On appoints new COO

New COO for ON Semiconductor has an extensive CV having worked for many leading players in the industry.

ON Semiconductor has appointed William John Nelson, PhD, to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer (COO).

Nelson will report directly to Keith Jackson, ON Semiconductor's President and CEO.

"We are excited to have someone of John's calibre and capabilities join our team", says Keith Jackson, ON Semiconductor President and CEO.

"His successful track record of combining technology development and operations fits with the strategic direction we are moving the company towards".

"Bill George, who previously was the EVP of Operations at ON Semiconductor, will help John through the transition period and will focus his attentions on our manufacturing services business until his planned retirement next year".

Prior to joining ON Semiconductor, Nelson was the CEO of 1st Silicon, where he was responsible for day-to-day operations including worldwide manufacturing, sales, marketing and product development.

From 1990 to 2002, Nelson served in several executive positions, including Chief Operating Officer of General Semiconductor and President of General Semiconductor's Asia-Pacific operation.

Prior to leading General Semiconductor Taiwan's divestiture from General Instruments, John was president of General Instruments, Taiwan, and he also served as Vice President and general manager of General Instrument's power semiconductor division.

During that time he also directed the construction of the company's manufacturing site in Tianjin, China, driving completion in less than two years.

Nelson's other experience includes positions as wafer fabrication operations manager at Unitrode and Fairchild Semiconductor, as well as various wafer fabrication engineering posts at Analog Devices.

Nelson earned both a Bachelor of Science degree with honours and a PhD in physics from the University of Ulster, Ireland.

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