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Hanson became Chief Executive Officer in July 2007. He has served as a Director since July 2004 and as Chairman since April 2005.
Hanson has over thirty-two years of senior executive experience in the high technology industry including 28 years at Motorola and over 3 years as president and chief executive officer of ON Semiconductor.
Hanson began his career at Motorola working his way through the organization in a number of engineering management and leadership positions. Before leading the leveraged buyout of ON from Motorola he was senior vice president and general manager for the Standard Components Group. His background includes responsibility for Motorola’s Europe Middle East and Africa operations headquartered in Geneva Switzerland.
Hanson is a Carrecker Lecturer at Georgia Institute of Technology and Board member of the Dean’s Advisory Council W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University as well as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering.
Hanson holds a BSEE from the College of Engineering at Arizona State University.
Mr. Hanson also serves as a director for Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets: VTSS). | 