Gerald K. “Gerry” Perkel
President and Chief Executive Officer
Planar Systems, Inc.
Beaverton, Oregon
Mr. Perkel has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Planar Systems since September 2005. Prior to joining Planar, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Merant PLC, a provider of ECM (enterprise-change management) software that was acquired by Serena Software in 2004. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Perkel served as president of the Office Printing Business at Xerox, a multi-billion dollar segment of Xerox’s business. Prior to that, from 1995 to 2000, Mr. Perkel was president of the Color Printing and Imaging Business of Tektronix. Mr. Perkel received his BS in System Science engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.
J. Michael Gullard
General Partner
Cornerstone Management
Menlo Park, California
Mr. Gullard joined as Director in November 2006. He has been a general partner with Cornerstone Management since 1984 where he founded and managed a family of technology-focused venture capital funds. Previously he was President and CEO at Telecommunications Technology Inc., Sunnyvale, California. He began work in the technology sector in 1972 at Intel in various financial and operational management positions. Mr. Gullard continues to serve on the Board of Directors of JDA Software, Alliance Semiconductor, Dyntek, and other companies. He is also an active board member for the non-profit Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula. Mr. Gullard received an MBA and a BA in Economics from Stanford University.
Carl W. Neun
Past Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Tektronix, Inc.
Portland, Oregon
Mr. Neun became a Director of the Company in December 2000. From March 1993 to January 2000, Mr. Neun was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tektronix, Inc., a test and measurement company. From September 1987 through March 1993 he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Conner Peripherals, Inc., a disk drive company. In September 2005, Mr. Neun was elected to the role of Chairman of the Board of Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. Mr. Neun continues to serve on the Board of Directors of Powerwave Technologies, Inc., and on the Board of Directors of Radisys Corporation.
E. Kay Stepp
Chair of the Board
Providence Health System
Portland, Oregon
Ms. Stepp has served as a Director of the Company since November 1998. Ms. Stepp currently is chair of the board of Providence Health System. From 1994 to 2002, she was principal and owner of Executive Solutions, Inc., a consulting firm which provided services to senior executives and boards of directors. From 1989 to 1992, Ms. Stepp held the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of Portland General Electric Company (PGE), a Portland, Oregon, investor-owned utility company. From 1978 to 1989, Ms. Stepp held various executive positions at PGE. Ms. Stepp serves on the Board of Directors of Franklin Covey Company (NYSE) and StanCorp Financial Group (NYSE). She is a former director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Ms. Stepp received a BA from Stanford University and an MA from the University of Portland.
Gregory H. Turnbull
Chairman
Business Consultant
Palo Alto, California
Mr. Turnbull was elected to the position of Chairman of the Board in September 2005; he has served as a Director of Planar since 1986. He currently is self-employed as a private investor and a consultant. Mr. Turnbull was a partner of Cable & Howse Ventures, a venture capital firm, from 1983 to 1991 and served as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley & Co. and White, Weld & Co. before 1983. Mr. Turnbull also serves on the Board of Directors of A.P. Pharma, Inc. He received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Oregon State University and an MBA from Stanford University.
Steven E. Wynne
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sport Brands International Ltd.
New York, New York
Mr. Wynne has served as a director of the Company since 1996. Mr. Wynne is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sport Brands International, an athletic brands holding company whose principal office is in New York City. Mr. Wynne was a partner in the law firm of Ater Wynne LLP, the company’s outside legal counsel from January 2001 through February 2004, taking a leave of absence from April 2002 through March 2003 to serve as Acting Senior Vice President and General Counsel of FLIR Systems, Inc., a publicly-traded infrared imaging company. Mr. Wynne served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of eteamz.com, an online community serving amateur athletics, from June 2000 through its sale to The Active Network in January 2001. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of adidas America, Inc. from February 1995 through March 2000. Prior to that time, he was a partner at Ater Wynne, LLP. Mr. Wynne received a bachelor’s degree from Willamette University and a J.D. from the Willamette University College of Law. He also serves on the Board of Directors of FLIR Systems, Inc. and the Board of Directors of NewPage Corporation.
