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H. Richard (Dick) Johnson, cofounder of Watkins Johnson Co., died December 9th surrounded by his loving family. Johnson and Dean Watkins began the Watkins-Johnson Co. in 1957 with Watkins as president and Johnson as VP. In 1987, when Johnson stepped down after 10 years as president and CEO to vice chairman of the board, W-J had about 3100 employees and annual sales of $264 million. Johnson was an electrical engineering lecturer at UCLA and Stanford and served on panels of the National Security Agency Scientific Advisory Board. He was an IEEE fellow and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
The board of directors of Empower RF Systems has approved the creation of a new role, executive chairman of the board, and the appointment of a new CEO. Barry Phelps, current CEO, will be transitioning to the role of executive chairman of the board, remaining active and involved with the company and leading...