Freescale Hires Richard

AUSTIN, Texas -- Freescale Semiconductor today announced Henri Richard as its senior vice president, chief sales and marketing officer. Henri, the former chief sales & marketing officer at AMD, brings thirty years of experience in sales, marketing, services and business development to Freescale. His broad-based experience includes the U.S., European and Asian markets; OEM, indirect and end-user channels; and both hardware and software product segments.

“Henri is a respected veteran of our industry and I am glad he has chosen to join the Freescale team,” said Michel Mayer, Freescale chairman and CEO. “His expertise in developing customer solutions will accelerate our growth initiatives and build on Freescale’s strong market position.”

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