Technology >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2002
PETER BURKE is Chief Technology Officer of Zarlink Semiconductor
Inc. He brings 29 years of high tech experience to progressively
senior positions in design management, marketing, and business
development within the communications industry. He was appointed
Chief Technology Officer of Zarlink Semiconductor in May 2001 and
is responsible for setting the company's long-term strategic
technology direction. In 1997, Mr. Burke was named Vice President
of Product Marketing and Business Development for the company's
semiconductor division. He joined the company in 1995 as Director
of Real Time Networking. Prior to that, he worked for 18 years in
progressively senior positions with Ottawa's Gandalf
Technologies, which specialized in designing and manufacturing
data switches and modems. Mr. Burke serves on the Board of
Directors of Silicon Bridge Inc., a start-up based in San Jose,
California. He is also active in academia and government in
shaping pre-competitive research, and developing Canadian
microelectronics capabilities. He serves on the Boards of
Micronet; the Strategic Microelectronics Consortium; and is a
member of the Ottawa Semiconductor Initiative. He is a past Board
member of the Canadian Microelectronics Consortium. He holds an
Engineering degree (1973) from Carleton University in Ottawa, and
is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of
Ontario (APEO). Profile
PATRICK J. BROCKETT is President and Chief Executive Officer of
Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. He is a seasoned executive with 35
years' experience in the global semiconductor industry. He has
held senior positions in international sales, marketing, and
management. Mr. Brockett was named President and CEO of the
company in March 2001, and brings the top-level experience needed
to move the company forward in the communications IC and ultra
low-power medical markets. Mr. Brockett joined the company after
a distinguished 22-year career at National Semiconductor. Most
recently he was Executive Vice President and General Manager of
the Analog and Wireless Group. Prior to this role, he was
National's Executive Vice President of worldwide sales and
marketing. Before joining National in 1979, he spent 12 years in
global sales and marketing with Texas Instruments in Europe. Mr.
Brockett is a member of Zarlink's Board of Directors. He speaks
frequently at industry forums, including Dataquest and InStat
semiconductor industry conferences. He is a member of the British
Institute of Managers, the British Institute of Marketing, and
the British Institute of Company Directors. Profile
how you see the company today?
Mr. Brockett: A year ago we didn't exist. We were the chip
division of Mitel Corporation that made
