NXP Appoints Senior Industry Executive to Head Manufacturing Operations

Christopher P. Belden appointed to head asset light strategy

Eindhoven, The Netherlands, February 19, 2008 – NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced that, with effect from 1 March, Christopher P. Belden is appointed Senior Vice President Global Manufacturing. In this role, Chris will be responsible for all NXP IC manufacturing, including Front End and Back End operations.

 

“Chris brings to us a wealth of experience in managing semiconductor manufacturing operations and a track record of introducing innovative strategies for this integral part the business,” commented Hein van der Zeeuw, Chief Operations, NXP Semiconductors. “We have made good progress implementing our asset light strategy. By appointing one of the industry’s most experienced executives we ensure NXP will continue to lead in this area.”

 

Chris joins NXP, after he left Applied Materials in 2007, where he was responsible for Global Operations. Previously he spent over 20 years at Freescale Semiconductor, being responsible for the company’s manufacturing operations. He will report to Hein van der Zeeuw, Chief Operations, and be based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

 

About NXP

NXP is a top 10 semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50 years ago. Headquartered in Europe, the company has 37,000 employees working in more than 20 countries and posted sales of EUR 5 billion in 2006. NXP creates semiconductors, system solutions and software that deliver better sensory experiences in mobile phones, personal media players, TVs, set-top boxes, identification applications, cars and a wide range of other electronic devices. News from NXP is located at www.nxp.com.