Roy Jewell joined Magma in March 2001 as chief operating officer, later assuming the additional role of president. From 1999 to 2001 Mr. Jewell served initially as the chief executive officer of Clarisay, Inc. a company he co-founded. From 1998 to 1999 Mr. Jewell was a member of the executive staff at Avant! Corporation, a provider of software products for integrated circuit designs. From 1992 to 1998 Mr. Jewell was president and chief executive officer of Technology Modeling Associates, Inc. Mr. Jewell previously served in various marketing positions at TMA, and prior to joining TMA in 1988 he served in various technical and management positions at Texas Instruments. Mr. Jewell received bachelor's and master's degrees in physics from the University of South Florida, and a master's degree in management and administration science from the University of Texas in Dallas.
Rajeev Madhavan
Rajeev Madhavan has served as Magma's chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors since he co-founded the company in 1997, and also served as president until 2001. Madhavan presently serves on the board of directors for the Electronic Design Automation Consortium. Prior to founding Magma, he co-founded and served as president and chief executive officer of Ambit Design Systems, Inc. and co-founded and served as director of engineering of LogicVision, Inc. Madhavan received a bachelor's degree in electronics and communication from KREC, Surathkal, India, and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Queen's University, Ontario, Canada.
Kevin C. Eichler
Kevin C. Eichler was appointed to Magma's board in 2003. He presently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Credence Systems Corporation, a provider of test solutions for the semiconductor industry. From 2006 to 2007 he served as Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Financial Officer of Markettools, Inc., a provider of on-demand market research. From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Eichler served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MIPS Technologies, a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and business applications. Mr. Eichler presently serves on the board of directors for SupportSoft, Inc. and Ultra Clean Holdings Inc.
Susumu Kohyama
Susumu Kohyama was appointed to Magma's board in 2005. Dr. Kohyama has been President and CEO of Toshiba Ceramics Co., Ltd., a leading materials company serving the semiconductor and LCD industries, since 2004. Dr. Kohyama has over 25 years' experience in the semiconductor industry. From 2003 to 2004, he served as Chief Technology Officer of the Electronic Devices Group of Toshiba Corporation. From 2001 to 2003, he was Executive Vice President of Toshiba Semiconductor Company.
Timothy J. Ng
Timothy J. Ng was appointed to Magma's board in 2003. Mr. Ng has been Managing Director of the Global Technology Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., a global investment banking firm, since 2005. From 2004 to 2005, Mr. Ng served as an independent consultant providing investment banking advice, with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and valuation. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Ng was Managing Director at SoundView Technology Group, Inc., a technology-focused investment bank, where he also served as the head of SoundView's mergers and acquisitions group. Previously, Mr. Ng served as a Managing Director in the mergers and acquisitions department at Credit Suisse First Boston, and as a member of its Global Technology Group from 1999 to 2002.
Thomas M. Rohrs
Thomas M. Rohrs was appointed to Magma's board in 2003. From 2006 to the present, Mr. Rohrs has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Electroglas, Inc., a supplier of wafer probing technologies to the semiconductor industry. Mr. Rohrs had been a director of Electroglas since 2004. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Rohrs served as an independent advisor or consultant to businesses. From 1997 until 2003, Mr. Rohrs was an executive at Applied Materials, Inc., a manufacturer of products and services to the semiconductor industry, in a number of positions including Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Rohrs currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Ultraclean Holdings Inc. and joined the board of directors of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. in 2006.
Chester J. Silvestri
Chester J. Silvestri was appointed to Magma's board in 2003. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Silvestri served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the board of directors of MoSys Inc, a provider of high-density system on-chip (SoC) embedded memory. During 2005, Mr. Silvestri was an independent investor and consultant to the high-tech industry. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Silvestri was Chief Executive Officer of CEVA, Inc., a licensor of digital signal processing cores and platform-level intellectual property to semiconductor and electronic industries. During 2003, Mr. Silvestri served as a consultant to the high tech industry. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Silvestri held the position of Chairman of Arcot Systems, the developer of the "Verified by Visa" credit card authentication software product. Prior to becoming Chairman, from 1999 to 2002, Mr. Silvestri was President and CEO of Arcot Systems.
