SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI),
the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient
power conversion, today announced that Raja G. Petrakian has joined the
company as Vice President, Operations. In this role Dr. Petrakian will
oversee the company’s global supply-chain and logistics functions as
well as its product- and test-engineering efforts. He replaces John
Tomlin, who is retiring after nearly 14 years with the company.
Dr. Petrakian has nearly 25 years of supply-chain management experience
in technology industries, including two decades at Xilinx Inc., a
leading supplier of programmable logic devices with $2.4 billion of
annual revenues. At Xilinx, Dr. Petrakian served in a succession of
increasingly senior roles, most recently as senior vice president of
worldwide operations. He holds a Ph.D. in industrial engineering and
operations research from the University of California at Berkeley, as
well as M.S. and B.S. degrees in systems engineering from Case Western
Reserve University.
Commented Balu Balakrishnan, president and CEO of Power Integrations:
“We are delighted that Raja Petrakian is joining our senior management
team. Raja has an exemplary track record of operational execution in the
semiconductor industry, and he will be an outstanding addition to our
company.”
Mr. Balakrishnan continued: “On behalf of everyone at Power
Integrations, I congratulate John Tomlin on his upcoming retirement.
John has been an invaluable member of our senior management team for the
past 14 years, and leaves behind a world-class organization. We wish him
the best as he concludes a distinguished career in the technology
industry.”
About Power Integrations
Power
Integrations, Inc. is a leading innovator in semiconductor
technologies for high-voltage power-conversion. The company’s products
are key building blocks in the clean-power ecosystem, enabling the
generation of renewable energy as well as the efficient transmission and
consumption of power in applications ranging from milliwatts to
megawatts. For more information please visit www.power.com.
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Source: Power Integrations