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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based President operating in the Electronics space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Sang Ahn
Vice President and General Manager, Samsung Pay of Samsung Electronics
Sang Ahn is the VP & General Manager of Samsung Pay, Inc., responsible for driving the business and operations of Samsung’s mobile wallet in the U.S. Sang Ahn has been involved in Samsung Pay from day one by leading the investment and then strategic acquisition of a proprietary technology that became the basis for Samsung Pay’s Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST). Today he leads teams in Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York City working closely with Samsung divisions in the U.S. and Korea. Sang Ahn also leads the commercialization of select Samsung services in the identity management, artificial intelligence, mobile commerce, and mobile browser spaces for the U.S. market. He reports to the Global SVP of Services at Samsung Electronics. Previously Sang Ahn was the Managing Director and Head of East Coast Investments for Samsung’s Global Innovation Center (GIC). GIC builds, buys, invests, and partners with innovative startups that can make a strategic impact for Samsung. At Samsung he invested in LoopPay (payments, acquired by Samsung), Automated Insights (language processing, acquired by Vista Equity) and Wevr (software and content for virtual reality). Prior to Samsung, Sang Ahn was a Principal at Dawntreader Ventures (a $300mm venture fund based in New York) where he served as a lead investor and Board Director of companies that have been acquired by leading technology companies such as Google, EMC, VeriSign, and IAC. As an entrepreneur, Sang Ahn was the founder and President of Glenkirk Advisors (technology advisory) and Founder & CEO of AhnWalker Therapeutics (novel drug development). Sang Ahn is a current Board Director of MarketFactory, an emerging financial technology company. Sang Ahn is a husband and father of two daughters and resides in Palo Alto, CA.
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
John Godfrey
Vice President of Public Policy of Samsung Electronics
John Godfrey is Vice President of Public Policy for Samsung Electronics America, a U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea. Based in Washington, D.C., he represents Samsung in external relations with government and industry, focusing on communications policy and technical regulations related to digital television, wireless spectrum, health care, environment, broadband, accessibility, and other areas. An active participant in the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), Godfrey is a member of the CEA Foundation’s Board of Trustees, the Video Division Board, and the Government Affairs Council, among other groups. He is also a current member and past chairman of the Board of Directors of the Advanced Television Systems Committee, the standards developing organization for digital television broadcasting. Prior to joining Samsung in 2006, Godfrey was vice president of government affairs for Pioneer North America; and previously, he was director of government affairs for Sony Electronics, also in Washington. Earlier, he was with the Information Technology Industry Council, a trade association of leading information technology companies; the National Research Council, the policy research arm of the National Academies of Science and Engineering; and SRI International. Godfrey has a Master of Arts degree in Telecommunications from George Washington University, a Master of Arts degree in East Asian Studies from Stanford University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from the University of Texas.
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
David Eun
Chief Innovation Officer & President of Samsung Electronics
As President of AOL Media and Studios, David Eun oversees AOL’s network of content sites, as well as the SEED.com publishing platform, the StudioNow video platform and AOL’s New York City and Los Angeles studios. In this role, Eun is responsible for AOL’s efforts to build one of the strongest large-scale journalistic organizations while becoming the leading publisher of high-quality content and journalism in the world. Eun joined AOL from Google, where he was responsible for global business development efforts in video, print and local content businesses. In this capacity, he directed sales, business development and management of accounts spanning ad serving technologies, advertising inventory monetization and content partnerships. He most recently oversaw all content acquisition, distribution and business development deals with leading media and technology companies working with YouTube. Prior to joining Google in 2006, Eun helped to oversee AOL while working at Time Warner as Vice President, Operations for the Media & Communications Group. In this role, he helped provide operational oversight and develop new businesses, particularly in digital distribution and broadband content and services, for AOL, Time Warner Cable and Time, Inc. divisions. Before joining Time Warner, he was a partner at Arts Alliance, a venture capital firm focused on digital media, information technology and business services, and co-managed the U.S. office. Eun started his career in media at NBC, where he led some of NBC’s first cross-media initiatives involving television programming, the Internet and retail consumer products. He also worked as a management consultant at Bain & Co. Eun graduated magna cum laude with a major in government from Harvard College
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About Emmy’s Foundation, Samsung Electronics, Samsung NEXT: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Jaeyeon Jung
Corporate Vice President of Samsung Electronics
Jaeyeon Jung is a vice president for service R&D at Mobile Communications Business in Samsung Electronics. Prior to joining Samsung, she was a principal security architect at Microsoft Research (2011-2016) and a research scientist at Intel Labs Seattle (2007-2011) after a brief stint as a software architect at Mazu networks (2006-2007). She obtained her PhD from MIT in 2006. Currently, she leads various cloud service engineering efforts in Samsung including the IoT backend service.
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Alan Robles
Vice President Retail Design & Development of Samsung Electronics
Over 24 years exploring the relationship between users and their surroundings, Alan’s been creating experience environments for clients and projects of every scale around the world. In his role at Gensler he explores the opportunities found at the fringes of the design practice, searching for the edges of the play space of each design opportunity. As Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and digital media have become a more significant part of the engagement and development of “place”, he’s focused his work on exploring the interplay between content and context. Developing the tools for creating stories in places with special attention to the value those stories help communicate within the experience environment.
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Stefan Heuser
Vice President, Operations and Innovation – Strategy and Innovation Center (SSIC) of Samsung Electronics
CEO at Siemens Technology-to-Business
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Bill Lee
Vice President and General Manager of Consumer Electronics Retail Operations of Samsung Electronics
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Drew Blackard
Vice President, Mobile Product Management of Samsung Electronics
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Jack Ahn
Vice President of Samsung Electronics
Samsung DeX is another notable accomplishment of the dedicated technical minds at Samsung. They’ve tirelessly pursued creating new possibilities for technologies to help users break preconceived notions of what they can and cannot do or how they are “supposed” to use their devices. Jack truly appreciates being part of Samsung DeX. Prior to joining Samsung, Jack focused on delivering mobile and mobility solutions to enterprise customers. At Samsung, Jack is responsible for Knox and Knox related services along with Samsung DeX, Email, Samsung Focus, and Smart Key services. Jack enjoys problem solving with engineers from all walks of life.
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About Samsung Electronics: Samsung Electronics is an electronics company engaged in consumer electronics, IT and mobile communications, and device solutions.
Steven Fuld
Senior Vice President, Marketing of Sony
teven Fuld has been SVP and Managing Director, Sony Card Marketing & Services Company at Sony Corporation of America since June 2009. Mr. Fuld oversees all aspects of the Sony Rewards as well as the Sony and PlayStation credit card programs. Sony Rewards collaborates with and provides capabilities and expertise to other parts of Sony to assist them in increasing customer loyalty and brand preference, and driving incremental sales. During Mr. Fuld’s tenure, Sony has introduced a significantly improved credit card program utilizing Capital One and Visa, closer collaboration with Sony’s US business units and enhanced marketing capabilities, and a merchant-funded rewards program. Prior to joining Sony, Mr. Fuld served as Managing Director and Executive Vice President at The Kessler Group, a privately owned financial services firm based in Boston specializing in partnership development, credit card marketing and portfolio acquisitions, for 10 years. During that time, he was instrumental in launching and managing three separate and diverse businesses for the company, including its credit card portfolio acquisition unit, its insurance practice and, most recently, its capital business.
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About Sony: Sony develops and manufactures audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.
Shiro Kambe
Executive Vice President of Sony
Sachi Kambe is the Senior VP at Sony Pictures Entertainment
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About Sony, Sony Pictures Entertainment: Sony develops and manufactures audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.
Kazushi Ambe
Senior Vice President of Sony
Kazushi Ambe is the Senior Vice President at Sony Corporation.
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About Sony: Sony develops and manufactures audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.
Manu Gulati
Senior Vice-President of Silicon Engineering of Nuvia
Manu Gulati is the SVP of Silicon Engineering at NUVIA. Prior to co-founding NUVIA, Manu was the lead SoC Architect for consumer hardware at Google, playing a key role in defining the company’s silicon and product roadmaps. Before joining Google, Manu spent eight years at Apple as the lead SoC architect responsible for numerous Apple leading-edge mobile SoCs across a range of devices. Before joining Apple, nearly a decade at Broadcom holding a range of senior SoC engineering roles. Manu started his career at AMD and 8×8 and has over 58 issued patents to date. Manu holds a BSEE from I.I.T. Dehli and an MCSE from UC Irvine.
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About Nuvia: Nuvia develops processors intended to create high-performance silicon design for a compute-intensive world.
