Howard T. Slayen has been a director of Aehr Test Systems since 2008 and chairs the Audit Committee, having been determined by the Board to be an audit committee financial expert. Since June 2001 he has provided independent financial consulting services to various organizations, and from October 1999 to May 2001 he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Quaartz Inc. From 1971 to September 1999 he held various positions with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and its predecessor Coopers & Lybrand LLP, including Corporate Finance Partner. He received a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.