Background
Coleman, Deborah Ann was born on January 22, 1953 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States. Daughter of John Austin and Joan Mary Coleman.
Coleman, Deborah Ann was born on January 22, 1953 in Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States. Daughter of John Austin and Joan Mary Coleman.
Bachelor, Brown U., 1974; Master of Business Administration, Stanford University, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (honorary), Worcester (Massachusetts) Polytechnic, 1987.
Manufacturing supervisor, Texas Instruments, Attleboro, Massachusetts, 1974; with finance management training program, General Electric, Providence, 1975-1976; with finance management, Hewlett-Packard, Cupertino, California, 1978-1981; contractor Macintosh/Apple 32 group, Apple Computer, Cupertino, 1981-1984; director operations, Apple Computer, Cupertino, 1984-1985; vice president worldwide manufacturing, Apple Computer, Cupertino, 1985-1987; Chief Financial Officer, Apple Computer, Cupertino, 1987-1989; Chief Information Officer, Apple Computer, Cupertino, 1990-1992; vice president materials operations, Tektronix Inc., Wilsonville, OR., 1992-1994; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Merix Corporation, Forest Grove, OR., since 1994; Chief Information Officer, Apple Computer, Cupertino, 1990-1992; vice president materials operations, Tektronix Inc., Wilsonville, Oregon, 1992-1994; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, president, Merix Corporation, Forest Grove, Oregon, since 1994. Member unites states department Defense Manufacturing Science Technology Board, 1988-1991. Board directors VMX, Inc., Software Public Corporation, Octel.
Member advisory county Stanford Institute Manufacturing Automation, 1985-1987. Member HarvardU. Business School Visiting Committee, since 1987, Committee of 200, since 1987. Trustee San Jose/Cleveland Ballet, 1989-1992, Brown U., since 1994.
Member International Women's Forum.