26 August 2016

AKHAN completes executive line-up by adding chief technology officer and chief financial officer

AKHAN Semiconductor Inc of Gurnee, IL, USA, which specializes in the fabrication and application of nanocrystalline (NCD)-based materials & devices for semiconductor and electronic applications, has completed hiring to its C-Suite positions with two new executives - Bill Alberth as chief technology officer and Kristie King as chief financial officer - joining existing CEO & founder Adam Khan and chief operating officer Carl Shurboff.

Alberth has nearly 30 years of experience in the mobile device and wireless technology sector. Before joining AKHAN, he spent 25 years with Motorola Mobile Devices along with Shurboff, overseeing the architecture and commercialization of wireless LTE, CDMA, UMTS, WIFI, Bluetooth and NFC products. In 2012, he founded Innovations Technologies Consulting Inc, where he has served as president.

King has over 20 years of senior leadership experience with Motorola Mobility Inc and Motorola Solutions Inc. She has worked with several startups and Fortune 100 companies, and has used her financial modeling skills, financial system design expertise, contract negotiation and financial management leadership to achieve these companies' business goals. King is also currently on faculty at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, where she designed and teaches the Entrepreneurial Finance course.

"Each with a proven track record of success in technology commercialization and research-to-product deployment, their respective skills, talent, and expertise will be invaluable in growing and maintaining our global lead in diamond semiconductor," believes Khan.

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