Silicon Motion Announces New Organizational Structure To Support Continued Global Business Growth

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | December 11, 2023 09:17am

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:SIMO) ("Silicon Motion," the "Company" or "we"), a global leader in designing and marketing NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices, today, announced a new organizational structure and leadership team appointments to support the Company's continued global business growth. These changes will take effect immediately.

 

Core to this announcement is the establishment of two business units designed to create a more focused and specialized structure that should enable faster innovation and stronger growth and support the Company's commitment to delivering the best-in-class solutions for its customers. The Client & Automotive Storage ("CAS") Business Unit will house the Company's client SSD controllers, mobile controllers, Ferri products and expandable controllers. The Enterprise Storage & Display Interface Solution ("ESDI") Business Unit will encompass the Company's enterprise SSD controllers and display interface products.

As part of the new organizational structure, Silicon Motion has created the following leadership roles:

• Nelson S. Duann, currently Silicon Motion's Senior Vice President of Marketing and R&D, has been appointed as a Senior Vice President of the CAS business unit. In this capacity, he will oversee product planning, major OEM business development and OEM project management for the Company's client SSD controllers, mobile controllers, Ferri products and expandable controllers.
• Alex Chou joins Silicon Motion as a Senior Vice President to lead the ESDI business unit. In this role, he will be responsible for leading Silicon Motion's enterprise storage group, to expand the business into data center and enterprise storage as well as expand the Company's display interface business into the PC docking market.
• Robert Fan, currently the Company's President of Silicon Motion, Inc. ("SMI USA"), has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Global Sales and President of SMI USA. In this capacity, he will lead the Company's worldwide sales, field application engineers (FAEs), and corporate marketing communications and public relations efforts.
  
   

"The increasing adoption of NAND in consumer, industrial, commercial and enterprise applications continue to expand our opportunities for growth," said Wallace Kou, President and CEO of Silicon Motion. "By creating these two dedicated business units, we will be even better positioned to develop the most advanced controller technology and deliver industry-leading solutions for our customers. Today, we see a unique opportunity to expand into new markets and increase share in our existing businesses, and with this new structure, we will be able to do so quicker and more effectively to drive our long-term success."

Nelson Duann has been with Silicon Motion since 2007 and has nearly 25 years of experience in product design, development, and marketing in the semiconductor industry. He was most recently leading Silicon Motion's marketing and R&D efforts and has played a key role in leading the Company's OEM business for mobile storage and SSD controller solutions, helping to introduce these products to growing them into the market leaders in these markets today. Prior to Silicon Motion, he worked for Sun Microsystems focusing on UltraSPARC microprocessor projects.

Alex Chou joined Silicon Motion on Dec. 1st, 2023. He brings over 30 years industry experience in ASIC design/applications engineering, product marketing, business strategy, and executive-level business engagement. Prior to joining the Company, he was Senior Vice President at Synaptics, where he was the GM responsible for the growth and success of its Wireless Connectivity business. Prior to that, he spent more than 18 years at Broadcom, and was responsible for their enterprise networking, WiFi network solutions and client WIFI/BT/GNSS as VP of Product Marketing at Broadcom's Wireless Connectivity BU.

Robert Fan joined Silicon Motion in 2013 and served as the President of SMI USA until 2023. Prior to joining Silicon Motion, Mr. Fan served in executive management roles at Spansion, IDT, and at two venture capital-backed startups. He also spent over nine years at Intel in sales, marketing and management positions and was a chip designer earlier in his career.

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