The Millionaires
Club
Some people have managed to make a significant amount
of money in the sensor business. Since there seems to be a general fascination
for knowing who has been financially very successful I have devoted a section
to identifying those I am aware of that have made a little money in the
sensor business.
With all the companies Art Zias has been responsible
for starting or being in the sensor business I am not sure that he would
qualify for membership to the club except for the fact that his wife, Ellie,
probably does as she has been very successful selling real estate in the
Valley for many years. Therefore, Art may qualify on the strength of her
efforts.
The most financially successful individual in the sensor
industry is not in the silicon side of the business but has accumulated
so much wealth from the industry that I had to mention him as he is most
probably the only one in the over hundred million dollar category. The
person is Fred Kavli, of Kavlico. Kavlico manufactures ceramic variable
capacitance pressure sensors and is noted above as a recent entry into
silicon based sensors.
Persons in the ten million dollar plus category would
include; Ed Colbert, founder of Data Instruments, John Easton, president
and founder of Sensotec, Helmut Gutgesell of Sensortechnics Gmbh, Don Lynam
founder of ICT and IC Sensors Tony Kurtz of Kulite and Hans Keller.
Members of the single digit million dollar club would
include; Janusz Bryzek, Joe Mallon, Kurt Peterson, Jim Knutti, Henry Allen,
and Rick Schaffzin.
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