Alien Technology Names Charles G. Alvarez as New VP of Finance and CFO

Logistics Insight Asia - Industry News, 14/8/2008

Alien Technology Corporation has appointed Charles G. Alvarez as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

Alvarez brings to Alien over 31 years of extensive financial management and administration experience across a range of technology markets, including broadband, electronic design automation, and semiconductors. In his role at Alien, Alvarez will lead the finance and information technology arms of the organization and will have responsibility for accounting and reporting, strategic planning and analysis, treasury, tax, audit, and investor relations. He will report to Alien Chief Executive Officer, George Everhart.

Prior to joining Alien, Alvarez was EVP Finance and CFO for 2Wire, a provider of broadband solutions for the residential market; was SVP Finance and Administration and CFO for Verisity, Ltd., a provider of verification process automation solutions which he took public in 2001 and which was the top performing IPO that year; was VP Finance and Administration and CFO for Alliance Semiconductor, a semiconductor company. Alvarez also held a series of executive leadership positions with LSI Logic and General Electric Company.
Alvarez holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in business and economics from San Francisco State University. He also completed the Executive Financial Management Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and from the Executive Management Program at the UC Berkeley Haas Graduate School of Business.

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