Brad rejoined FEI as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in May 2001. He had previously served as our General Counsel and Secretary from February 1999 to April 2000.
From April 2000 to May 2001, Mr. Thies was General Counsel of WebTrends Corporation, an enterprise software company that developed, marketed and sold website monitoring and analytics software. WebTrends merged with NetIQ Corporation in March 2001. From February 1998 through February 1999, Mr. Thies was General Counsel of DataWorks Corporation, a company that developed, marketed and sold enterprise resource planning software to medium sized businesses. Prior to that time, Mr. Thies was General Counsel of HomeTown Buffet, Inc., a restaurant company, and was in private practice. Mr. Thies holds a B.A. in political science and history from Willamette University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. |