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IDM: Two executives at NEC Electronics America promoted |
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Aug 25, 2006 at 03:05 PM |
 NEC Electronics America, Inc has promoted two executives to more senior positions to strengthen business opportunities in the North American market, according to the company.
Formerly associate vice president and now vice president of corporate sales, James Hettema joined NEC Electronics America in 2003 and has more than 26 years of technical sales experience from a variety of senior management and sales roles he has held during his career. He will continue to expand and strengthen the corporate sales organization in the Americas for NEC and has a bachelor of science degree in ceramic science and engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
Jim Trent (pictured), formerly general manager and now associate vice president, will be responsible for NEC's automotive business in the Americas, including marketing, sales, applications, quality, design engineering, and production planning. Mr. Trent also joined NEC Electronics America in 2003 as a senior engineering manager and was promoted to general manager in 2004. He is the author of more than 16 published articles, holds one U.S. patent, and has been an active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 1984. He has more than 20 years experience from numerous engineering and senior management positions. Trent received his bachelor of science degree in electrical and computer engineering from Kansas State University where he graduated with Eta Kappa Nu honors.
Both positions report directly to Yuichi Kawakami, president and chief executive
officer of NEC Electronics America.
NEC Electronics America, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Electronics Corporation a manufacturer of semiconductor products encompassing advanced technology solutions for the broadband and communications markets; system solutions for the mobile, PC, automotive and digital consumer markets; and multi-market solutions for a wide range of customer applications.
NEC Electronics America, is also expanding its semiconductor manufacturing capabilities in Roseville, California in 2006 to add 0.15-micron process using eight-inch wafers in addition to the current 0.35- and 0.25-micron processes using six-inch wafers.
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