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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 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.
Kevin C. Eichler was appointed to Magma's board in 2003. He presently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. In 2008 he served 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.
Govind Kizhepat was appointed to Magma's board in 2010. He presently serves as vice president of Business Development at Qlogic Corp., a leading supplier of high-performance network infrastructure solutions. In 2002 Kizhepat founded NetXen, a provider of intelligent network controller chips and adapters for the enterprise server market, and served as CEO until it was acquired by Qlogic in 2009. He was previously an entrepreneur in residence at Benchmark Capital and executive vice president of Globespan, heading the Media Gateway Division. In 1996 Kizhepat founded iCompression and served as CEO and chairman until it was acquired by Globespan. Kizhepat's prior experience includes serving in various technical leadership and management positions at S3 and Sun Microsystems, where he played key roles in the development of SuperSPARC and UltraSPARC processors. Kizhepat holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Delhi in India, and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Wayne State University in Michigan.
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. Mr. Rohrs has served as Executive Chairman of Electroglas, Inc., a supplier of wafer probing technologies to the semiconductor industry since February 2009. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Rohrs served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Electroglas. Mr. Rohrs has served as 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 Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. and Electroglas, Inc.
David Sugishita was appointed to Magma’s board in 2010. He is presently Chairman of the Board at Atmel Corporation, and also serves as a director and as chairman of the audit committees for both Ditech Networks and Immersion Corporation. Mr. Sugishita’s prior experience includes serving as Chief Financial Officer at electronic design automation supplier Synopsys, as well as at semiconductor companies Actel and Micro Component Technology. He also served as Corporate Controller at semiconductor capital equipment supplier Applied Materials and as Vice President of Finance at National Semiconductor. Mr. Sugishita holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from San Jose State University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Santa Clara University.