John Bruno
Senior Vice-President of System Engineering of Nuvia
John Bruno is the SVP of System Engineering at NUVIA and has over 23 years of industry experience. Prior to co-founding NUVIA, he was a System Architect at Google, driving such areas as SoC definition and competitive performance and power analysis. Before joining Google, John spent five years at Apple in a similar role in the company’s platform architecture group where he founded Apple’s silicon competitive analysis team. John started his career in 1996 as an ASIC designer at ATI Technologies Inc. where he climbed the ranks to become the ASIC team leader responsible for multiple mobile GPUs and integrated chipsets. After AMD’s acquisition of ATI, John became the Chief Engineer for the Trinity Fusion APU. John has a BaSC in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto.
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About Nuvia: Nuvia develops processors intended to create high-performance silicon design for a compute-intensive world.
Barry Vandevier
Chief Information Officer, Senior Vice President of Asurion
Barry is responsible for Asurion’s expanding IT portfolio of support and services, including Business and Enterprise Architecture, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Application Development, Front and Back Office Operations, and Asurion’s Mobile Applications (AMA) business. Barry began his career as an industrial engineer interning with American Airlines, where he was focused on business process optimization and staffing algorithms for most aspects of airport operations. He later joined Sabre as a software developer, supporting agency and hotel reservation products before moving to the company’s Travelocity division, as a lead software developer. During his tenure at Travelocity, Barry was instrumental in the creation of the online agency’s site functionality and was ultimately named Chief Technology Officer, responsible for all decisions about the site’s technical direction and architecture. Barry was later named CIO of Sabre, where was responsible for Sabre’s technology organization supporting its Software-as-a-Service businesses in agency distribution, airline products and reservation services, and hospitality services. Barry earned a bachelor of science in industrial engineering from Oklahoma State University and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.
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About Asurion, Asurion: Asurion helps people get the most out of their technology by providing expert help and product insurance and warranties.
Ramanujam Rao
Vice President of Asurion
Ram has been in the software industry for around 20 years, His current responsibilities includes, driving global enterprise cloud strategy and adoption, development of the data lake-based enterprise analytics platform to support traditional reporting, BI, predictive modeling and data science. He is also accountable for Asurion global technology strategy, R&D and technology innovation. Prior to Asurion, he was CTO at Nationwide Insurance. He is a published author and an active speaker. Ram has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, M.S. in Computer Science and M.B.A. from Ohio State University. He has an Executive Certificate from MIT, Sloan
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About Asurion: Asurion helps people get the most out of their technology by providing expert help and product insurance and warranties.
Greg Newton
Vice President Product Engineering of Asurion
Greg leads the software engineering efforts for Asurion’s Soluto premium tech help business. Under his leadership, his team recently drove the next-generation upgrade of our internal customer engagement platform called “Soluto Connect,” which helps Asurion tech experts provide faster, more accurate technical support and technical problem resolution for our clients’ customers. This, in turn, has led to a better overall experience for customers. Greg joined Asurion’s Technology organization in 2013 as senior director of application development and delivery for Asurion’s Soluto premium tech help product. His team developed and maintained the technical product roadmap and work with project portfolio management to ensure quality control for all Soluto-related projects. Prior to joining Asurion, Greg led software development teams in the technology industry, including start-ups, mid-sized and Fortune 100 companies. Greg holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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About Asurion: Asurion helps people get the most out of their technology by providing expert help and product insurance and warranties.
Steve Rizzone
Chairman, President & CEO of Energous Corporation
Stephen R. Rizzone serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Energous Corporation.
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About Energous Corporation: Energous Corporation is the creator of WattUp, charging technology for electronic devices.
Neeraj Sahejpal
Senior Vice President of Marketing & Strategy of Energous Corporation
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About Energous Corporation: Energous Corporation is the creator of WattUp, charging technology for electronic devices.
Suresh Venkatarayalu
Vice President & Chief Technology Officer – Safety & Productivity Solutions of Honeywell
Suresh Venkatarayalu is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Safety & Productivity Solutions (SPS). Suresh is responsible for driving New Product Introduction, Innovation, Technology Roadmaps, Mid-segment Offerings, Internet of Things, and fueling Breakthrough Initiatives. Most recently, he was VP & Chief Technology Officer, Automation & Control Solutions (ACS) leading global technology and engineering organization fueling growth & innovation. Prior to leading technology agenda for ACS, Suresh was President, Honeywell Technology Solutions (HTS), leading more than 50% of Honeywell’s global technology design centers across India, China, and Czech Republic. Suresh has 23 years of technology & IT leadership experience, beginning his career in the aerospace industry with India’s Aeronautical Development Agency. At Honeywell, he contributed to number of avionics products & platforms in Aerospace; strategically applied his business and technical expertise across businesses turning IT into a transformational growth driver; managed technology development and engineering driving and impacting Honeywell businesses and their customers globally He received Honeywell’s 2009 Senior Leadership Award and the 2011 Aerospace Leadership Award for his outstanding and exceptional contributions to the organization. A graduate in Computer Science Engineering from Bharathidasan University (India), he has completed his post-graduation in General Management from IIM (Indian Institute of Management), Kozhikode (India).
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About Honeywell, Honeywell: Honeywell International is a technology and manufacturing company that offers energy, safety, and security solutions and technologies.
Rhonda Germany
Corporate Vice President, Chief Strategy andMarketing Officer of Honeywell
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About Booz Allen Hamilton, Honeywell: Honeywell International is a technology and manufacturing company that offers energy, safety, and security solutions and technologies.
Matthew Bohne
Vice President, Chief Product Security Officer of Honeywell
Matthew Bohne is the VP & Chief Product Security Officer at Honeywell Buildings responsible for leading the product cyber security program and strategy for the company. He leads a global talented team of security professionals focused on enhancing security in the company’s products. Matthew has over 15+ years’ experience developing and leading product cyber programs & teams in the Buildings, Consumer, Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Industrial and Pharma sectors.
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About Honeywell: Honeywell International is a technology and manufacturing company that offers energy, safety, and security solutions and technologies.
Derek Hanson
Vice President Solutions Architecture and Alliances of Yubico
Derek Hanson is the Vice President of Solutions Architecture and Standards for Yubico. Derek and his team are tasked with assisting organizations and standards bodies everywhere to develop and deploy authentication solutions utilizing the YubiKey.
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About Yubico: Yubico offers USB and wireless authentication solutions.
Praveen Vishakantaiah
Senior Vice President and CTO, Infrastructure Solutions Group of Dell
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About Dell: Dell transforms computing and provides high quality solutions that empower people to do more all over the world.
Jeff Clarke
President of Dell
Jeff Clarke serves as vice chairman, Operations and president, Client Solutions, for Dell. In this role, he is responsible for global manufacturing, procurement and supply chain activities worldwide, as well as the engineering, design and development of computer desktops, notebooks and workstations for customers ranging from consumers and small and medium businesses to large corporate enterprises. In addition, Jeff leads customer support, sales operations, commerce services functions, and IT planning and governance globally for Dell. Jeff joined Dell in 1987 as a quality engineer, and has served in a variety of engineering and management roles. He moved into product development in 1989 and was promoted to director of desktop development in 1995. In 1997, Jeff was responsible for launching the Dell Precision Workstation product line. Subsequently, Jeff was vice president and general manager, Relationship Product Group, including the OptiPlex, Latitude and Precision lines of business. Under his leadership, all three businesses achieved No. 1 worldwide share positions. Prior to joining Dell, Jeff was a reliability and product engineer at Motorola, Inc.Jeff serves on the College of Engineering Advisory Council for his alma mater, the University of Texas at San Antonio, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1986.
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About Dell, Dell Technologies: Dell transforms computing and provides high quality solutions that empower people to do more all over the world.
Karen Quintos
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer of Dell
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About Dell, Dell: Dell transforms computing and provides high quality solutions that empower people to do more all over the world.
Brett Hansen
Vice President Client Software and General Manger Data Security of Dell
Brett is responsible for developing Dell Technologies solutions that enable customers to simplify and streamline their client lifecycle, secure their endpoints, and ultimately provide users with a more productive and modernized workspace environment. Brett joined Dell after 12 years with IBM Software Group. In his last position, he served as Director, IBM Tivoli Demand Systems Marketing where he held global responsibility for generating and managing the Tivoli pipeline.
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About Cigent Technology, Dell, Semarchy: Dell transforms computing and provides high quality solutions that empower people to do more all over the world.
John Scimone
Sr. Vice President, Chief Security Officer of Dell
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About Dell, Executive Women’s Forum: Dell transforms computing and provides high quality solutions that empower people to do more all over the world.
Liam Quinn
Sr. Vice President, Sr. Fellow of Dell
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About Dell: Dell transforms computing and provides high quality solutions that empower people to do more all over the world.
Neil Hand
Vice President & General Manager Tablet, Chrome, Workstations, Rugged and Alienware of Dell
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About Dell: Dell transforms computing and provides high quality solutions that empower people to do more all over the world.
