Cogent Systems, Inc. - Board of Directors

Board of Directors

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Ming Hsieh
Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman: Ming Hsieh has served as our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors since founding Cogent in 1990. Mr. Hsieh is responsible for our executive management and his responsibilities include long-range planning and corporate growth, as well as developing and implementing company policies, procedures and philosophies. Prior to founding Cogent, Mr. Hsieh founded and was vice president of AMAX Technology from 1987 to 1990. Prior to that, Mr. Hsieh was a research and development engineer at International Rectifier (NYSE: IRF) from 1985 to 1987. Mr. Hsieh received a B.S.E.E. from University of Southern California in 1983 and an M.S.E.E. from University of Southern California in 1984.
John Bolger
Director: John Bolger has served as a director since March 2004. Mr. Bolger served as a director of JNI Corporation (NASDAQ: JNIC, acquired by AMCC) from October 1999 to October 2003. Mr. Bolger is a retired Vice President of Finance and Administration of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), a manufacturer of computer networking systems and Chief Financial Officer of KLA Instruments (NASDAQ: KLAC). Mr. Bolger serves as a director of Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDTI) since 1993, Wind River Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIND) since 2000, Mission West Properties, Inc. (AMEX: MSW) since 1998, Micromuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: MUSE) since 2004 and Sanmina-SCI Corporation (NASDAQ: SANM) since 1994, all of which are public companies. Mr. Bolger earned a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts and an M.B.A. from Harvard University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
John P. Stenbit
Director: John P. Stenbit has served as a director since April 2004. Mr. Stenbit participated as a member of Secretary Rumsfeld's staff in conjunction with the transformation of the entire Department of Defense during his two terms of service from September 1973 to April 1977. Mr. Stenbit served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense Networks and Information Integration (NII), previously known as Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I), at the Pentagon from August 2001 to March 2004. Mr. Stenbit also worked at TRW, Inc. from September 1968 to August 1973, and from May 1977 to April 2001, most recently as an executive vice president. Mr. Stenbit has chaired advisory committees for the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as served as a member of advisory committees on information security, strategic systems, telecommunications, submarines, and future warfare defense communications. Mr. Stenbit earned a bachelors degree in Engineering in 1961 and masters degree in Electrical Engineering in 1962 from the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California and attended the Technische Hogeschool in the Netherlands from 1962 to 1963 and 1965 to 1967. Mr. Stenbit was a Fulbright Fellow from 1962 to 1963 and an Aerospace Corporation Fellow from 1965 to 1967. He is presently a member of the National Academy of Engineering, Tau Beta Pi, and a recipient of Secretary of Defense Medals for both Distinguished and Outstanding Public Service.
Kenneth Thornton
Director: Kenneth Thornton has served as a director since June 2004. Mr. Thornton worked for International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) from November 1967 until April 2001 when he retired as General Manager Worldwide Public Sector. Mr. Thornton has served as a director of CyberSource Corporation (NASDAQ: CYBS) since April 2001, First Genetic Trust Corporation since December 2002, Hire Networks corporation since November 2001, Infodata Systems (OTC: INFD) since July 2004 and the National Symphony Orchestra since July 2000. In addition, Mr. Thornton has served on the Advisory Board of the U.S. Postal Service since January 1998 and CrossMatch Technologies since November 2003. Mr. Thornton received his B.S. in Business Administration from Barton College in 1964.