Dr. Claudine Simson joined our Board of Directors on November 1, 2006. Dr. Simson served as chief technology officer at IPVALUE Management Inc., an emerging company specializing in the commercialization of corporate intellectual property. Dr. Simson served as corporate vice president and chief technology officer of Motorola and its semiconductor product sector spin-off, Freescale. Prior to joining Motorola, Dr. Simson was with Nortel Networks for 23 years, holding senior executive positions including general manager of Nortel's semiconductor business, and vice president of technology solutions. Dr. Simson received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in semiconductor physics from l'Institut National des Sciences Appliquées in Toulouse, France. |