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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. 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.
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.
Kevin C. Eichler has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: UCTT) since July 2009. From January 2008 to March 2009, Mr. Eichler served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Credence Systems Corporation (Nasdaq: CMOS). From February 2006 to December 2007, Mr. Eichler served as Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Financial Officer of Markettools, Inc. From 1998 to February 2006, Mr. Eichler served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MIPS Technologies (Nasdaq: MIPS). Mr. Eichler serves on the board of directors of Crossing Automation Inc., and until July 2010 he also served on the board of directors of Support.com, Inc. (formerly Supportsoft, Inc.) (Nasdaq: SPRT), which provides services and software that help consumers and small businesses with their technology needs.
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.
Thomas M. Rohrs was appointed to Magma's board in 2003 and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Skyline Solar. Previous experience includes serving as Chief Executive Officer of Electroglas from 2006 through 2009, Senior Vice President of Global Operations for Applied Materials from 1997 through 2002 and Vice President of Worldwide Operations for Silicon Graphics from 1992 through 1997. Mr. Rohrs currently serves on the Board of Directors of Advanced Energy and Intevac Inc. He received a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.