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16 January 2009

 

Anadigics appoints Motorola, AMD and Philips veteran as CEO

GaAs-based broadband wireless and wireline communications component maker Anadigics Inc of Warren, NJ, USA has appointed Mario Rivas as president & CEO from 1 February.

Gilles Delfassy (interim CEO since the resignation of former president & CEO Dr Bami Bastani in mid-August) continues as chairman of the board. “Gilles has done an outstanding job leading Anadigics through this important transition, putting us on a path to successfully rebound and grow,” says Lew Solomon, chair of the governance and nominating committee, on behalf of the board.

“Mario brings the ideal skills and experience to effectively lead this company going forward,” says Solomon. Rivas was most recently CEO of fabless semiconductor and software firm Quartics of Irvine, CA, USA.

Picture: Mario Rivas becomes president & CEO of Anadigics from 1 February.

Previously, he was an executive VP at microprocessor maker AMD, where he led the computing solutions group. He also managed the wireless communications business of Philips Semiconductor as well as its foundry operations, purchasing, and assembly & test. He has also served as a director on the board of Taiwanese silicon foundry TSMC.

Rivas spent the bulk of his career at Motorola Inc, with responsibilities in both semiconductor and wireless communications. As well as an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from the University of Central America in San Salvador, Rivas holds master’s degrees in semiconductor physics and business from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, NY.

“His extensive experience in the wireless semiconductor industry and his longstanding track record of driving business growth and leading successful operations will be invaluable as we move forward,” says Delfassy. "He also brings deep knowledge of our specific markets and customers... Under his leadership we will accelerate the progress we’ve made in predictably delivering leading-edge products to our customers,” he adds.

“The company is well known in the industry for its best-in-class power amplifiers, tuners and splitters, and they’re in the sweet spot of the large and growing wireless and broadband markets,” says Rivas.

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