Technology >> CEO Interviews >> November 27, 2000
DONALD R. VANLUVANEE is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
of Electro Scientific Industries. Mr. VanLuvanee joined the company in
July 1992 as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director. From
July 1991 to July 1992, Mr. VanLuvanee was President, Chief Executive
Officer and a Director at Mechanical Technology Incorporated, a supplier
of contract research and development services and a manufacturer of
technologically advanced equipment. From 1990 to 1991, he was President
and Chief Executive Officer of BCT Spectrum, Inc., a supplier of vacuum
deposition systems. From 1984 to 1990, he was President, Chief Operating
Officer and a Director of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc., a supplier
of capital equipment and consumables to the microelectronics industry.
Mr. VanLuvanee is a member of the National Association of Corporate
Directors, the American Management Association, and the Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. In addition, he is a member of
the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Science Advisory Board,
Trustee of the Oregon Graduate Institute, an Executive Committee member
and former Chair of the Oregon Chapter of the American Electronics
Association, member of the Oregon University System Engineering and
Technology Industry Council, a Director of the Oregon Business Council
and the chair of the Oregon State Board of Higher Education. Also, Mr.
VanLuvanee was on the Governor's Task Force on Higher Education and the
Economy and was a founding director of the Philadelphia Technology
Council. In addition to serving on these non-profit boards, Mr.
VanLuvanee is also on the boards of NASDAQ traded companies: FEI Company
(FEIC) of Hillsboro, Oregon, and Micro Component Technology (MCTI) of
Minneapolis and is an At-Large Board Member of the AEA National Board. Profile
TWST: Could we start with a brief overview and profile of ElectroScientific Industries?
Mr. VanLuvanee: First of all, Electro Scientific Industries is the
oldest technology company in Oregon.