Anokiwave adds chief strategy officer

Anokiwave Inc of San Diego, CA, USA – which provides highly integrated silicon core chips and III-V front-end integrated circuits for millimeter-wave (mmW) markets and active antenna-based solutions – has added to its executive leadership team by appointing Alastair Upton to the new position of chief strategy officer, based at the firm’s office in Billerica, MA, and reporting directly to CEO Robert Donahue.

Upton will be responsible for developing and executing Anokiwave’s business strategy in all key markets, including responsibility for the strategic marketing organization, driving the company product roadmaps, and managing partnership programs.

Prior to assuming the CSO role, Upton was senior VP of business development, responsible for capturing new 5G mmWave business opportunities, developing working relationships with partners, including network operators, and for providing overall telecoms expertise.

Upton joined Anokiwave in June 2018, bringing more than 35 years of experience in the semiconductor industry covering both defense electronics and high-volume commercial applications at companies such as GE Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, RF Micro Devices (now Qorvo), MACOM and IDT. Prior to joining Anokiwave, Upton served in a variety of leadership roles including general manager, VP of engineering, business unit director, and senior director of RF product marketing. His global experience across several generations of technology and networks provides him with a comprehensive perspective on all Anokiwave’s mmWave markets, says the firm.

“Alastair is uniquely qualified to drive business strategy and growth,” reckons CEO Robert Donahue. “Alastair is an experienced executive with a history of visionary ideas and successful implementation, and is a valuable asset as we continue to ramp our business in 5G, SATCOM and radar markets,” he adds. “Anokiwave and its customers will benefit greatly from Alastair’s drive to develop new, innovative products, and to identify and create industry collaborations that foster market and company growth.”

Alastair earned his MS Executive Engineering Degree at the University of Pennsylvania and his B.Sc. Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Leeds in the UK.

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