Amkor Announces Leadership Change
June 17 2020 - 4:25PM
Business Wire
Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR) today announced that Giel
Rutten, Amkor’s executive vice president since January 2014, has
been appointed to serve as president and chief executive officer
and as a director of the company. He succeeds Steve Kelley, who is
leaving after more than seven years of valuable service to
Amkor.
“Giel has been instrumental in driving the company’s successful
growth strategy in advanced products and is the right person to
lead Amkor as we enter the next phase,” said James J. Kim, Amkor’s
executive chairman of the board of directors. “He is a seasoned
business leader with a deep understanding of our organization and
business, as well as the global semiconductor industry.”
“I also want to thank Steve for his dedicated service and many
contributions to the company,” noted Kim. “We mutually agreed that
now is the time for a leadership change, and I wish Steve continued
success in the future.”
Giel joined Amkor in January 2014 as executive vice president of
advanced products and has over 30 years of experience in the global
semiconductor industry. Before Amkor, he served as chief executive
officer of Ledzworld, an LED technology company, and also served as
senior vice president for the Business Unit Home in NXP. Giel first
joined Philips Semiconductors in 1984 and took on various key
management positions in the areas of general management, marketing,
operations and engineering in Europe, Asia and the United States.
Giel holds a Master’s degree in Physics and Chemistry from the
University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
About Amkor Technology, Inc.
Amkor Technology, Inc. is one of the world’s largest providers
of outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services. Founded in
1968, Amkor pioneered the outsourcing of IC packaging and test and
is now a strategic manufacturing partner for the world’s leading
semiconductor companies, foundries and electronics OEMs. Amkor’s
operational base includes production facilities, product
development centers, and sales and support offices located in key
electronics manufacturing regions in Asia, Europe and the USA. For
more information, visit www.amkor.com.
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