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Corporate Officers - Biographies |
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| Eric A. Balzer - Director and Chief Executive Officer |
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| Eric Balzer became a director of Ramtron in 1998 and served on Ramtron's audit committee from 1999 to 2004. From 1990 until his retirement in 1999, Mr. Balzer served as senior vice president of operations for Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (AE). During his tenure at AE, the company demonstrated very high growth as it developed, manufactured and marketed power conversion devices for the semiconductor equipment industry. Earlier in his career, Mr. Balzer was the materials and manufacturing manager for IBM’s Corporate Systems Technology Division in Colorado Springs, the VP of finance and administration for Lewis Energy, and an accounting manager and internal auditor for Shell Oil. Mr. Balzer holds a bachelors’ degree in Finance from the University of Colorado. He also graduated from the U. S. Navy Nuclear Power Program and Electronics School, and spent six years in the Navy where he was primarily responsible for running a nuclear reactor aboard a submarine. |
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| Gery E. Richards - Interim Chief Financial Officer |
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| Gery Richards became Ramtron's controller in 2005 and is currently interim chief financial officer while the comapy conducts a search for a chief financial officer. Mr. Richards possesses deep knowledge of the company’s business and financial operations, including financial reporting and the treasury function. Mr. Richards received a B.S. degree in Industrial Management from Purdue University and holds a Master of Business Administration from New York University. Mr. Richards is also a Certified Public Accountant. |
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