Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 1, 1998
JAMES M. HURD is President/CEO of Planar Systems, Inc. Planar is a
worldwide leader in the development, manufacture, and marketing of high-
performance display products to customers in a growing number
international markets. Mr. Hurd received his BS degree in Physics in
1970 and joined Tektronix, Inc. as a Materials Engineer working in the
areas of semiconductor processing and luminescent materials. In 1980, he
became Manager of the Tektronix Solid State Research Laboratory, with
responsibility for the development of advanced Packaging and
Semiconductor and Display Technologies for Tektronix. Mr. Hurd left
Tektronix in 1983 and co-founded Planar as President/CEO. Mr. Hurd has
numerous technical and business publications related to electronics
materials, materials processing and the information display industry. He
serves as a director on the board of Integrated Measurement Systems and
of the Oregon Resource & Technology Development Fund, is active in the
American Electronics Association, and is a trustee for the Oregon
Graduate Institute. Profile
for the company and the business today.
Mr. Reiton: I can do that pretty well. The company was a spin out of
Tektronix
