Spotlight on People Archives - Kateeva

• May 13, 2024

  Kateeva CTO Emeritus, Steven Van Slyke, Honored for his Co-Invention of the OLED Device

  We are thrilled to announce that Steven Van Slyke and Ching W. Tang received the 2024 Karl Ferdinand Braun prize for their invention of the OLED device. Steve became CTO Emeritus at Kateeva in 2019 after serving as CTO for ten years. Steven Van Slyke, CTO Emeritus, Kateeva The prestigious award, which is the highest […]

• May 20, 2021

  Meet Kateeva’s New CFO, Mike Vaishnav

  Mike Vaishnav joined us recently as CFO and Corporate Secretary, bringing 30+ years of experience and accomplishments at prominent Silicon Valley tech firms to Kateeva. We asked him to tell us more about his background and his aspirations as Kateeva’s new finance chief. Enjoy the read. Mike Vaishnav, CFO & Corporate Secretary, Kateeva KBS: Tell […]

• December 22, 2020

  Saluting Our Greatest Strength: Our People

  As 2020 closes, we’ve much to be thankful for – not least the extraordinary effort by world-leading scientists that developed a vaccine for COVID-19 in record time, and the amazing support infrastructure now tackling the massive task of distribution. In our own small universe, despite the pandemic-related challenges, 2020 brought new orders for Kateeva systems; […]

• November 18, 2020

  New Role for Kateeva Co-Founder Gerry Chen

  Last month, Kateeva co-founder Gerry Chen was named President of Kateeva China. The new role completes the circle for Gerry who was born in Fujian, China. His technical aspirations were formed at Tsinghua University where he earned two bachelor’s degrees. After that he headed to MIT where he completed his Ph.D. Gerry’s journey at Kateeva began when […]

• June 18, 2020

  Meet May Su, Our New CEO

  Kateeva marked a new milestone recently when May Su was named as CEO. May previously served as CMO and SVP of Sales. She replaced Alain Harrus who stepped down after a lengthy tenure as CEO. In her first interview in the new role, May explains why she’s excited to lead Kateeva and where she sees […]

• September 30, 2019

  OLED Co-Inventors Honored for Advancing Photography

  In the latest accolade for OLED technology, Steve Van Slyke and Professor Ching Tang were honored by the Photographic Society of America (PSA) with the Progress Award for 2019. The pair were celebrated at the PSA’s annual Honors Banquet for their co-invention of the OLED device and its “outstanding contribution to the advancement of photography”. Steve is […]

• September 25, 2019

  When Annie Leibovitz Visited Kateeva

  We’ve welcomed many VIP guests to Kateeva. Customers, noted technologists, and academics. Public figures too. Then there was the day that famed photographer Annie Leibovitz stopped by. Here’s how it happened: earlier this year, our HR solutions provider TriNet launched a national branding campaign. They call it “People Matter.” On billboards from coast to coast and myriad digital […]

• August 14, 2019

  Giving Back. It’s In Our Blood

  Last month, we hosted our annual blood drive in partnership with the Stanford Blood Center (SBC). With the assistance of SBC’s expert crew, 36 pints of blood were donated by Kateeva employees that day. 12 first-time donors participated in the drive. We first partnered with SBC last year. To date, our generous colleagues have donated 74 pints […]

• May 14, 2019

  Quality Education. It’s Worth the Ride

  Rubber met the road last month as Kateeva’s Vera Steinmann led colleagues on a marathon 65-mile bike ride to support local non-profit, Ride for a Reason. A daunting challenge for the most enthusiastic cyclist, but for Team Kateeva, it was an opportunity to combine their passion for cycling with their commitment to education. Ride for […]

• March 5, 2019

  When Experts Gather, Big Ideas Flourish

  For the display industry, conferences and tradeshows are the ultimate “Marketplace of Ideas”. They foster community, conversation and engagement. They’re a preferred launch pad for exciting new technologies and a forum for real-time problem solving. It’s no coincidence that Kateeva debuted its core innovations at an industry conference. That’s why we’re proud that Kateeva’s Dr. […]