The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) Board of Directors welcomes Kurt Sievers, President and CEO of NXP Semiconductors (NXP). The GSA Board represents some of the most influential companies in the industry providing a comprehensive global perspective and commitment to foster collaboration, innovation and integration for the industry and across the value chain.
“The surge in demand for personal computers and other electronics during the pandemic spotlights the critical role semiconductors play in our highly connected world,” said Jodi Shelton, CEO of GSA. “As a world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is driving innovation in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile and communication infrastructure markets. I’m pleased to welcome NXP’s CEO, Kurt Sievers, to our board.”
“GSA’s Board of Directors comprises a dedicated team of leaders committed to our vision of creating an efficient, profitable and sustainable semiconductor and high technology global ecosystem,” said Simon Segars, GSA Chair and CEO of Arm. “As our industry grows, we look to welcome to our board leaders who are key drivers of that growth. Kurt’s significant industry experience and leadership at NXP has helped to grow the company into the robust, thriving business it is today. We are excited to add his expertise, energy and collaborative spirit to help further our vision.”
“I am honored to serve with my fellow industry leaders and appreciate the welcome to GSA’s Board of Directors,” said Sievers. “Semiconductors are central to an ever-growing array of industries and activities. I am looking forward to helping our industry continue to prosper, making it stronger through cooperative leadership and meaningful discussions on how we can help drive and deliver crucial technology across all industries, for all people.”
NXP is an advocate for advancement and diversity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields globally, and therefore a proud supporter of GSA’s Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI). In addition to sponsoring the Initiative, Sievers added his name to the CEO Pledge, joining his fellow GSA Board Members in committing to significantly increase the number of women in leadership roles in the industry along with the number of STEM-focused female candidates joining the industry.
Sievers has served as president and CEO of NXP since May 2020. As a member of NXP’s executive management team since 2009, he has been instrumental in leading the definition and implementation of NXP’s strategy for “secure connections for a smarter world.” Prior to being elected CEO, Sievers served as president of NXP and oversaw all of the company’s business lines.
In 2019, he led the successful acquisition of Marvell’s Wi-Fi Connectivity Business Unit, enabling NXP to deliver complete, scalable processing and connectivity solutions to customers across NXP’s focus end markets. In 2015, he played a key role in the merger of NXP and Freescale Semiconductor, which created one of the world’s leading semiconductor companies and a leader in automotive semiconductors and secure edge processing.
Sievers joined NXP in 1995, progressing through a series of sales and marketing, product definition and development, strategy and general management leadership positions across a broad number of market segments.
He earned his Master of Science degree in physics and computer science from Augsburg University, Germany. In addition to his new board member role with GSA, he also serves as Executive Director, NXP Semiconductors N.V.; Member, Board of Directors of Capgemini; Member, Board of the German Electrical and Electronics Industry Association; Member, Board of AENEAS, the industrial Association for European Nano Electronics; Member, Board of the German Asia-Pacific Business Association (OAV).
