James J. Peterson joined STEC as a director and member of our Audit and Compensation Committees in January 2003. Mr. Peterson was appointed as a member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in February 2004. Since February 2001 Mr. Peterson has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Microsemi Corporation a manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and power management integrated circuits. Mr. Peterson has been a director of Microsemi a publicly-traded company since November 2001. From August 1998 to February 2001 Mr. Peterson was the Vice President and General Manager of the Linfinity Division of Microsemi. From February 1997 to April 1999 Mr. Peterson was President and Chief Operating Officer of Linfinity Microelectronics Inc. a manufacturer of analog and mixed signal integrated circuits. Mr. Peterson graduated with a B.A. in business administration and an M.B.A. from Brigham Young University. |