Liz Matthews
Senior Vice President Global Brand and Creative of Dell
Liz Matthews is the SVP of Global Brand and Creative & Executive Director – Consumer Marketing for Dell. Liz is responsible for building and running the new Dell Technologies brand and its family of brands. Additionally, Liz is responsible for driving Dell’s brand and purpose globally through advertising, messaging, digital, social, creative, corporate narrative, voice and visual identity, while at the same time, igniting Dell’s purpose internally. She has a plethora of technology marketing background from both large global brands and brazen start-ups including Sun Microsystems where she was fully integrated in the brand, product, and in house communications and ran end-to-end, integrated marketing for the software division. Liz sits on the Board of Directors for the Ad Council and is a LifeWorks Legacy Circle member, a non-profit dedicated to empowering homeless youth to self-sufficiency. Liz holds a B.A. in communications from California Polytechnic State University.
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About Dell, Dell: Dell transforms computing and provides high quality solutions that empower people to do more all over the world.
John Moody
Vice President – Global Client Support & Deployment Services of Dell
John Moody serves as vice president of global client support and deployment services at Dell.
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About Dell: Dell transforms computing and provides high quality solutions that empower people to do more all over the world.
Brian Payne
Vice President, Product Management for Dell Technologies Cloud of Dell
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About Dell: Dell transforms computing and provides high quality solutions that empower people to do more all over the world.
Aaron Chaisson
Vice President Dell Technologies Messaging of Dell
Aaron and his team are responsible for creating and socializing Dell EMC’s strategy and thought leadership messaging within the rapidly evolving IT landscape. Aaron has held a variety of roles in EMC and Dell Technologies over the past 20 years including Training & Education, Pre-Sales and marketing. Aaron was a founding member of the EMC vSpecialists program focusing on virtualization and cloud technologies and most recently he built the Dell Technologies Portfolio Messaging organization.
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About Dell: Dell transforms computing and provides high quality solutions that empower people to do more all over the world.
Tab Ratan
Vice President, Business Development & Head of Marketplace of Hollar
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About Hollar: Hollar is an online dollar store that features toys, apparel, electronics, beauty, accessories, party supplies, to home essentials.
AF_initDataCallback({key: \’ds:1\'” alt=”” class=”wp-image-14850″ width=”154″ height=”152″/>Charles Blankenship
President & CEO of GE Appliances & Lighting of General Electric
Charles (Chip) Blankenship is the President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Home & Business Solutions, an $8 billion operating unit comprised of GE Appliances, headquartered in Louisville, KY, and GE Lighting, headquartered in East Cleveland, OH. Together, the businesses employ more than 27,000 people around the world who invent, build and deliver innovative, energy-efficient appliances and lighting products that improve people’s lives. Blankenship began his career with GE in 1992 after earning a B.S. degree in Materials Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Virginia. His first position was that of Staff Scientist at GE’s Corporate Research and Development facility in Schenectady, New York. His technical work resulted in 23 papers published in refereed journals and eight U.S. and European patents. As a program manager, he led a team of scientists and engineers developing alloys and processes for aircraft engine, land-based gas turbine, lighting systems, medical systems and diesel engine applications. Blankenship joined GE Aviation’s Commercial Engines Operation in 1996 as the leader of the CF6 Airline Support Engineering team. He was later appointed Manager of Embraer CF34 programs, and subsequently General Manager of GE Aviation’s Small Commercial Engine Operation. In 2006 he was named General Manager for Aero Energy, a division of GE Energy in Houston, Texas, that supplies aeroderivative gas turbines and packaged generator sets for industrial and marine applications. He returned to GE Aviation in 2008 as VP of the Commercial Engines Operation, a $5 billion business and the world’s leading producer of large and small jet engines for commercial aircraft. He was named President & CEO of GE Appliances on January 1, 2012 and assumed his current role on January 1, 2013.He sits on the boards of KentuckyOne Health and the National Association of Manufacturing (NAM) and chairs NAM’s Task Force on Competitiveness & the Workforce.Blankenship resides in Louisville, KY, and is married with four children.
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About Arconic, GE Appliances, General Electric: General Electric offers infrastructure and financial services worldwide.
John Taylor
Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications of LG Electronics
John I. Taylor is Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications for LG Electronics USA, Inc. Active in ATSC activities for decades, Taylor currently serves as ATSC Communications Chairman in addition to his role as a member of the ATSC Board of Directors. He represents LG Electronics on the Video Division Board of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). He is Chairman of the CEA Communications Committee and co-Chair of the CEA 4K Ultra HD Working Group, and he serves on the CEA Foundation Board of Trustees. Taylor also is a member of the boards of directors of the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, The Media Institute and the Library of American Broadcasting. His industry experience included serving as Chairman of the Digital HDTV Grand Alliance public affairs group, past Chairman of the CEA Video Division and former Chairman of the CEA HDTV Promotion Committee.He co-founded the Digital TV Transition Coalition and Plasma Display Coalition and previously served on the boards of the ATSC Forum and the Museum of Broadcast Communications. Active in digital television since 1988, Taylor is a charter member of the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers, and recipient of its highest honor, the Industry Leadership Award. Among other industry honors, Taylor received the 2014 AHAM Distinguished Service Award and was inducted into the Dealerscope Hall of Fame in 2015, largely for his work related to digital television.Since 2000, he has served as LG’s senior U.S. industry relations and government affairs executive. Taylor represents the company before the U.S. government and in industry organizations. He also is chief media spokesman and public relations strategist for LG Electronics in the United States. Taylor joined Zenith in 1981 and was named the company’s senior public affairs executive in 1987 and a corporate officer in 1993. (Zenith merged with LG Electronics in 1999.)A former newspaper reporter, he earned an M.S. degree from the Medill Graduate School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., and a B.A. from DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind.
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About LG Electronics: LG Electronics is a multinational company which includes LG Electronics.
Samuel Chang
SVP LG electronics US / Corporate Vice President LG HQ of LG Electronics
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Henry Chung
Vice President and Corporate Venture Capital of LG Electronics
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About LG Electronics: LG Electronics is a multinational company which includes LG Electronics.
Charlie Ackerman
Senior Vice President Human Resources of Bosch
Charlie Ackerman is a senior vice president of Human Resources, North America, for Bosch in July 2009. In this assignment, Ackerman focuses on preparing, shaping and managing the people strategies to achieve Bosch North America’s growth plans. Ackerman is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Since joining Bosch in 1995, Ackerman has held a number of assignments in the human resources function, including leadership positions in Charleston, South Carolina, and Stuttgart, Germany. His most recent position, beginning in 2005, was as vice president of human resources, North America for Bosch’s powertrain business. Prior to joining Bosch, Ackerman held human resources and manufacturing positions with Asten Inc. and International Paper. Ackerman serves on Bosch’s global Human Resources Council and is a board member of Bosch in Canada. Ackerman earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mississippi State University.
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About Bosch: The Bosch Group is a global supplier of technology and services.
George Hotz
President of comma.ai
George Hotz is the President at comma.ai.
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About comma.ai: comma is solving self driving cars while delivering shippable intermediaries: openpilot and the comma two.
Gioel Molinari
Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer of Butterfly Network
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About Butterfly Network: Butterfly Network designs a medical imaging device that reduces the cost of real-time and three-dimensional imaging and treatment.
Paramesh Gopi
President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Micro Circuits
Dr. Paramesh Gopi joined us as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in June 2008 and was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2009. On April 29, 2009, Dr. Gopi became a member of our Board of Directors. From September 2002 to June 2008, he was with Marvell Semiconductor, a provider of mixed-signal and digital signal processing integrated circuits to broadband digital data networking markets, where he most recently served as Vice President and General Manager of the Embedded and Emerging Business Unit. At Marvell, Dr. Gopi held several executive-level positions including Chief Technology Officer of Embedded and Emerging Business Unit and Director of Technology Strategy. From June 2001 to August 2002, Dr. Gopi was Executive Director of Strategic Marketing and Applications at Conexant Systems, Inc., a mixed-signal processing company. He joined Conexant Systems, Inc. as part of its acquisition of Entridia Corporation in 2001. Dr. Gopi founded Entridia, a provider of Network Processing ASICs for Optical Networks, in 1999. Prior to Entridia, Dr. Gopi held principal engineering positions at Western Digital and Texas Instruments where he was responsible for the development of key mixed signal networking products. Dr. Gopi holds a PhD in Electrical and Computing Engineering and a Masters and Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine.
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About Applied Micro Circuits, Starthub Nation: Applied Micro provides computing and connectivity solutions for cloud infrastructure and data centers.
