Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 11, 2001
ROBERT VAN BUSKIRK has served as President and Chief Executive Officer
and as a Director of Sirenza Microdevices, Inc., since June 1999. Before
joining Sirenza Microdevices, Mr. Van Buskirk held the position of
Executive Vice President of Business Development and Operations from
October 1998 to June 1999 at Multilink Technology Corporation, a company
specializing in high bit-rate electronic products for advanced fiber
optic transmission systems. Prior to his position at Multilink, Mr. Van
Buskirk held various management positions at TRW, a semiconductor wafer
manufacturer, including Executive Director of the TRW Telecom Products
business unit from August 1993 to October 1998. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a history and a quick overview of Stanford Microdevices?
Mr. Van Buskirk: Stanford Microdevices is a NASDAQ company that completed an IPO in May 2000. The