Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2002
ADAM CHOWANIEC has been Chairman of the Board of Tundra
Semiconductor Corporation since February 20, 2002. He had been
the Chief Executive Officer of Tundra since he founded the
company in 1995. Mr. Chowaniec began his career in the 1970s, as
a member of the scientific staff of Bell Northern Research in
Ottawa. From there, he moved into engineering management at
Nortel Networks. In 1983, he moved to Westchester, Pennsylvania,
to become Vice President of Technology with Commodore
International, where he was responsible for the development of
the Amiga personal computer. In 1986, he returned to Ottawa to
become President and Chief Executive Officer of the semiconductor
firm Calmos Systems. He was instrumental in having Calmos Systems
acquired by Newbridge Networks Corporation in 1989. Calmos was
renamed Newbridge Microsystems. Under this new structure, Mr.
Chowaniec served as both its President and as a Vice President of
Newbridge Networks. In December 1995, he and a number of key
associates successfully negotiated the spinoff from Newbridge
Networks of what is now Tundra Semiconductor Corporation. Mr.
Chowaniec has served on numerous Boards of Directors in the
United States and Canada, including Amiga and GEAC Computer
Corporations. He currently serves on the Boards of IceFyre
Semiconductor Corporation, SiberCore Technologies Inc., and on
the advisory boards of Ottawa Hydro Holdings Corporation,
SpaceBridge Networks Inc., and Optenia Inc. Mr. Chowaniec holds a
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University
(Canada), as well as both a Bachelor of Engineering and a PhD
from the University of Sheffield (England). Mr. Chowaniec's
affiliations include the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers and the Association of Professional Engineers of
Ontario. Profile
evolution of Tundra Semiconductor?
Mr. Chowaniec: Tundra is just over six years old. We were founded
in 1995. We're in the
