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Tundra Semiconductor Appoints Daniel Hoste as Chief Executive Officer
Tundra Semiconductor Appoints Daniel Hoste as Chief Executive Officer.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nSemiconductor Veteran to Lead Tundra to System Interconnect Market Leader\nPosition\n\nOTTAWA, ON, Sept. 27 /CNW Telbec/ - Tundra Semiconductor Corporation\n(TSX:TUN), the world leader in System Interconnect, today announced that\nDaniel Hoste has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of\nthe Company effective immediately. Mr. Hoste has also been appointed to the\nCompany's Board of Directors. Since joining Tundra as Vice President of\nProducts in 2005, Mr. Hoste has been a key member of the Tundra executive\nteam, contributing to the Company's strategic direction and continued growth\nas the senior executive responsible for product marketing and operations.\nMr. Hoste succeeds Jim Roche, who co-founded the company in 1995 and led\nTundra to become the leading provider of standards-based System Interconnect\nproducts. Mr. Hoste's appointment is the culmination of the Company's\nleadership succession planning process. Mr. Roche has stepped down from his\nrole as President and CEO and will be available in an advisory role to the\nexecutive management team during a short-term transition phase.\nMr. Hoste's successful track record as a global executive spans more than\n30 years, including 16 years with Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (formerly the\nSemiconductor Products Sector division of Motorola, Inc.), one of the world's\nlargest semiconductor companies. At Freescale, Mr. Hoste held management\npositions in all three business groups of the company, both in Europe and in\nthe United States, including the assignment of Vice President and General\nManager of Freescale's 8-16bit Microcontroller division - a billion-dollar\nglobal business - where revenues and profits significantly increased during\nhis tenure.\n\"Daniel has the experience and leadership attributes required to drive\nthe Company to achieve its business plan and growth strategy, and to continue\nto be the dominant player in the global System Interconnect industry,\" said\nDr. Adam Chowaniec, Chairman of the Board, Tundra. \"The Board of Directors is\nconfident that with Daniel's extensive experience in the semiconductor\nindustry and his proven track record of building and leading world-class\ntechnology organizations, Tundra's plan for growth will be successfully\nexecuted.\"\n\"The opportunities for Tundra are tremendous. As the market o...