Executive Management Team
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Wing Zhang
CEO & CHRO
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Wing Zhang - CEO & CHRO
Leading the EMT to guide the company to market growth and to maintain its leadership. Before Nexperia, Wing founded Wingtech Technology in 2006 -Nexperia's current controlling shareholder- where he also serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive. Before founding Wingtech, Wing had a successful career in companies such as STMicroelectronics. He holds an IE Bachelor's degree from Guangdong University of Technology, an EMBA degree from Tsinghua University, and Finance Ph.D. of Tsinghua University /University of Geneva. He serves from offices in the Netherlands and China.
Stefan Tilger
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Stefan Tilger - Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Stefan is Nexperia's CFO, leading the team responsible for the financial and administrative strength of the company. Stefan started his career at NXP, where he developed his knowledge and experience in various financial roles, transitioning with Nexperia in 2017 as VP Global Business Controlling and as part of the leadership team. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Schleswig-Holstein Cooperative University of Applied Sciences in Kiel, Germany.
Achim Kempe
Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Achim Kempe - Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Achim is responsible for all global operations and is overseeing business and manufacturing at our five factory sites. He has a strong manufacturing and operational background, implementing high-impact manufacturing strategies and operational excellence initiatives. Achim brings a passion for efficiency and more than 20 years' experience to the role. Achim holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Applied Sc. of Cologne and the University of Siegen.
Dan Jensen
Chief Strategy Officer
Dan Jensen - Chief Strategy Officer
Dan is Nexperia's Chief Strategy Officer, with more than 25 years in the industry bringing deep market knowledge and insight to the role. Before joining Nexperia, he worked at NXP and Texas Instruments in various roles including Strategic Marketing, Test & Product Engineering, Applications Engineering, Systems Engineering and Business Development. Dan holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University.
Andrea Tranchida
Chief Commercial Officer
Andrea Tranchida – Chief Commercial Officer
Andrea is Nexperia’s Chief Commercial Officer, responsible for driving Nexperia’s top line and demand creation. Prior to this role, he served as vice president of the Americas Sales and Marketing organization. Andrea accounts over 25 years of experience in sales, marketing and business development. Before joining Nexperia, Andrea worked at STMicroelectronics in various leadership roles, mostly related to Power and WBG Devices. He holds a BSc in Communication Technologies from University of Ferrara and an MBA from Baylor University, TX.
Paul Zhang
Chief Officer
Paul Zhang - Chief Officer
Paul Zhang is Nexperia’s Chief Officer, working closely with the CEO on daily business operations. He brings over 25 years industry experience, including more than 20 years in semiconductors. Before joining Nexperia, he was the CEO of Datang NXP Semiconductors, where he was instrumental in designing the framework of the joint venture. Paul holds a BA and an MSc degree in Electronics Engineering from Tsinghua University in Beijing and the University of Calgary, as well as an EMBA degree.
Philipp Obier
BG Leader Bipolar Discretes
Philipp Obier - BG Leader Bipolar Discretes
Philipp is Nexperia's BG Leader for Bipolar Discretes. Philipp joined NXP in 2014 as Product Marketing Manager for Standard Products. In the last 10 years he has led various teams and projects in Marketing, Commercial and Supply Chain Management. Up until 2024, Philipp was leading the Product Group Small Signal Discretes, which reached new heights in revenues and market share in the last years. Philipp holds a BA in Business and Marketing from the Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Germany.
Irene Deng
BG Leader IC Solutions
Irene Deng - BG Leader IC Solutions
Irene is Nexperia's BG Leader for IC Solutions. She brings 20+ years' building, leading, and scaling R&D and global businesses in the semiconductor analog IC industry. As a former GM and one of the founding members of the China R&D center at Texas Instruments, Irene has extensive expertise in RF, power, and signal chain analog ICs. She majored in Electronics Engineering at Iowa State University (MSc) and Nanjing University (BS).
Fredrik Öberg
BG Leader MOS Discretes
Fredrik Öberg - BG Leader MOS Discretes
Fredrik is Nexperia's BG Leader for MOS Discretes. With more than 20 years of experience in semiconductors and related industries he brings a wealth of knowledge from leading global organisations. Before joining Nexperia he held various leadership roles in marketing and general management in Infineon's Automotive Division. Fredrik holds an MScEE from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg and an MBA from the University College Dublin.
Edoardo Merli
BG Leader Wide Band Gap, IGBT & Modules
Edoardo Merli - BG Leader Wide Band Gap, IGBT & Modules
Edoardo Merli is Nexperia’s BG Leader for Wide Band Gap, IGBT & Modules. He is a highly accomplished executive with 30+ years in high-tech and automotive industries. He brings a solid experience on semiconductors, both in automotive and industrial/consumer domains. Before joining Nexperia, he was Executive VP and GM of Power Transistor SubGroup in STMicroelectronics. His previous assignments included automotive processors and infotainment, communications, RF and -the latest one- Power Technologies. Edoardo holds a BA in Engineering (B. Eng.), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from University of Bologna in Italy.
Jean-Pierre Kempeneers
Chief Corporate Affairs
Jean-Pierre Kempeneers - Chief Corporate Affairs
Jean-Pierre is Nexperia's Chief of Corporate Affairs that includes Public Affairs, Communications and Digital Marketing. He previously worked at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs starting in 1995, with an intermezzo of 2,5 years as Head of the Royal Philips EU office in Brussels, from 2014 to 2016. Jean-Pierre was Ambassador for international positions for 6 years and was posted to the Dutch Embassies in Vienna, Tel Aviv, the Dutch permanent representation to the United Nations in NYC, Warsaw and Port of Spain. He holds a Master of Law from Leiden University.
Ruben Lichtenberg
Chief Legal Officer
Ruben Lichtenberg - Chief Legal Officer
Ruben is Nexperia’s Chief Legal Officer, leading the Global legal and IP team. Ruben started his career as an attorney and he brings more than 20 years of experience in international corporate law, having worked in senior legal functions for a range of international companies such as Royal Haskoning, Mercuria Energy and Vesta Terminals. Ruben is also Board Secretary and holds a Master’s in Law from the Radboud University of Nijmegen.