Sally J. Daub - President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Hugh Chow - Chief Operating Officer Indra Laksono - Chief Technology Officer Eric Erdman - Chief Financial Officer Perry Chappell - Vice President, Worldwide Sales David Jones - Vice President, Marketing and Business Development Kris Socha - Vice President, Software Engineering Jim Girardeau - Vice President, Communication and NetworkingSally J. Daub has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since co-founding ViXS in 2001. Prior to founding ViXS, Ms. Daub was Vice-President & General Counsel at ATI Technologies Inc., a graphics chip supplier. Prior to joining ATI, Ms. Daub held positions at Nortel and the law firm of Smart & Biggar, where she specialized in IP licensing, strategy, development and management. Ms. Daub holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree with honors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Ottawa and a LLB from Dalhousie University, and is a registered patent agent in both the United States and Canada.
Hugh Chow co-founded ViXS in 2001 and currently serves as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to founding ViXS, Mr. Chow was Director of IC Technology at Cogency Semiconductor and held various managerial positions at ATI Technologies Inc. Mr. Chow holds a number of U.S. patents, a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hong Kong, and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado.
Indra Laksono co-founded ViXS in 2001 and currently serves as Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Laksono has held various positions within ViXS, including overseeing Software Engineering, research and development, ASIC architecture and Application Development. Prior to founding ViXS, Mr. Laksono held a number of senior positions at ATI Technologies Inc. Mr. Laksono has filed over 60 patents, primarily in video processing and codecs. Mr. Laksono holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Math, and a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from University of Toronto.
Eric Erdman has served as Chief Financial Officer since joining ViXS in November 2007. From April 2005 to November 2007, Mr. Erdman served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Operations at Silicon Optix Inc., a supplier of image processing semiconductors. Prior to joining Silicon Optix, Mr. Erdman held various positions at Genesis Microchip Inc., a supplier of image processing semiconductors for flat-panel monitors, TVs and other consumer display products, including interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, from 1995 to 2004. Mr. Erdman also served on the board of directors of Genesis Microchip from May 2003 until September 2005. Mr. Erdman holds an Honors Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Perry Chappell has served as Vice President, Worldwide Sales since joining ViXS in 2005. Prior to joining ViXS, Mr. Chappell was Vice President and General Manager at Genesis Microchip Inc. from 1996 until 2004. Prior to Genesis, Mr. Chappell held numerous executive, sales and technical positions with IBM Canada. Mr. Chappell holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Biology from the University of Guelph.
David Jones has served as Vice President, Marketing and Business Development since September 2009. Prior to then, he served as Vice President, Business Development since joining ViXS in January 2008. Before joining ViXS, Mr. Jones worked at Conexant Systems in a number of senior positions from 1999 to 2008. Prior to Conexant, Mr. Jones worked for Motorola Semiconductors and LSI Logic where he held a number of engineering functions. Mr. Jones is an IET member and holds a Bachelors of Science degree with honors from the University of Herriot-Watt in Scotland in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Kris Socha joined ViXS in 2003 as Manager/Director FAE. He served as Senior Director, Software until 2007 and as Vice President, Software from 2007 until present. Before joining ViXS, Mr. Socha held technical management positions at SilCom Technology, Tinwald Networking, Wandel & Goltermann and Acterna. He holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Gdansk.
Jim Girardeau joined ViXS in 2001 as Director, Systems Designs, Communications and Networking Products. He has served as Vice President, Communications and Networking from 2007 until present. Prior to ViXS, Mr. Girardeau held engineering and management positions with Intel, Level One Communications, Motorola, and Texas Instruments. Mr. Girardeau has been granted over 35 U.S. and worldwide patents, holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rice University in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science degree from the University of Texas in Electrical Engineering.