Xilinx, said early this week that Moshe Gavrielov has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) succeeding Willem P. Roelandts, 63, who will remain chairman of the board.
Gavrielov, 53, is the third Xilinx CEO in its 24-year history, and brings nearly 30 years of executive management and engineering experience with semiconductor and software companies to Xilinx.
Prior to this appointment, which is effective immediately, Gavrielov served as executive vice president and general manager of the fast-growing verification division at Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Before that, Gavrielov spent seven years as CEO of Verisity Ltd., where he grew the company from a 4 million dollar start-up, taking it through its initial public offering (IPO) in 2001 to a 70 million dollar publicly traded company, and ultimately to its acquisition by electronic design automation leader Cadence in 2005.
“Moshe has an excellent track record in building semiconductor and software businesses, applying an outstanding blend of strategic, analytic, business and leadership skills,” said Chairman Roelandts.
“Equally important is his commitment to a culture of innovation that honors the contributions of each and every employee, in keeping with the core values upon which Xilinx has been built over the past 24 years. Moshe’s selection was approved unanimously by our board of directors, and we’re fully confident that he is the right person to lead Xilinx through its next stage of growth.”
“I’m honored and excited to assume responsibility from Wim for leading one of the most highly-respected semiconductor companies in the world,” said Gavrielov.
“We have a great opportunity to bring the benefits of Xilinx technology to a broader range of industries and applications in the coming years, building upon a solid foundation of technology innovation and market leadership. I’m looking forward to working closely with our employees and partners to continue delivering unique value to an expanded set of customers, fulfilling the Xilinx vision to put a programmable solution into every electronic system." |
