News: Microelectronics
5 November 2020
EPC strengthens European sales team
Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA has appointed Stefan Werkstetter as director of sales for EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa). He will focus on assisting customers in the European market in the adoption of its enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) and integrated circuits for applications including DC-DC, light detection & ranging (LiDAR), motor control, and other power conversion systems.
Picture: Stefan Werkstetter, EPC’s new director of sales for EMEA.
Based near Munich, Germany, Werkstetter has many years’ experience working in the power electronics market, particularly the automotive and industrial automation sectors. In his new role he will focus on developing new and existing accounts with major OEM and key account customers based in Europe.
Werkstetter has a degree in electrical engineering and joins EPC from Skeleton Technologies, where he was head of strategy. Prior to that, he spent many years working at Maxwell Technologies. His experience includes strategy, product management, business development, sales and applications engineering.
“I am looking forward to developing both new and existing business in EMEA,” says Werkstetter. “There is great potential to assist customers in choosing to adopt GaN, and I’ll be focussed on increasing these application and sales opportunities.”
