Conexant's CEO Shift: Clash Over Direction? (cover story)

CHIEF executive officers; ARTUSI, Dan; MERCER, D. Scott; CAREER development; SYNAPTICS Inc.; DECKER, Dwight

ORANGE County (N.Y.); NEW York (State)

The article focuses on the impact of the shift in the governance of the Conexant Systems Inc. by replacing Dan Artusi who served the company as chief executive officer (CEO) for nine months by longtime director D. Scott Mercer in Orange County, New York. A source revealed that Artusi may have been ousted by the board, headed by longtime driving force, Dwight Decker. Meanwhile, Wall Street is greatly concerned that Mercer has no experience of running a chip firm for an extended period.