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Derek Lidow
Chief Executive Officer & President, iSuppli (2004)
Derek Lidow founded iSuppli to provide the visibility to improve the electronic industry value chain. iSuppli accomplishes this by gathering and disseminating unique value chain data and information, and by working with its clients to use the information to make better and faster business decisions.
Prior to founding iSuppli, Lidow was CEO of International Rectifier, a leading power semiconductor company. His 22-year career at IR commenced in 1977 as a production engineer. Subsequently, he served as Vice President of Operations, and in 1985 was promoted to Executive Vice President for Marketing and Administration. In 1989, he became President of IR's Power Products Division, was elected to the Board of Directors in 1994, and became CEO in March 1995.
Lidow earned a BSEE degree summa cum laude from Princeton and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford as a Hertz Foundation Fellow at the age of 22.
Prior to founding iSuppli, Lidow was CEO of International Rectifier, a leading power semiconductor company. His 22-year career at IR commenced in 1977 as a production engineer. Subsequently, he served as Vice President of Operations, and in 1985 was promoted to Executive Vice President for Marketing and Administration. In 1989, he became President of IR's Power Products Division, was elected to the Board of Directors in 1994, and became CEO in March 1995.
Lidow earned a BSEE degree summa cum laude from Princeton and a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford as a Hertz Foundation Fellow at the age of 22.
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