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James Dalton joined Tektronix in 1989 and has served in a variety of positions. He became a corporate officer in 1997 and now serves as Sr. Vice President, Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary.
Dalton is chartered with supporting Tektronix' growth strategy through mergers and acquisitions. He works closely with CEO Rick Wills and other members of the executive management team to develop strategies that drive growth.
In the 1990s, Dalton played the key role in negotiating divestitures and technology licenses to deverticalize the company's manufacturing supply chain and focus on its core business. Dalton's leadership culminated in the divestiture of the company's Color Printer Division to Xerox for $950M, enabling Tektronix to become a focused test, measurement, and monitoring market leader.
Since 2000, he managed the successful acquisitions of Maxtek Components Corporation; MPEG test leader Adherent Systems of Cambridge, U.K.; the company's long-time Japanese joint venture SonyTek in 2002; and the $325M acquisition of network monitoring market leader Inet Technologies in 2004, as well as several smaller transactions.
Dalton is a seasoned executive who has had management responsibility for several functions during his career including Information Systems, Human Resources, Central Engineering, and the company's wholly owned hybrid circuit manufacturing operation, Maxtek Components Corporation.
Dalton chairs Tektronix Development Company and the Tektronix Foundation. He serves as a member of the Oregon Public Employee Retirement System Board and is a past director of RadiSys Corporation (RSYS) and trustee of the Multnomah County Library Foundation.
Dalton earned an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Massachusetts and received his JD from Boston College. | 