Ken joined Enpirion, Inc. as Chief Financial Officer in August 2004. A seasoned executive, he brings more than 25 years of experience in finance and corporate development in the semiconductor and electronics industries to the company. His expertise is in creating financial and administrative structures for growing and evolving companies, establishing and maintaining banking relationships, and providing strategic advice for complex financial and business transactions.
Before joining Enpirion, Ken was the Vice President of Finance and Administration at NxtWave Communications, Inc., a venture-capital financed semiconductor company with proprietary technology for cable modems, interactive set-top boxes, digital TVs and PC video products. During Ken’s tenure NxtWave raised more than $40 million in three equity sales prior to the sale of the business to ATI Technologies, Inc., a world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia products for desktop, workstation and notebook PCs, digital televisions, cell phones and game consoles.
Prior to NxtWave, Ken was a founder and principal at Falcon International, a consulting firm specializing in business strategy formulation, planning systems and merger and acquisition services to the electronics industry. During this time as a consultant he managed the successful strategic acquisition or sale of four businesses for public companies. Ken also was Corporate Director of Planning and Acquisitions at General Instrument Corporation, where he developed and implemented a corporate-wide strategic planning and competitive analysis system, as well as managed the company’s acquisition and divestiture activities. Early in his career, Ken held several accounting and financial management positions at SCM Corporation.
Ken earned a BBA in finance and a MBA from Kent State University.
