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Carlo Bozotti was born in Noviglio near Milan Italy in 1952 and graduated in Electronic Engineering at the University of Pavia in 1976 having written his thesis on very high-voltage switching transistors.
In 1977 Bozotti joined the high-voltage transistor development laboratory of the Italian semiconductor manufacturer SGS-ATES. In 1980 he moved to the Company's linear bipolar division and by 1984 he was promoted to product manager for telecom computer peripherals and automotive products. In this role Bozotti pioneered the market for the first smart-power devices based on innovative technology developed at ST and in which the Company is today a world leader. With the creation in 1987 of SGS-THOMSON Microelectronics (now STMicroelectronics) he became responsible for the Telecom Business Unit and subsequently he was promoted to Director of Corporate Strategic Marketing and Key Accounts within the "Headquarter Region" organization. In August 1991 he was appointed Corporate Vice President Marketing and Sales Americas. While in the US Bozotti and his team were responsible for tripling ST’s sales to US customers bringing those sales to almost $1B.
Three years later Bozotti returned to the Company’s headquarters to become Corporate Vice President for Europe and Headquarter Regions overseeing sales in Europe as well as sales to key customers and strategic marketing worldwide. From 1994 to 1997 under his leadership the Company's sales in Europe grew 46% to $1.77B while those to strategic partners grew 124% to $1.26B. In July 1998 Bozotti took on a new responsibility as Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Memory Products Group including the Company's smart card operations. Under his leadership ST became recognized as a market leader in non-volatile memories and smart card ICs.
Over the course of his career Bozotti has contributed to forging a number of strategic alliances with key customers in different market segments leveraging ST’s deep understanding of customers’ needs flexibility and cost competitiveness to provide winning solutions to customers for mutual benefit. In doing so he has greatly contributed to and influenced the development of ST’s business model of dedicating attention to Strategic Partners which has proven to be a key asset of the Company.
In March 2005 Bozotti was appointed as the Sole Member of the Management Board and President and Chief Executive Officer. Bozotti also chairs the ST Corporate Executive Committee comprised of six Executive Vice Presidents in addition to the COO and the CEO. | 