William Caraccio
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary; Chief Legal Officer of Applied Micro Circuits
L. William Caraccio joined us in June 2010 as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. In December 2002, he was a co-founder of RMI Corporation (formerly Raza Microelectronics, Inc.), a privately held fabless semiconductor company where he was most recently Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and, following RMI Corporation’s acquisition by Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. in October 2009, he served a transition role at Netlogic as Senior Counsel until January 2010. From March 2000 to January 2003, he was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Foundry Holdings, Inc., a privately held investment firm and incubator of high technology companies. From June 1992 to March 2000, he was at Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP), an international law firm where he was most recently a Partner and co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Securities and Technologies Group. Mr. Caraccio earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Berkeley and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Irvine.
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About Applied Micro Circuits: Applied Micro provides computing and connectivity solutions for cloud infrastructure and data centers.
Suzette Junier
Vice President of CBG Holdings
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About CBG Holdings, Cloud Lending, Q2ebanking: CBG Holdings develops electronic banking software for financial institutions.
Andrew Cowell
Senior Vice President of Power Management of Intersil
Andrew Cowell is Senior Vice President of Intersil’s Mobile Power Products. Mr. Cowell joined Intersil from Micrel Semiconductor in 2011, where he served for four years as Vice President of Analog Marketing. Prior to this, Mr. Cowell served as the head of Micrel’s Strategic Applications division with responsibility for new product definition for power products. He also served in the role of Marketing and Applications Manager for the power product line. Prior to joining Micrel, Mr. Cowell worked for Siliconix Semiconductor where he held a variety of technical positions throughout the world. Mr. Cowell began his career as a design engineer at Advanced Power Supplies. Mr. Cowell holds a First Class Honors degree in Electronics from Middlesex University in the UK.
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About Intersil, Renesas Electronics Corporation: Intersil Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of analog integrated circuits (ICs).
Vern Kelley
Senior Vice President of Human Resources of Intersil
Vern Kelley is Intersil’s Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Mr. Kelley joined Intersil in February 2003 from National Semiconductor where he was Vice President of Human Resources for the product divisions. In his 19-year tenure at National, Mr. Kelley held a variety of leadership positions within human resources and oversaw HR activities associated with National’s acquisition, divestiture, and joint venture activities. His HR management experience includes development and implementation of performance management, success sharing, productivity improvement, and training and development programs. Before joining National in 1983, Mr. Kelley was a division employee relations manager for Allstate Insurance Company. Mr. Kelley earned a Master of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from Golden Gate University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of the Pacific. He is a recipient of the 2007 HR Symposium “HR Excellence” Award. He also served on the Board of Directors of the United Way Silicon Valley from 2005 to 2008.
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About Intersil: Intersil Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of analog integrated circuits (ICs).
Patrick Jermain
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Plexus Corporation
Patrick Jermain is our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Patrick joined Plexus in 2010 as Corporate Controller and progressed quickly to our Treasurer and Vice President of Finance. He was promoted to his current role in May 2014 and is responsible for finance, tax and treasury functions and maintaining internal controls, external reporting, and investor relations. Prior to joining Plexus, Patrick was the Corporate Controller, Assistant Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer at Appleton Papers Inc., currently known as Appvion, Inc. Mr. Jermain also held the positions of Director of Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Secretary while at Appleton Papers. Prior to Appleton Papers, Mr. Jermain served as Vice President – Finance and Corporate Controller at Banta Corporation, acquired by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, and was a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Patrick earned an MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Wake Forest University, and is a certified public accountant.
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About Plexus Corporation: Plexus uses unique Product Realization service model to transform your concepts into branded products and deliver to your target markets.
Dean Foate
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Plexus Corporation
Dean Foate is our Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer. Dean joined Plexus in 1984 as a Design Engineer in our Engineering Solutions Group. After holding a number of leadership roles in our engineering organization, he was named president of the business unit in 1992. He was next promoted to Executive Vice President, where he assumed leadership over the company’s strategic growth initiatives. In 2001, Dean became our Chief Operating Officer, which led to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2002. In 2013, Dean was named the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Dean holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master’s degree in engineering management from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.
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About Plexus Corporation: Plexus uses unique Product Realization service model to transform your concepts into branded products and deliver to your target markets.
Ralph Santana
Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer of Harman International Industries
Ralph Santana is executive vice president and chief marketing officer of HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Ralph has responsibility for 197 employees across four business units and drives all aspects of HARMAN’s worldwide marketing strategy. This includes brand stewardship, artist relations, event sponsorship, market research and product innovation for all HARMAN product and technology brands including AKG®, harman/kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®. Under Ralph’s leadership, HARMAN has built the most powerful audio brand portfolio in the industry, achieving an increase in HARMAN’s car audio backlog to $7.5 billion and reaching an unprecedented 41 percent share of car audio around the world. HARMAN has also won more than 200 design and innovation awards over the last several years and ranked number one in portable audio in Europe. Notably, e-commerce under Ralph’s leadership has grown by eight times since the start of his tenure, and driven HARMAN’s flagship brands to their highest levels of awareness, search and equity. Ralph reports to President and Chief Executive Officer Dinesh Paliwal and is a member of the executive committee. Ralph received his bachelor’s in English literature from Dartmouth College, and his MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
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About Harman International Industries: Harman International Industries engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of audio products and electronic systems.
John Stacey
Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resource Officer of Harman International Industries
John Stacey is executive vice president and chief human resources officer of HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. John is responsible for all aspects of the Human Resources function globally, including people continuity and development, target setting, employee relations, compensation, benefit management and recruitment. He reports to President and Chief Executive Officer Dinesh Paliwal and is a member of the executive committee. Previously, John served in various senior human resources positions with global alcoholic beverage company Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) from 1990 to 2008. Prior to joining HARMAN, his most recent position was vice president of People for InBev North America. John also held the role of vice president of People for InBev Eastern Europe. John started his career with Labatt Brewing Company Ltd. as manager of Human Resources and served as regional director Human Resources for Labatt, Atlantic Canada. In June of 2000, John relocated to the United States to assume the role of vice president of Human Resources for Labatt USA. John earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. John is also a member of the CHRO Roundtable, an exclusive group made up of senior human resources professionals throughout the U.S.
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About Harman International Industries: Harman International Industries engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of audio products and electronic systems.
Darrin Shewchuk
Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications of Harman International Industries
Darrin Shewchuk is Head of Connected Car Communications at HARMAN. In this role, he leads the global communications strategies for the $3B business unit. Darrin Shewchuk holds overall responsibility for developing and directing the execution of strategies, policies and programs to strengthen Harman’s stakeholder awareness on connected car initiatives. Specific responsibilities include media relations, executive thought leadership, government relations and issues management. Prior to his current role, Darrin Shewchuk was the Director of Media and Analyst Relations at Harman’s software subsidiary, QNX Software Systems. In this role, he was responsible for implementing corporate strategies to manage the company’s image with global stakeholders, including customers, investors, staff, and the general public. Specific responsibilities included public affairs and media relations, Internet strategies, brand management and corporate positioning, and speakers programs. In addition to his tenure at Harman, Darrin Shewchuk brings an additional thirteen years of professional experience in progressively senior communications management roles. He was employed for six years by Telesat, a broadcast satellite services company and later with Stentor, a Canadian telecommunications company. He began his career with PBS at the MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour in New York. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Carleton University in Canada and the Executive Program in Leadership from the Yale School of Management.
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About Harman International Industries: Harman International Industries engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of audio products and electronic systems.
Sandy Rowland
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Harman International Industries
Sandy Rowland is executive vice president and chief financial officer of HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Sandy is responsible for all aspects of the Finance function and serves as the principal contact to outside auditors, KPMG LLP. Sandy reports to President and Chief Executive Officer Dinesh Paliwal and is a member of the executive committee. With more than 20 years of experience in financial management, Sandy joined HARMAN in October 2012 to lead investor relations. In 2013, she added corporate development to her responsibilities, which included strategy and mergers and acquisitions. On January 1, 2015, she became CFO. Prior to joining HARMAN, Sandy was a vice president in the Corporate Finance group at Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE:KODK). Also at Kodak, Sandy held assignments of increasing responsibility including controller of the consumer segment, director of corporate financial planning and analysis, assistant treasurer, director of investor relations and chief financial officer of the commercial segment. Sandy was also a manager in the Audit and Business Advisory practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where she worked primarily with technology companies. Sandy received a Bachelor of Arts in economics and business from Lafayette College. She also holds an MBA from the University of Rochester’s William E. Simon School of Business.
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About Harman International Industries: Harman International Industries engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of audio products and electronic systems.
