Technology >> CEO Interviews >> June 23, 2003

Stephen Kircher – International Displayworks Inc (idwk)

STEPHEN C. KIRCHER has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of International DisplayWorks, Inc., since February 2000 and as a Director since October 1999. Mr. Kircher was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the company in July 2001. Since 1993, he served as Chairman and majority owner of Capitol Bay Group, Inc., and as Chairman of Capitol Bay Securities, Inc. (securities and investment banking) and Capitol Bay Management, Inc. (Investment Company). Mr. Kircher was also a founding Director of Burlingame Bancorp and served on its Board from 1984 to 1991. Prior to 1993, Mr. Kircher formed and managed Spinner Corporation, which engaged in leveraged buyouts of troubled companies. Mr. Kircher has extensive experience as a principal in equity private placements, sale and leaseback financing, and multiple forms of debt financing and initial public offerings. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a brief history and overview of

International DisplayWorks?

Mr. Kircher: International DisplayWorks is a company that

manufactures liquid crystal displays and