GaN Systems engages new senior director of Technical Marketing, Asia
OTTAWA, CANADA: GaN Systems Inc, a primary developer of gallium nitride power switching semiconductors, announced the appointment of Charles Bailley as embarking on the role of senior director Technical Marketing, Asia, and effective on March 3rd Fiscal 2014, that is.
Bailley’s appointment is a share of the company’s strategy of increasing headcount worldwide to support early adopters of GaN-based devices as being world-leading automotive, industrial, and enterprise equipment manufacturers increasingly replace legacy silicon-based semiconductors with GaN power devices to attain higher efficiency, power density and reliability.
Bailley is a well-respected and experienced figure in the power semiconductor industry, with over eighteen years’ engineering and management experience in semiconductors and platforms at companies reading in the order as Intel, Intersil, and CHiL Semiconductor (now acquired by International Rectifier).
His background includes applications engineering, design engineering in both power electronics and analogue ICs, and marketing and business development. He has an MSEE from Florida Institute of Technology and a BSEE from the U.S. Naval Academy and holds a number of U.S. patents.
GaN Systems’ CEO, Girvan Patterson, notes that – “We extend a warm welcome to Charles and are delighted GaN Systems will have the benefit of his wide experience and vast technical expertise. 2014 is the year we will commercialise our broad range of GaN on silicon products and Charles will play a key role in driving our business forward, including working with leading customers to define products for their markets.”