Alessandro Parimbelli
Executive Vice President, CEO, Enterprise and Infrastructure of Jabil
Alessandro Parimbelli was named Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise & Infrastructure on October 2, 2014. Mr. Parimbelli joined Jabil in 1998 as a Test Engineering Manager. At Jabil, Mr. Parimbelli served in business management positions in Boise, Idaho and Paris, France before being promoted to Vice President, Global Business Units in September 2006. From 2010 through 2012 Parimbelli was Senior Vice President, Global Business Units, responsible for Jabil’s High Velocity business. Prior to joining Jabil. Mr. Parimbelli held various engineering positions within Hewlett-Packard, Italy and other software engineering companies. He holds an MBA from Colorado State University and a Software Engineering degree from Politecnico of Milan, Italy.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Bruce Johnson
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of Jabil
Bruce A. Johnson was named senior vice president, chief human resources officer in January 2017. Mr. Johnson joined Jabil in 2015 as vice president, human resources. Prior to joining Jabil, Mr. Johnson was a chief organizational effectiveness officer/executive vice president, human resources for C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. in Keene, N.H. Mr. Johnson also served in senior roles at The Timberland Company in New Hampshire and E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company (DuPont) in Delaware. He holds a BA in history from Middlebury College in Vermont. Mr. Johnson is the founding director, vice chairman of board of directors (lead director) for Pathways Group, Inc.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Kenny Wilson
Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer Jabil Green Point of Jabil
Kenny Wilson was appointed executive vice president and CEO of Jabil Green Point in 2017. Mr. Wilson brings with him more than 35 years of electronics and optics industry experience. He first joined Jabil in 2000 as business unit manager, and has held various leadership roles, including vice president of global business units, running businesses such as consumer electronics and telecommunications. Mr. Wilson was most recently senior vice president of the telecommunications infrastructure sector within Jabil’s Enterprise & Infrastructure Division. Prior to Jabil, he spent eight years at Motorola, where he served as operations director in their handset division. Mr. Wilson has a bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering and a MBA from Edinburgh Business School.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Steve Borges
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare of Jabil
Steve Borges serves as the CEO of Nypro Healthcare and is a Jabil Executive Vice President. With over 20+ years of global experience in Business Development, Manufacturing Operations and Supply Chain Management he consistently leads and develops new operations and processes that contribute to top-line growth and bottom-line profitability. In Steve’s 22-year history with Jabil he has led successful growth efforts in various diverse markets. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management from Fitchburg State College.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Daryn Smith
Senior Vice President, Enterprise & Commercial Controller of Jabil
Daryn Smith was named senior vice president, enterprise & commercial controller in June 2018. Mr. Smith served as CFO for Jabil’s EMS Division from June 2013 to June 2018. Mr. Smith joined Jabil in 2002 and he has held various leadership roles in risk and assurance, financial planning and analysis, and controllership including an assignment to Asia as part of the Jabil global manufacturing services team. Prior to joining Jabil, Mr. Smith was with the assurance and advisory services practice for Arthur Andersen (Andersen). He holds an MBA in measuring and managing value (finance) from the University of Florida – Warrington College of Business and previous affiliations with AICPA (CPA) and NACVA (CVA). Mr. Smith also serves as a member of the University of South Florida and USF St. Petersburg’s School of Accounting Advisory Boards.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
William Peters
President of Jabil
Mr. William E. Peters is President of Jabil Circuit, Inc. Peters was named President in March 2013. Mr. Peters served as Executive Vice President, Human Development, Human Resources from April 2010 to March 2013. He joined Jabil in 1990 as a buyer and shortly thereafter was named Purchasing Manager. In 1993 Mr. Peters was named Operations Manager for Jabil’s Michigan facility and was promoted to Vice President, Operations in January 1999. Mr. Peters was named Senior Vice President, Operations in October 2000. He was promoted to Senior Vice President, Regional President — Americas in September 2004. In September 2007, Mr. Peters was named Senior Vice President, Human Development. Prior to joining Jabil, Mr. Peters was a financial analyst for Electronic Data Systems. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Michigan State University.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Michael J. Loparco
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Engineered Solutions Group of Jabil
Michael J. Loparco was named Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, Engineered Solutions Group in January 2016. Previously, Mr. Loparco has served as Executive Vice President, CEO, Industrial & Energy, Senior Vice President of Jabil’s High Velocity business and held a variety of global management positions. Before joining Jabil in 1999, Mr. Loparco was an attorney at Holland & Knight, LLP, practicing Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and was a Certified Mediator in the judicial circuits of the State of Florida. He holds a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Stetson University College of Law; and attended Florida State University, College of Law, while serving in the Committee of Business and Professional Regulation for the FL House of Representatives. He holds a B.A. in International Business, with minor degrees in Spanish and Business Management, from Eckerd College.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Sergio Cadavid
Senior Vice President, Treasurer of Jabil
Sergio Cadavid joined Jabil as Treasurer in June 2006. Prior to joining Jabil, Mr. Cadavid was Assistant Treasurer — Director Global Enterprise Risk Management for Owens-Illinois, Inc. in Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Cadavid joined Owens — Illinois, Inc. in 1988 and held various financial positions in the U.S., Italy and Colombia. He has also held various positions with The Quaker Oats Company, Arthur Andersen & Co. and J.M. Family Enterprises, Inc. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of Florida and a B.B.A. from Florida International University.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Robert Katz
Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Jabil
Robert “Bobby” Katz was named executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary on Sept. 1, 2016. Prior to joining Jabil, Mr. Katz served as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of SharkNinja. He was previously senior vice president and general counsel of Ingersoll-Rand plc in Davidson, N.C., from 2010 to 2015, and served as senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and chief compliance officer of Federal-Mogul Corporation from 2007 to 2010. Mr. Katz served in senior roles at Delphi and General Motors in Paris and Zurich, and began his career as an attorney at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in New York and London. He earned his LLB and BCL from McGill University where he graduated magna cum laude. He is a member of the New York Bar.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
David Wahl
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Jabil Digital Office of Jabil
David Wahl is a VP Operations & General Manager at Jabil.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Daniel Gamota
Vice President, Engineering & Technology Services of Jabil
Daniel Gamota is a Sr. Director Process Innovation, Engineering & Technology Services at Jabil.
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About Jabil: Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive design, manufacturing, supply chain and product management services.
Rick Loughery
Vice President Global Product Communications of GoPro
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About GoPro, GoPro: GoPro is a brand of personal cameras used in extreme action video photography.
Michael Shabun
Vice President, Business Development & Marketing of Insta360
Michael Shabun is Marketing Director of Insta360 and leads North American marketing strategy, partnership and communication efforts. Michael joined the team from DJI where he was instrumental in moving the company into the public spotlight through a series of strategic alliances within emerging consumer and industrial verticals. Prior to his work at DJI, Michael held business development positions at various global marketing agencies where he helped large scale technology manufacturers expand their North American partner portfolios. Michael holds a Bachelor’s degree in Rhetoric and Philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley.
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About Insta360: Insta360 is a professional intelligent technology company that offers cameras that empowers people to freely share experiences.
Mike Zilis
Executive Vice President and Group President of Asia Pacific of Ingram Micro
Michael Zilis serves as Ingram Micro Inc. executive vice president and group president of Asia Pacific. In this role he’s responsible for driving the strategy and execution of Ingram Micro’s operations in the Asia Pacific market. He was named to this position in August 2016 and is based in Irvine, Calif. Prior to this role, Zilis served from July 2015 through July 2016 as executive vice president and group president with oversight for the company’s operations in Latin American, Eastern European, ASEAN and Hong Kong markets. Zilis served as executive vice president and president of Ingram Micro’s Latin America Technology Solutions business from January 2014 through June 2015, where he presided over all aspects of the company’s core distribution business for the region. Before this, Zilis was executive vice president of Asia Pacific, where he was accountable for the region’s operations while also heading special projects, including the company’s recovery program in Australia and assisting with the integration of the company’s Middle East acquisition of Aptec. Zilis joined Ingram Micro in 2006 as senior vice president and corporate controller. In this capacity, he led the company’s financial planning and analysis, external and internal financial reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance efforts, long-term strategic planning, financial due diligence and merger and acquisition work. Prior to joining Ingram Micro, Zilis was vice president and corporate controller for Avnet, Inc., where he was instrumental in leading the company’s cost-saving initiatives and efforts to streamline and add efficiency to ongoing processes. Zilis began his career with 10 years in the commercial audit practice of Arthur Andersen LLP. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Boston College.
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About Ingram Micro: Ingram Micro is a provider of technology products and supply chain management services.
Augusto Aragone
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Ingram Micro
Augusto Aragone serves as executive vice president, secretary and general counsel for Ingram Micro Inc., a leader in delivering the full spectrum of global technology and supply-chain solutions to businesses around the world. Aragone is a multicultural business attorney with more than 15 years of experience in international corporate law practice as in-house counsel with multinational companies. He joined Ingram Micro in 2008 as regional counsel for Latin America and has successfully worked through a variety of increasingly complex legal leadership roles with the company, especially in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and finance transactions. He rose to the level of vice president and associate general counsel prior to earning the promotion to his current position in December 2016. Before joining Ingram Micro, Aragone worked as legal director for Latin America in the law department of DHL in Plantation, Fla. A native of Uruguay, Aragone worked in several business roles in the international logistics industry in Latin America prior to embarking on his legal career. Aragone holds a juris doctor degree from Uruguay State University, a master’s degree from Bologna University in Italy and a master of laws degree from the University of Miami. He is admitted to the New York bar and is Registered In-House Counsel in California.
