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Mr. David Tom Mitchell, also known as Tom, founded Fabrinet in 2000 and has been its Chairman since its inception in 2000. Mr. Mitchell serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fabrinet USA, Inc. Mr. Mitchell served as the Chief Executive Officer of Fabrinet from 2000 to September 22, 2017. He served as Chief Executive Officer and President of JTS Corporation since May 1995. He served as President of Fabrinet from 2000 to January 28, 2011. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Seagate Peripherals, Inc., since October 1992. Mr. Mitchell co-founded Seagate Technology, Inc. in 1979 a manufacturer of rigid magnetic disk drives and served as its President and Chief Operating Officer from 1983 to 1991. He served as the President of Fabrinet from 2000 to January 28, 2011. He has over 33 years of experience in the electronics and semiconductor industries, while founding and co-founding two of the biggest manufacturing names in the industry. He served as an Independent Director of GigOptix, Inc. since June 2012 until July 2013. He has been a Director at Fabrinet since 2000 and JTS Corporation since May 1995. He served as a Director of Seagate Peripherals, Inc. since December 1992 and of Seagate Technology, Inc. from 1983 to 1991. He also served as Captain in the U.S. Marine Corp. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Montana State University.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Fabrinet.
Based on 5 ratings, David Mitchell ranks right above Keyence's CEO, Akinori Yamamoto.
Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
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