spansion inc-class a (CODE:New York)

Executive Profile*

Background*

Mr. John H. Kispert has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Spansion Inc. since February 4, 2009. Mr. Kispert has 15 years experience serving in various executive leadership positions in the high-technology industry. Mr. Kispert served as an Interim Chief Financial Officer of Spansion Inc. from April 29, 2009 to May 20, 2009 and also served as its Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Kispert served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of KLA-Tencor ... Corporation from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2008. Mr. Kispert served as an Interim Chief Financial Officer of KLA-Tencor Corp. from March 31, 2008 to September 3, 2008 and Vice President, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since July 2000. Mr. Kispert also served as the Principal Accounting Officer of KLA-Tencor Corp. He was responsible for running the customer service and support, manufacturing, and sales operations. Mr. Kispert's professional career spans more than 15 years with KLA-Tencor and IBM. He joined KLA-Tencor in February 1995 as Controller for KLA Instrument's wafer, reticle and SEMspec inspection divisions. From February 1998 to July 1999, he served as the Vice President of Operations at KLA-Tencor's wafer inspection group, KLA-Tencor Corp's largest business unit. Since 1999, he served as Vice President of Corporate Finance at KLA-Tencor Corp. and also served as its Vice President of Finance and Accounting from July 1999 to July 2000. From August 1997 to February 1998, Mr. Kispert served as a Director of Operations at KLA-Tencor Corp. Prior to KLA-Tencor in 1995, Mr. Kispert held several senior management positions with IBM. He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at Tela Innovations, Inc. He has been a Director of Extreme Networks Inc. since May 2009. He has been a Director of Spansion Inc. since February 4, 2009. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Grinnell College and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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