Technology >> CEO Interviews >> October 26, 1998
PAPKEN S. DER TOROSSIAN currently serves as Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Executive Officer for Silicon Valley Group (SVG),
Inc. He joined the company in 1984 as President and became CEO in 1986.
In 1991, Der Torossian was appointed to SVG's Chairman of the Board.
Past achievements include serving on the American Electronic
Association's (AEA) International Public Affairs Steering Committee from
September 1989 to September 1990. He also served on AEA's Board of
Directors for three years and was Chairman of the Silicon Valley
Council. From 1990 to 1992, he served as Chairman of Semi/Sematech. Der
Torossian is an active member of the Council on Competitiveness and
PECSEA (President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export
Administration). He received the 'Ellis Island Medal of Honor' on May
21, 1995, an award honoring individuals who immigrated to the United
States and demonstrated outstanding humanitarian excellence as a U.S.
citizen. He presently serves on the AEA Bay Area Council Executive
Committee and Board Directors of the Bay Shore Lyric Opera (BSLO), a
non-profit organization. He also serves on the Board of the National
Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ), and was elected to the
Semi/Sematech Board 1997. Mr. Torossian is Chairman of the Semiconductor
Equipment and Materials International Environmental, Health & Safety
Committee (SEMI EHS), and is a member of the Santa Clara County Arts
Council Board of Trustees. Formerly, Mr. Der Torossian was President of
ECS Microsystems and President of the Santa Cruz Division of
Plantronics, Inc. where he also served as Vice President of its
Telephone Products Group. Prior to that, he spent four years at Spectra-
Physics and 12 years with Hewlett-Packard in a variety of management
positions. He holds a B.S.M.E. degree from MIT and an M.S.M.E. degree
from Stanford University. Profile
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Mr. Der Torossian: Silicon Valley Group is one of the top 10 or 15
semiconductor equipment manufacturers
