Corporate Board Profile
Tech Score: 25/100
3 mention(s) identify JOHN T. KURTZWEIL as having software/technology expertise.
| Company | Filing Date | Evidence | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | 2017-03-29 | From 2012 until 2014, Mr. Kurtzweil served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Special Advisor to the CEO of Extreme Networks, Inc., a provider of high-performance, open networking innovations for enterprises, services providers, and Internet exchanges, and also served as its Chief Accounting Officer. | Mr. Kurtzweil has significant senior executive leadership experience including CFO roles at technology companies, and was Senior Vice President, CFO and Special Advisor to the CEO of Extreme Networks, Inc., a provider of high-performance, open networking innovations. This indicates relevant software-related technical skills. |
| AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | 2021-03-25 | Mr. Kurtzweil is an independent consultant. From 2012 until 2014, Mr. Kurtzweil served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Special Advisor to the CEO of Extreme Networks, Inc., a provider of open networking innovations. From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Kurtzweil served as Executive Vice President, Finance and as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Cree, Inc. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Kurtzweil was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Cirrus Logic, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company. | Mr. Kurtzweil has held senior financial and executive roles at technology companies including Extreme Networks, a provider of open networking innovations, indicating familiarity with technology and software environments. He is also a certified public accountant and audit committee financial expert, but the key point is his executive roles at technology companies including those with software products. |
| AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | 2024-03-29 | Mr. Kurtzweil is also engaged in cybersecurity matters, holding a certificate in cybersecurity oversight from Carnegie Mellon University... Mr. Kurtzweil has developed an advanced understanding of cybersecurity strategies through a certificate program at Carnegie Mellon University. | Mr. Kurtzweil has cybersecurity expertise, including a certificate in cybersecurity oversight from Carnegie Mellon University, indicating technical knowledge relevant to software and cybersecurity. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2015-03-25 | Mr. Kurtzweil brings to the Board significant senior executive leadership experience, including nineteen years as chief financial officer of publicly traded technology companies and placing an aggregate of $1.9 billion in equity and debt instruments. |
| 2016-03-14 | Mr. Kurtzweil brings to the Board significant senior executive leadership experience, including nineteen years as chief financial officer of publicly traded technology companies and placing an aggregate of $1.9 billion in equity and debt instruments. |
| 2017-03-29 | From 2012 until 2014, Mr. Kurtzweil served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Special Advisor to the CEO of Extreme Networks, Inc., a provider of high-performance, open networking innovations for enterprises, services providers, and Internet exchanges, and also served as its Chief Accounting Officer. |
| 2018-03-27 | Mr. Kurtzweil brings to the Board significant senior executive leadership experience, including nineteen years as chief financial officer of publicly traded technology companies and placing an aggregate of $1.9 billion in equity and debt instruments. |
| 2019-03-27 | Mr. Kurtzweil brings to the Board significant senior executive leadership experience, including nineteen years as chief financial officer of publicly traded technology companies and placing an aggregate of $1.9 billion in equity and debt instruments. |
| 2020-03-30 | Mr. Kurtzweil brings to the Board significant senior executive leadership experience, including nineteen years as chief financial officer of publicly traded technology companies... His qualifications to serve as a director also include that he is a certified public accountant and certified management accountant. |
| 2021-03-25 | Mr. Kurtzweil is an independent consultant. From 2012 until 2014, Mr. Kurtzweil served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Special Advisor to the CEO of Extreme Networks, Inc., a provider of open networking innovations. From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Kurtzweil served as Executive Vice President, Finance and as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Cree, Inc. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Kurtzweil was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Cirrus Logic, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company. |
| 2022-03-30 | Mr. Kurtzweil brings to the Board significant senior executive leadership experience, including nineteen years as chief financial officer of publicly traded technology companies and placing an aggregate of $2.0 billion in equity and debt instruments. |
| 2023-03-31 | Mr. Kurtzweil is an independent consultant. From July 2017 to November 2018, Mr. Kurtzweil served as the Chief Financial Officer of Akoustis Technologies, Inc., an RF filter semiconductor company. From 2015 to March 2017, Mr. Kurtzweil was VP Finance of Cree, Inc., a provider of light emitting diode, lighting, and semiconductor products, and Chief Financial Officer of its subsidiary, Wolfspeed, a Cree Company. He was an independent consultant from October 2014 to June 2015. From 2012 until 2014, Mr. Kurtzweil served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Special Advisor to the CEO of Extreme Networks, Inc., a provider of open networking innovations. From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Kurtzweil served as Executive Vice President, Finance and as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Cree, Inc. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Kurtzweil was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Cirrus Logic, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company. Mr. Kurtzweil served as a director of Akoustis from January 2017 to July 2017, when he became Chief Financial Officer of Akoustis, and for Meru Networks, Inc. from May 2015 to July 2015 when the company was sold. Mr. Kurtzweil joined the Board of Directors of SkyWater Technology, Inc. in October 2020. Its subsidiary, SkyWater Technology Foundry, Inc., a US semiconductor foundry, is a customer of Axcelis. |
| 2024-03-29 | Mr. Kurtzweil is also engaged in cybersecurity matters, holding a certificate in cybersecurity oversight from Carnegie Mellon University... Mr. Kurtzweil has developed an advanced understanding of cybersecurity strategies through a certificate program at Carnegie Mellon University. |
| 2025-03-31 | Mr. Kurtzweil is also engaged in cybersecurity matters, holding a certificate in cybersecurity oversight from Carnegie Mellon University... His qualifications include that he is a certified public accountant and certified management accountant, his cybersecurity oversight expertise. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2005-01-28 | John T. Kurtzweil is a Director, age 48. He is a member of the Compensation and Audit Committees. In fiscal 2004, he received $4,000 in cash compensation for his service as a director. |
Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-03-22