|
Thomas C.K. Yuen has served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of SRS Labs since January 1994. Mr. Yuen also serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of ValenceTech Limited, its wholly-owned subsidiary Valence Technologies Limited, and of SRS WOWcast, Inc. Prior to joining SRS Labs, Mr. Yuen co-founded Irvine-based AST Research, Inc. in 1981. He served as AST’s co-chairman and chief operating officer. Under his leadership, AST became a Fortune 500 company in 1991 and its stock was named the Best Performing NASD Stock of 1991. Mr. Yuen departed AST in 1992 and focused his efforts on investing in new projects. Before co-founding AST, he held various engineering and project management positions with Hughes Aircraft Company, Sperry Univac and Computer Automation. Mr. Yuen was born in Shanghai, China and raised in Hong Kong. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Irvine in 1974 with School Honors. He is also an Honorary Professor of China Nationality University in Beijing. Mr. Yuen is the recipient of several awards from University of California, Irvine, including the UCI Medal in 1990; the outstanding Engineering Alumni Award in 1987 and the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1986. He was named one of the top 25 executives of the computer industry by the Computer Reseller News Magazine in 1988 and 1991. In 1997, Mr. Yuen received the Director of the Year award from the Orange County Foundation of Corporate Directors. | 