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About Ingram Micro: Ingram Micro is a provider of technology products and supply chain management services.
Mark Snider
EVP & President, Europe, Middle East, & Africa of Ingram Micro
Mark Snider serves as executive vice president and group president EMEA, with responsibility for overall operational performance in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to this role, Snider was the vice president and general manager of Ingram Micro Canada, where he oversaw the company’s Canadian operations. While leading the Canadian operations, Snider increased customer and vendor efficiencies through the implementation of best practices across Canada and the U.S. Snider was also instrumental in establishing Ingram Micro’s as the largest value-add IT distributor and leading business enabler in Canada. Snider joined the organization in 1995 as director of Inside Sales. Over the years he has held senior leadership roles as senior director, Major Accounts Division; vice president of Sales for Canada; and general manager of Partner Development. Snider has more than 20 years of IT sales management, distribution and marketing experience. He began his career with Xerox Canada before going on to serve as vice president at Corporate Express and Micro Warehouse Canada before joining Dell Canada to manage their Canadian Emerging Businesses Division. Snider holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto. He is a native of Toronto where he resides with his wife and two daughters.
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About Ingram Micro: Ingram Micro is a provider of technology products and supply chain management services.
Jana Vondran
Senior Vice President Global Business Services of Ingram Micro
Jana Vondran serves as senior vice president of Global Business Services for Ingram Micro Inc., and is responsible for leading and overseeing the company’s worldwide shared services organization, including operations in Manila, Philippines and Sofia, Bulgaria. She also provides functional expertise for the company’s shared services centers in San José, Costa Rica and Egypt. In this role, Vondran is focused on developing and deploying strategies, best practices and lean programs to drive continual improvement, and optimization and standardization across Ingram Micro’s geographic and shared services operations. She works in close partnership with all lines of business, countries and group functions, with a focus on building on the company’s existing capabilities and streamlining the geographic and shared services commercial operations. Vondran’s efforts are instrumental in ensuring process improvements align with the company’s overall strategic objectives, while also delivering a compelling value proposition both internally and for external partners. Vondran joined Ingram Micro in November 2017, following 17 years at Siemens Corp., the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe and one of the biggest globally. Most recently, Vondran served as vice president, Supply Chain Management and Business Shared Services, where she oversaw multiple shared services locations across the Americas and was instrumental in driving process simplification and automation throughout all Siemens businesses. Her efforts led to a 45 percent operating cost reduction and a 20 percent spike in operational quality and client satisfaction across the company’s shared services function. Over the course of her tenure at Siemens, Vondran worked in both Germany and the U.S., holding several senior leadership positions of increasing responsibility, including senior director, Global Procurement Services, and director, Supply Chain Management Consulting. Vondran holds a dual degree in Business and Finance from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom and Berlin School of Economics, Germany, as well as a Master’s degree in Business Administration from New York Institute of Technology.
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About Ingram Micro: Ingram Micro is a provider of technology products and supply chain management services.
Scott Sherman
Executive Vice President and Human Resources of Ingram Micro
Scott Sherman is executive vice president of Human Resources for Ingram Micro Inc., with responsibilities including the identification, development and implementation of the company’s human resources strategies in support of the organization’s global objectives. Sherman oversees all aspects of human resources worldwide, including organization development and talent management, compensation and benefits, payroll, learning and development and the Human Resources Information Systems. He also oversees Corporate Communications and Brand for the company and has oversight for Business Intelligence. He joined Ingram Micro in May 2015. Sherman is a global human resources and business leader with deep compensation, benefits and HR Operations leadership experience. He has a successful track record of leading complex business initiatives, driving functional and operational excellence and building strong collaborative relationships. Prior to joining Ingram Micro, Sherman served as executive vice president of Human Resources and a member of the Executive Committee at Allergan from September 2010 to March 2015. While in that role, he oversaw the global rewards programs, succession and talent development and planning, and significantly supported the organization’s global expansion. Before Allergan, Sherman worked at Medtronic, Inc., which he joined as Human Resources Manager, U.S. Cardiovascular Sales and Marketing in 1995. During his 15-year tenure, he held positions of increasing scope and responsibility, the last as vice president of Global Total Rewards and HR Operations, Corporate Staff. Earlier in his career, Sherman worked for Exxon Company U.S.A., Fuel Products Marketing, in various HR roles, and as a territory manager. He holds a Master of Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs with concentrations in International Economics and Labor Studies from the George Washington University School of Public and International Affairs. Sherman was recognized with the 2014 National Human Resources Association Executive of the Year award in Orange County, Calif.
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About Ingram Micro: Ingram Micro is a provider of technology products and supply chain management services.
George Palikaras
Founder, President/CEO of Metamaterial Inc.
Founder at Metamaterial Technologies
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About Metamaterial Inc.: Mastering Light using Smart Materials & Photonics. Changing the way we use, interact and benefit from Light.
Shailaja Shankar
Senior Vice President of Engineering, Enterprise Core, EPP, EDR & Data Center Security of McAfee
Shailaja K. Shankar is the Senior Vice President of Engineering, Enterprise Core, EPP, EDR & Data Center Security at McAfee.
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About McAfee: McAfee is an online security company that provides virus alerts and analysis on malware, network security threats, and web vulnerabilities.
Steve Grobman
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer of McAfee
Steve Grobman is the Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer at McAfee.
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About McAfee: McAfee is an online security company that provides virus alerts and analysis on malware, network security threats, and web vulnerabilities.
Vincent Weafer
Vice President of Engineering, McAfee Labs of McAfee
Vincent Weafer is the Senior Vice President & Cyber Engineering at Capital One.
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About Capital One, McAfee, TriagingX: McAfee is an online security company that provides virus alerts and analysis on malware, network security threats, and web vulnerabilities.
Robert McCulley
Vice President of Sales of EcoSense Lighting
Robert McCulley is the Vice President of Sales at Ecosense Lighting.
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About EcoSense Lighting: EcoSense Lighting designs and develops lighting solutions for commercial and residential applications.
Eddie Trujillo
Vice President of Operations of uBreakiFix
Eddie Trujillo is the co-founder and vice president of operations for the international electronics franchise uBreakiFix
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About uBreakiFix, uBreakiFix, uBreakiFix: uBreakiFix is an international electronics repair franchise that operates in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico.
Alison Dean
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer of iRobot
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About iRobot: iRobot is an American technology company that designs and builds behavior-based AI robots.
Tim Saeger
Executive Vice President, Engineering of iRobot
Tim Saeger has served as executive vice president of engineering since March 2017. Mr. Saeger previously served as senior vice president of engineering from August 2015 until March 2017. Prior to iRobot, Mr. Saeger served in multiple roles at Bose Corporation from 2005 – 2015, including Vice President of Home Entertainment, and Vice President of Product Development. Earlier in his career, Mr. Saeger also served at Thomson, Inc., and General Dynamics, in a variety of engineering and engineering management positions. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University, and an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. Mr. Saeger also has been awarded 24 U.S. patents.
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About iRobot, iRobot: iRobot is an American technology company that designs and builds behavior-based AI robots.
Russell J. Campanello
Senior Vice President of Human Resources of iRobot
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About iRobot: iRobot is an American technology company that designs and builds behavior-based AI robots.
Patrick O’Malley
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Seagate Technology
Patrick O’Malley assumed the role of EVP & CFO effective August 25, 2008. In his previous role of SVP Finance & Treasurer, he was responsible for Corp. Accounting, Reporting, Treasury, Credit & Collections and Risk Management along with Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis and support for our Business Unit GMs, Sales & other functions. In October 2005, he returned to Finance from the Sales Organization where he coordinated the Company’s activities surrounding the Consumer Electronics market as the SVP, Consumer Electronics Business Development from January 2004. O’Malley joined Seagate in 1988 & has held various management roles within the Finance organization including Manager of Consolidation & Cost Accounting, Director of Finance – Corporate FP&A, Sr. Director of Finance for Oklahoma City Operations, Sr. Director of Finance for Desktop Design, VP of Finance for Recording Media Operations & SVP of Finance for Manufacturing Operations. Prior to joining Seagate, he spent four years as a Sr. Staff Accountant for Arthur Young & Co. O’Malley holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame (Class of 1984).
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About Seagate Technology, Seagate Technology: Seagate offers consumers and businesses with data storage solutions to create, share, and preserve digital content.
