Carl Kukkonen - Viaspace Chairman

Chairman

Dr. Carl Kukkonen, Ph.D., III. is Chief Technology Officer, Director of the Company. He was Chief Executive Officer of Viaspace Inc., since June 2005. He was the Chief Executive Officer and Director of VIASPACE Green Energy Inc. since October 2008. He is also the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporationrationration, a subsidiary of VIASPACE Inc. since 2001. He was the Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer of ViaSpace Technologies LLC from 1998 to 2005. Previously, Dr. Kukkonen served as the Director of the Center for Space Microelectronics Technology and Manager of Supercomputing at the Caltech NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory from 1984 to 1998. From 1977 to 1984, he was the Principal Research Engineer at Ford Motor Company since 2015.
Age 77
Tenure 9 years
Phone626-768-3360
Webhttps://www.viaspace.com
Kukkonen has a B.S. in physics from the University of California at Davis and an M.S. and Ph.D. in physics from Cornell University. He was also a Postdoctoral fellow at Purdue University.

Viaspace Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of (2.1121) % which means that it has lost $2.1121 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Viaspace's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Viaspace manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.

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VIASPACE Inc. engages in the renewable energy business in the United States and internationally. VIASPACE Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Santa Cruz, California. Viaspace is traded on OTC Exchange in the United States. Viaspace [VSPC] is a Pink Sheet which is traded between independent brokers as part of over-the-counter (OTC) trading.

Management Performance

Viaspace Management Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Viaspace's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Viaspace inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Viaspace. The board's role is to monitor Viaspace's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Viaspace's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Viaspace's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Carl Kukkonen, Co-Founder, CTO, Director, Chairman of Compensation Committee, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
Nick Stoll, Controller
Kevin Schewe, Independent Director

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