Microvision Adds New CFO & VP Marketing
Stephen P. Holt
Chief Financial Officer
Thomas M. Walker joined the company in May, 2002 and was appointed Executive Vice President, Corporate in December, 2012, after serving as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for the previous ten years. In his current role Mr. Walker is responsible for the development and execution of business strategy initiatives and he oversees the legal, human resources and information services and technology functions. Mr. Walker also continues to advise the Board of Directors and executive team on corporate governance matters and serve as Secretary. Prior to joining MicroVision, Mr. Walker served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Advanced Radio Telecom Corp., a publicly held technology and services company where for six years he managed domestic and international legal affairs. Prior to that, Mr. Walker advised publicly and privately held businesses while practicing in the Los Angeles offices of the law firms of Pillsbury Winthrop and Buchalter, Nemer Fields and Younger. Mr. Walker holds a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College and a J.D. from the University of Oregon.
Michael J. Franzi
Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
Michael J. Franzi joined the company as Vice President, Marketing and Business Development in December, 2012. Mr. Franzi has deep expertise in licensing and served as Vice President and General Manager of the Sonic Focus product line at Synopsys Inc. In this position he was responsible for business development, product marketing and applications support for the licensing of intellectual property and technology across international markets. Prior to Synopsys Inc., Mr. Franzi was Vice President of Global Licensing and Business Development for SRS Labs, Inc. He has also held senior management positions at THX, Conexant and Tektronix. Mr. Franzi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering.