B.S. Teh
Senior Vice President of Sales & Sales Operations of Seagate Technology
B.S. Teh is senior vice president of global sales and sales operations. He is responsible for Seagate’s worldwide sales and field marketing, with a focus on driving scale and breadth in customer and market coverage. Teh joined Seagate in 1989 as a field customer engineer. He has served in a variety of leadership roles with the company across multiple functions in California, Singapore and Shanghai, including sales, marketing, business operations and field technical support. Most recently, he was senior vice president of Asia-Pacific sales and marketing, based in Singapore. Teh holds an MBA from the University of South Australia and an EE degree from the National University of Singapore.
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About Seagate Technology: Seagate offers consumers and businesses with data storage solutions to create, share, and preserve digital content.
John Grieci
Senior Vice President of Customer Advocacy of Seagate Technology
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About Seagate Technology: Seagate offers consumers and businesses with data storage solutions to create, share, and preserve digital content.
Jason Feist
Vice President of Engineering of Seagate Technology
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About Seagate Technology: Seagate offers consumers and businesses with data storage solutions to create, share, and preserve digital content.
Joy Nyberg
Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Internal Communications of Seagate Technology
Joy Nyberg is responsible for leading Seagate’s global human resources efforts, including: compensation and benefits, leadership and learning, staffing and on-boarding, HR central transaction centers, HR compliance, internal communications and community engagement. Prior to joining Seagate in 2007, Nyberg was vice president of Compensation and Benefits at Maxtor Corporation. She has also held senior HR positions at KLA-Tencor and ESL/TRW. Nyberg holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from San Jose State University.
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About Seagate Technology: Seagate offers consumers and businesses with data storage solutions to create, share, and preserve digital content.
Dirk Spiers
President, Founder & CEO of Spiers New Technologies
Dirk Spiers is the founder and President of Spiers New Technologies. He is a pioneer and leader in the repair, remanufacturing and refurbishment of advanced battery packs as well as the manufacturing of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) with new or second life battery modules and cells. His experience in reman, battery, solar and wind technologies puts him at the forefront of developing programs to manage the life cycle battery packs and using battery storage systems with renewable energy sources. He has developed and established Advanced Battery Pack programs with some of the leading EV OEM’s. Spiers New Technologies specialises in the manufacturing, refurbishment and repair of high voltage powertrain systems and Energy Storage Systems. Their state-of-the-art, energy neutral, battery center is based in Oklahoma City where they work on the battery packs of all the leading OEM’s.
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About Spiers New Technologies: Spiers New Technologies is a full-service provider of advanced battery packs used in hybrid and electric vehicles.
Susan Lyman
Vice President, Global Consumer Marketing of Garmin
Director of Marketing – responsible for global marketing of consumer marine, automotive, outdoor, fitness and wellness markets. Susan works with Garmin associates around the world. She joined Garmin in 1997 after 10 years in engineering and technical sales, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kansas.
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About Garmin: Garmin manufactures marine, aviation, and consumer technologies suitable to run on global positioning systems.
Ali Salehpour
Senior Vice President, General Manager New Markets and Service Group of Applied Materials
Ali Salehpour is senior vice president and general manager of the New Markets and Service Group at Applied Materials where he is extending the company’s materials engineering leadership into significant growth opportunities. He leads the services business supporting customers in all market segments, and is also responsible for the Display and Flexible Technology group. Under his direction, Applied is driving the flat panel display industry roadmap to enable enhanced touch panels, flexible substrates and OLED displays. Mr. Salehpour joined Applied in 2012 with more than 28 years of industry experience and a successful track record of developing products, delivering customer satisfaction, growing market share and new businesses, building high-performance teams, and developing a competitive supply chain. Prior to Applied, he was a senior vice president and general manager at KLA-Tencor, and spent ten years with Schlumberger Test Systems (formerly Fairchild Test Systems). Mr. Salehpour received his bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from California State University at Long Beach.
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About Applied Materials: Applied Materials provides manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic industries.
Omkaram Nalamasu
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Applied Materials
Omkaram (Om) Nalamasu is senior vice president and chief technology officer (CTO) of Applied Materials, Inc. He brings extensive experience and passion to the role of CTO, where he leads the development of disruptive products to address new markets and businesses and secures government funds for strategic projects. Omkaram Nalamasu has built a world-class leadership team that maintains Applied’s technology leadership in the industries it serves and enables its entry into new markets and businesses while achieving profitable growth. As president of Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital fund of Applied Materials, he also oversees the financial and strategic investments in early and growth-stage privately held companies. A world-renowned expert in materials science and technology and one of our industry’s respected forward-thinkers, Omkaram Nalamasu has championed a renewed focus on the company’s innovation culture through various internal development programs and open innovation methods. He has strengthened Applied’s strategic relationships with universities and research institutes around the world. Omkaram Nalamasu joined Applied in 2006 after serving as vice president of research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He has held key research and development leadership positions at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies, and Agere Systems, Inc., and was director of Bell Laboratories’ Nanofabrication Research Laboratory, MEMS and Waveguides Research, and Condensed Matter Physics organizations. His research interests include nanomanufacturing, nanopatterning, electronic and photonic materials, and lithography, with special emphasis on applying patterning and materials expertise for device fabrication for electronics, photonics and energy applications. Omkaram Nalamasu has made seminal contributions to the fields of optical lithography and polymeric materials science and technology. He has received numerous awards, authored more than 180 papers, review articles and books, and holds more than 150 world-wide issued or pending patent applications. Omkaram Nalamasu is a member of the board of directors of Semiconductor Research Corporation and The Tech Museum, and serves on the National Academies Panel on Materials Science and Engineering. He also sits on several technical advisory boards and university advisory committees. Omkaram Nalamasu received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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About Applied Materials: Applied Materials provides manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic industries.
Jay Kerley
Group Vice President & Chief Information Officer of Applied Materials
Jay Kerley joined Applied Materials in 2006 and has been chief information officer (CIO) since 2011. He was promoted to group vice president in July 2013 and is responsible for providing a long-term technology vision that supports the company’s strategies and operating requirements. He leads the Global Information Services (GIS) organization to enable worldwide business solutions and infrastructure that support the company’s market needs. Additionally, he is an external advocate of GIS and promotes awareness of end-user technology trends that link to Applied’s strategic capabilities. Mr. Kerley has more than 25 years of industry experience across business verticals including pharmaceutical R&D, global logistics and high-tech, leading IT transformation and globalization. Under his leadership, he and his teams have been recognized for IT excellence by various organizations, including The National Diversity Council’s 2016 list of “Distinguished Chief Information Officers,” Computerworld’s “100 Best Places to Work in IT” (10 years running) and “Premier 100 IT Leaders,” the “InformationWeek 500” and CIO’s “100 Business Technology Leaders.”
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About Applied Materials: Applied Materials provides manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic industries.
Prabu G. Raja
Vice President of Applied Materials
Vice President at Applied Materials.
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About Applied Materials: Applied Materials provides manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic industries.
Gino Addiego
Senior Vice President, Engineering Operations and Quality of Applied Materials
Gino Addiego is senior vice president of Engineering at Applied Materials, Inc. He works closely with all of the company’s business units to drive effective and efficient innovation, product creation, and engineering development critical to creating a pipeline of winning products for sustained and long-term profitable growth. Gino Addiego brings a unique perspective to Applied having successfully developed winning products and leading cross-functional groups that remain focused on the customer. Previously he was president and chief operating officer at Ultra Clean Technology (UCTT:NASDAQ), a supplier of critical subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment, medical device, energy, research, and flat panel industries with several factories in China, Singapore and the U.S. Before joining Ultra Clean Technology, he was executive vice president at Novellus Systems for six years responsible for HR, Information Technology, Operations, Facilities, and Central Engineering, as well as executing on the company’s growth strategy and managing several European companies in the surface science area. Gino Addiego spent more than nine years at Applied Materials, from 1996 to 2005, leading various successful product groups such as CMP and PDC, as well as key global organizations including Global Operations, Manufacturing, Foundation Engineering, and Information Technology. Gino Addiego received his bachelor of science and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He holds several patents and was nominated for the National Inventor of the Year Award in 1993.
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About Applied Materials: Applied Materials provides manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic industries.
