President & Chief Executive Officer
Providing the vision and leadership that has successfully guided OCZ from startup to industry leader, Mr. Petersen has held the post of CEO since its founding. Mr. Petersen is the inventor or co-inventor of much of OCZ's proprietary technology. Prior to OCZ Mr. Petersen was engaged in entrepreneurial activities, He is one of the pioneering members of the Semiconductor Enhancement field and an active member of the engineering community.

Chief Financial Officer
Kerry Smith is responsible for all finance and administrative related operations at OCZ and brings over twenty years of accounting and legal expertise having worked at international law firms for over 19 years and having spent 3 years in accounting positions with Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte & Touche). Most recently, Kerry was a corporate and securities partner with the international law firm of DLA Piper US LLP. He holds a B.S. in Accountancy from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and a J.D. from Loyola University School of Law.

Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Mr. Mei is the executive vice president and Chief Marketing Officer at OCZ and is responsible for multiple functions including strategy and solutions, and oversees corporate marketing and field marketing initiatives. Upon joining OCZ in 2004, he brought a decade of experience in brand and product marketing focused on consumer and component solutions in the channel, system integration, and the retail space. Mr. Mei has held multiple senior level marketing management positions in high-tech firms, most recently serving for 5 years as Global Marketing Manager for First International Computer Inc. Mr. Mei holds a B.S. in Marketing Management from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo University.

Senior Vice President--Operations

Mr. Apps is responsible for production operations, business systems, telecommunications, and related technology infrastructure throughout the company. Previously he held the position of General Manager for OCZ's European branch, and prior to that was the General Manager of the Canadian branch. Mr. Apps was instrumental in the expansion into these new regions and opened and built the infrastructure for both of those organizations. Prior to joining OCZ Canada in 2003 Mr. Apps was involved in several entrepreneurial activities and founded companies such as IANAG, Review Locater, and Ramstore Canada. Mr. Apps studied Computer Science at the University of Windsor, Canada.

Senior Vice President--Sales
Mr. Shong is responsible developing sales strategies for the consumer and commercial markets, as well as providing leadership to global sales team. Mr. Shong has more than 20 years of experience in the technology industry, 15 of which have been spent in executive sales roles, most recently serving as Vice President of Sales for GBH Communications, a leading video conferencing provider. Prior to that he was National Sales Manager at Acer America Corporation, a leading global PC manufacturer, and was responsible for all sales of Acer products into the US market. During his tenure at Acer, US sales grew from $200 million to $1 billon. He has also served in various senior management and sales roles at companies such as Quantum3D, Savoir Technologies, Avnet, Synnex, SGI, and Western Micro Technologies.

Vice President of Product Management
Mr. Chang is the Vice President of Product Management at OCZ and oversees procurement as well as leads the product management team for the complete spectrum of memory, flash, power management, thermal and system solutions.Mr. Chang has over fifteen years of experience in product management and product development in both components and systems. He has held senior level product management positions at Everex, First International Computer, and Twinhead. Most recently he served as the Product Marketing Manager at Everex Systems where he developed a variety of branded systems across multiple platforms which successfully sold through major retail and e-tail channels. Mr. Chang holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego.

Vice President of Finance
With over 30 years of business and financial experience, Mr. Knapp joined OCZ in 2005 and is responsible for all finance related operations at OCZ. Mr. Knapp previously served as Chief Financial Officer at publicly-held high-tech companies such as Duquesne Systems, LEGENT Corporation, Boole & Babbage, and Calico Commerce. Mr. Knapp also spent 10 years in public accounting, is a CPA /CMA , and holds a B.S. in Accounting from Penn State University.

Vice President of Operations--Power Management
Mr. Roark is responsible for overseeing the operations of OCZ's Power Management Division which includes both OCZ and PC Power and Cooling product lines. Mr. Roark joined PC Power & Cooling in 1989 as the General Manager and was instrumental in carrying out PC Power & Cooling's mandate for continued innovation, overseeing the production and fulfillment of PSUs with maximum performance and reliability. Prior to this Bob's previous 13 years experience was in Aerospace Material Processing where he managed major manufacturer accounts, production control, and logistics support with Lindberg Heat Treating Company, and Aerochem, Inc.

Vice President of Technology Development
Dr. Schuette is responsible for driving OCZ's Technology Development and for coordinating with the OCZ product development team on technology implementation. Dr. Schuette has held various technology development positions with computer and memory manufacturers, most recently with Enhanced Memory Systems, a division of Ramtron Int. (RMTR). He is widely known as a technology author, a prolific inventor, the founder of the popular technical website, LostCircuits and the Co-Founder of Data-Secure, LLC. Dr. Schuette holds a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Physics from the Ludwig Maximilian's University, Munich.

Vice President of Sales - EMEA
Building on 16 years of experience in the IT hardware industry, Mr. Peter Berkhout joined OCZ Technology mid 2008. Most recently he served as Sales and General Manager at XFX where he lead sales, operations, finance and logistics to an executive level. The OCZ group profits from his extensive professional network in Europe and allows the company to follow its strategy of fast growth in the EMEA region. He is responsible for the overall sales results and leading several local satellite-offices throughout the region.

Global Marketing Manager
Ms. Luken joined OCZ in 2004 and became an integral part of daily marketing and PR activities, contributing to the growth and development of the OCZ brand. As Global Marketing Manager, she is responsible for the implementation of branding, product launches, channel support, and public relations. Ms. Luken holds a B.A. in Communications at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Director of Marketing - EMEA
Mr. Brinkmann joined OCZ in 2006 and is responsible for the Marketing in Europe including branding, product launches, channel support and PR. Mr. Brinkmann was previously employed at leading Netherlands-based e-tailer, Komplett, where he contributed to the development of the European headquarters and was responsible for all European marketing activities. He has several years of experience within the IT/Computer Hardware industry throughout Europe.

APAC Marketing Manager
Mr. Swatowski joined OCZ in 2008 and is responsible for the Marketing in APAC region including branding, product launches, channel support and PR.
Mr. Swatowski has several years of experience within PC components industry in Asia. He was previously employed as marketing manager at Biostar Group, where he focused on brand and channel development. He holds a M.A. in Finance from Warsaw School of Economics.