John Kang - Chairman
John Kang is currently Chairman of Liquidmetal® Technologies. Since taking his position, he has guided the company from the development of the technology in the labs of California Institute of Technology to its successful commercialization of the technology.
Prior to joining Liquidmetal Technologies, John was chairman of the board of directors of Clayton Group, Inc., a private company engaged in the distribution of waterworks equipment based in Tampa, Florida from 1988 to 1994. After that, John founded the predecessor to Medical Manager, an integrated healthcare automation solution which addresses the financial, administrative, clinical and practice management needs of healthcare providers. He guided the growth of the company from a small one-office business in 1995 to a corporation with more than 3,000 employees and more than 100 offices nationwide. He took Medical Manager Public in 1997. He continued to run the company as president and co-CEO through subsequent mergers and the ultimate sale of the company in September 2000.
John received a B.A. in economics from Harvard University in 1985. John and his family reside in Southern California.
Larry E. Buffington - President & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Buffington is an experienced senior executive with a track record of over 36 years in building successful manufacturing. Highlights of Mr. Buffington’s manufacturing experience include 18 years with AMP, Inc. where he built and managed several divisions. One division, he grew from approximately $31 million to $124 million in 5 years. In another assignment, he consolidated 2 divisions to form a $120 million division and put it on a growth plan exceeding 20% per year. He was then recruited to Northern Telecom where he led the turnaround solution for a $100 million plus division. In the 90’s, Mr. Buffington was called to the Communications Division for Augat Inc, a public company, where he led the team that grew revenue from $44 million to $180 million plus and profits from $4 million to $24 million annually. His management of a large workforce across multiple operating locations is a testimony to his ability to develop and motivate a talented team of operating managers.
