Cree appointment of new chairman and two board members

CREE announced the results of its annual general meeting, including the appointment of the new chairman and two newly elected members of the board.

Darren R. Jackson was appointed chairman by the board of directors. Jackson joined the Cree board in May 2016. He served as a member of the board of directors of Advance Auto Parts and served as chief executive officer from January 2008 to January 2016.

John C. Hodge and Duy-Loan T. Le were elected members of the board. Hodge has rich experience in semiconductor company directors, while Le focuses on semiconductor technology such as chip design and silicon wafer fabrication.

"We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Hodge and MS Le to the Cree board." "They will help the leadership shape our vision of building a world-class semiconductor company," said Darren Jackson, the new chairman of Cree. Their rich industry experience is invaluable and will help us promote SiC and GaN based innovation and market expansion, focusing on various applications in automotive, telecommunications and energy fields. "

First source: Cree

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