Technology >> CEO Interviews >> May 14, 2013

Interview with the President, CEO and Director: Atmel Corporation (ATML)

Laub, Steven
Steven Laub has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Atmel Corporation since August 2006 and as a Director of Atmel Corporation since February 2006. From 2005 to August 2006, Mr. Laub was a Technology Partner at Golden Gate Capital Corporation, a private equity buyout firm, and the Executive Chairman of Teridian Semiconductor Corporation, a fabless semiconductor company. Prior to that time, Mr. Laub was President and Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Image, Inc., a provider of semiconductor solutions. Mr. Laub also spent 13 years in executive positions, including President, Chief Operating Officer and member of the board of director, at Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, a supplier of programmable logic devices and related software. Prior to joining Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, Mr. Laub was a Vice President and Partner at Bain & Company, a global strategic consulting firm. Mr. Laub holds a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. Profile
TWST: You recently acquired IDT’s smart metering product line. What is your vision for the smart metering group at Atmel?

Mr. Laub: Smart energy continues to be a key focus