Gary Dickerson
President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Materials
Gary Dickerson was named president of Applied Materials, Inc. in June 2012 and appointed chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors in September 2013. Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Mr. Dickerson is a long-time industry leader with more than 35 years of semiconductor experience and a strong track record of delivering profitable growth and gaining market share while achieving recognition for outstanding customer satisfaction. For each of the past three years, Mr. Dickerson has been named one of the “World’s Best CEOs” by Barron’s for delivering solid performance and a compelling growth strategy. He also ranked among Forbes’ list of “America’s Most Innovative Leaders” for 2019 and Harvard Business Review’s “Best-Performing CEOs in the World” for 2018. He currently serves on the board of directors of the U.S.-China Business Council. Prior to Applied Materials, he was CEO of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. for seven years, until its acquisition by Applied Materials in 2011, and spent 18 years at KLA-Tencor Corporation where he held a variety of operations and product development roles before serving as president and chief operating officer. He began his semiconductor career in manufacturing and engineering management at General Motors’ Delco Electronics Division and AT&T Technologies. Mr. Dickerson holds a bachelor of science degree in engineering management from the University of Missouri, Rolla, and an MBA degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
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About Applied Materials: Applied Materials provides manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic industries.
Thomas F .Larkins
Senior Vice President & General Counsel of Applied Materials
Thomas Larkins was named senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for Applied Materials, Inc. in November 2012. He is responsible for all legal affairs, worldwide intellectual property and global security, and brings to Applied a wealth of experience in mergers and acquisitions, global commercial transactions and operations, corporate finance, securities, and corporate governance. Prior to joining Applied, Thomas Larkins served as vice president, corporate secretary and deputy general counsel of Honeywell International Inc., a diversified global technology and manufacturing leader, from September 2002 to November 2012. His areas of responsibility included corporate governance, public reporting, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, real estate and procurement. He joined Honeywell (formerly AlliedSignal) in 1997 and served in various positions, including vice president and general counsel of its Automation and Control Solutions business segment. Prior to joining Honeywell, Thomas Larkins served as senior vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel of L.A. Gear from 1994 to 1997. Before that, he was in private practice (mergers and acquisitions, securities and general corporate) in Los Angeles for seven years, most recently at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. Thomas Larkins received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his J.D. from the University of Southern California.
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About Applied Materials: Applied Materials provides manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic industries.
Paul Humphries
President of High Reliability Solutions of Flex
Paul Humphries is the president of High Reliability Solutions, a business group at Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX) that serves the energy, medical, automotive and aerospace and defense markets. Flextronics is a $24B, industry-leading, Fortune Global 500 end-to-end supply chain solutions company with a global workforce of 200,000 and operations in over 30 countries. Most recently, Mr. Humphries served as executive vice president of Human Resources (HR). In that capacity, he led Flextronics’ global human resources organization, programs and related functions including global loss prevention, environmental compliance and management systems. Mr. Humphries joined Flextronics with the acquisition of Chatham Technologies Incorporated in April 2000. While at Chatham Technologies, he served as senior vice president of Global Operations for the mechanicals business. Prior to being appointed to that role, Mr. Humphries held several senior management positions at Allied Signal, Honeywell and Borg Warner Corporation. Mr. Humphries holds a bachelor’s degree (Hons) in applied social studies from Lanchester Polytechnic (now Coventry University) and post-graduate certification in human resource management from West Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education. In addition Mr. Humphries serves as Chairman of the Board for the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, a not for profit organization focused on delivering innovative STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) initiatives and programs for Silicon Valley students to prepare them for college and careers.
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Christopher J. Obey
President of Automotive of Flex
Christopher J. Obey is president of Automotive, a segment of the High Reliability Solutions business group at Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX). Flextronics is a $24B, industry-leading, Fortune Global 500 end-to-end supply chain solutions company with a global workforce of 200,000 and operations in over 30 countries. In this role, he leads a global team with an emphasis on providing electronics and emerging technology based solutions for the automotive industry. Mr. Obey joined Flextronics from the Lear Corporation where he served in a variety of positions since 1997 including president Asian Operations, vice president China Operations and vice president of Global Purchasing. Prior to his roles at the Lear Corporation, Mr. Obey was the general manager for MTD Products Inc. He also served in progressive roles including finance, sales and marketing. Mr. Obey holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting and a Master of Business Administration degree in strategic management from Baldwin Wallace College.
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About Flex: Flex is the Sketch-to-Scale solutions provider that designs and builds intelligent products for a connected world.
Mike Dennison
President & Chief Marketing Officer of Flex
Mike Dennison is president of the High Velocity Solutions business group at Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX), which is a $24B, industry-leading, Fortune Global 500 end-to-end supply chain solutions company with a global workforce of 200,000 and operations in over 30 countries. Since joining Flextronics in 1999, Mr. Dennison has occupied a number of roles, including most recently as senior vice president of Business Management for High Velocity Solutions. Additionally, he has served as senior vice president of Business Management for the Mobile and Consumer Segment, senior vice president of Consumer Digital Products and senior vice president of the Flextronics Novo Group. Mr. Dennison also led Procurement and Global Supply Chain organizations for the Company. Prior to joining Flextronics, he was the regional director at Arrow Electronics based out of New York. Mr. Dennison holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts from Oregon State University.
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Malachy Moynihan
Senior Vice President, Global Design & Engineering of Flex
Malachy Moynihan is the Senior Vice President for Global Design and Engineering at Flex, the global leader in Sketch-to-Scale development to distribution company managing several thousand engineers developing products for medical, automotive, consumer and industrial customers worldwide. He has worked on products as diverse as the worlds first connected cold-press juicer (Juicero, where he was the Chief Product Officer managing all engineering, manufacturing, product management and design), the most successful voice assistant, Echo and the leading streaming platform, FireTV (Amazon – Vice President for Lab126) and drove the amazing growth of the connected home with the Linksys WiFi products (Cisco). He began his career in high-tech at Apple, where he worked for many years on their consumer product lines. He has been a significant contributor to the popularization of consumer technologies through his frequent interviews, presentations and tradeshows. He is currently an advisor to several start-up companies focused on wireless technology, medical devices and engineering services. Malachy holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Ireland and has studied business and finance at the National University of Ireland and INSEAD, France. He lives in San Jose with his wife and son.
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About Flex: Flex is the Sketch-to-Scale solutions provider that designs and builds intelligent products for a connected world.
Doug Britt
President, Industrial and Emerging Industries and Integrated Solutions of Flex
Doug Britt is president, Industrial and Emerging Industries business group at Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX). Flextronics is a $24B, industry-leading, Fortune Global 500 end-to-end supply chain solutions company with a global workforce of 200,000 and operations in over 30 countries. Prior to joining Flextronics, Mr. Britt served as corporate vice president of America Sales and Engineering for Future Electronics, a $5B company that distributes electronics. Before that, he served for two years as senior vice president, Worldwide Sales and Marketing, for Silicon Graphics, where he grew company revenues in excess of 25 percent in 2008 and helped position the company for acquisition by Rackable Systems in 2009. Previously, he spent seven years in positions of increasing responsibility at Solectron, culminating his career there as executive vice president of Sales and Account Management. He led a 30 percent increase in revenue during his three-year tenure in that role. Mr. Britt earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Chico State and attended executive education programs throughout Europe, most notably at the University of London.
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Scott Offer
Executive Vice President & General Counsel of Flex
Scott Offer leads the global Law Department of Motorola Mobility. His team plays a key role – setting overall legal strategy; partnering with business leads; negotiating all strategic deals with customers, suppliers and partners; managing the global Motorola Mobility trademark and litigation portfolio; and maintaining legal compliance. Most recently, he served as a key leader and contributor in the planning and structuring of Motorola’s businesses into two independent, publicly traded companies following the separation of the company in 2011. This included the combination of the Law teams, and development of the Law Department structure for Motorola Mobility. Scott also led the formation of the combined Intellectual Property (IP) business and Legal teams, which consistently generated significant licensing revenues. The organization delivered a significant impact to both cash flow and operating earnings for Motorola. Scott played a lead role in the 2010 RIM patent cross-license and litigation settlement and is currently leading patent litigations with both Apple and Microsoft. Since joining Motorola in 1990, Scott has served in leadership roles both in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region and the U.S. Offer received his LLB law degree from The London School of Economics. Prior to joining Motorola, he worked for the law firm Boodle Hatfield and Royal Dutch Shell plc.
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Christopher Cook
President of Power Solutions of Flex
Christopher Cook is the president of Power Solutions at Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX), a $24B, industry-leading, Fortune Global 500 end-to-end supply chain solutions company with a global workforce of 200,000 and operations in over 30 countries. In this role, he leads an international team focused on delivering high-value power solutions and technical manufacturing expertise to increase customer competitiveness. Mr. Cook joined Flextronics from Infineon Technologies AG where he was vice president and general manager of the radio frequency and protection devices business based in Munich, Germany. During his tenure with Infineon, he also served as managing director of Infineon Technologies North America, chairman of Industrial Power and regional vice president and general manager of the Automotive, Industrial and Multimarket business group. Mr. Cook also held various sales and management positions at Renesas Technology, Hitachi Semiconductor and National Semiconductor. Mr. Cook earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and technology from Purdue University and completed the Program for Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School.
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