and is based in Taiwan. He has worked as Exec VP/COO at Toppan Photomasks Inc. Mike works or has worked at EI du Pont de Nemours & Co. He attended St. Edward's University between 1990 and 1995 and University of Wisconsin-Madison between 1979 and 1984.

Technology executive with over 30 years of experience across all major functional areas including product development, R&D, team building, strategy and business operations. Currently CEO at Nanosys, the world’s leading manufacturer of Quantum Dot technology for displays.Led Nanosys to pioneer a new industry around Quantum Dot technology and built a manufacturing ecosystem to bring the technology to the display market at scale. Today, Nanosys maintains a nearly 100% market share for materials used in these ultra-bright displays with lifelike colors sold by companies including Samsung, Vizio, Hisense, TCL, Acer, Asus and HP.Proven track record of turning emerging technologies into successful commercial products. Co-inventor of one of the most ubiquitous technology products of the last 20 years, the billion-selling optical mouse. Previously led product development at Hewlett Packard, ran Agilent’s 3,000-employee Malaysia-based manufacturing operation, and set MagnaChip Semiconductor on a path to a successful IPO.Specialties: Entrepreneurship, general management, business operations, venture capital fundraising, culture building, technology evaluation and assessment, product development, product marketing, intellectual property, technology and strategy, strategic partnerships