Gayn Erickson, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director at Aehr Test Systems. Biography, career history and compensation sourced from Aehr Test Systems proxy statement (SEC Schedule 14A).
About
Gayn Erickson has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Aehr Test Systems since January 2012. Before joining the Company he was a corporate officer, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the memory test business of Verigy Ltd. from February 2006 to October 2011, and earlier was Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Semiconductor Memory Test products at Agilent Technologies. He has over 35 years of executive and general management, operations, marketing, sales and R&D program management experience, beginning his career in the semiconductor test industry with the Automated Test Group of Hewlett Packard. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University.
Roles
Aehr Test Systems
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director · Current role
January 2012–present
Verigy Ltd.
Corporate officer, Senior Vice President and General Manager, memory test business
February 2006 - October 2011
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Semiconductor Memory Test products
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Hewlett Packard Company
Automated Test Group (began semiconductor test career)
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Fixed Compensation
FY 2025
Salary
$473,654
ComponentBase salary earned in fiscal 2025
All other compensation
$51,872
ComponentHealth and life insurance premiums and medical costs ($37,922) and 401(k) contributions ($10,178)
Total compensation
$3,426,204
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025
Cash incentive
Non-equity incentive plan compensation
$245,677
Target Opportunity
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PlanAnnual bonus and profit-sharing programs plus booking commissions earned
Stock awards
Stock awards
$2,655,001
FormRSUs, ASC 718 grant-date fair value (performance-based RSUs at target)