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SkyWater Appoints Aerospace, Defense and Space Executive, Kevin Jackson as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the trusted technology realization partner, today announced that it has appointed
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[{"type":"text","content":" BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nSkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT), the trusted technology realization partner, today announced that it has appointed Kevin Jackson as its senior vice president of corporate development. Mr. Jackson brings over 20 years of experience as an aerospace, defense, and space executive with specialized expertise in developing and growing agile organizations. His broad experience executing space-based military programs will be invaluable to SkyWater’s Radiation Hardened (RH90), Readout Integrated Circuit (S90ROIC), advanced packaging and customized platforms.\n\nMr. Jackson most recently served as senior vice president and general manager for the Space Systems and Semiconductor Business Unit within Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES), the largest provider of analog and radiation hardened technology for the United States aerospace and defense industry.\n\n“Kevin’s extensive experience managing all aspects of space-based military programs provides an excellent foundation for the growth SkyWater expects to see both commercially and in the aerospace and defense markets,” said Thomas Sonderman, SkyWater president and CEO. “In addition, his comprehensive knowledge of the semiconductor value chain will be an important asset as we grow and scale our company in pursuit of our long-term business growth strategy. We are very pleased to welcome Kevin to our executive team.”\n\nIn his new role at SkyWater, Mr. Jackson will be responsible for all aspects of corporate development including leading the company’s strategic planning, revenue modeling and financial risk analysis capabilities. He will drive business performance metrics to enable achievement of consistent, predictable profitability. He will also be accountable for sourcing and executing potential mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures to enable manufacturing scale and market development, including penetration into new verticals and geographic expansion.\n\n“I am thrilled to be joining SkyWater at such an opportune and pivotal time in the semiconductor industry,” said Jackson. “In my previous role, I had the pleasure to call SkyWater a ‘trusted partner’ and have been impressed with the company’s innovation-centric vision for growing R&D and manufacturing capabilities for itself and our nation. I look forward to broadening SkyWater’s strategic...