The India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ashwini K Aggarwal, Director – Government Affairs, Applied Materials India, as the Chairman of its Board of Directors and Executive Committee with immediate effect.

Aggarwal succeeds K Krishna Moorthy, who will continue as an advisor to the board. Anilkumar Muniswamy, Director, SLN Technologies is the new Vice-Chairman, with Rajesh Krishnan, Vice-President and Head of Memory Solutions, Samsung Semiconductor India Research, serving as the new Treasurer.

Aggarwal joined IESA’s board in 2015. Prior to being named Chairman, he served as a board member of Electronics Sector Skills Council and member/chair of various industry Special Interest Groups. A veteran of the electronics industry for more than three decades, Aggarwal is known for his global business, industry and operational expertise. He spent 18 years as an executive at Hewlett-Packard, in various capacities including Country Sales, Country Marketing and Product Management.

“Our priorities this year will be to consolidate the increasing traction on Make in India, nurture the emerging green shoots of start-ups and entrepreneurs, and build on-ground activation for talent development and innovation. We look forward to working with the Central and State governments, our industry members, entrepreneurs and other relevant stakeholders in India and abroad, to bring India on the radar of being a manufacturing hub at a global level,” Aggarwal said.

The IESA Executive Council will also see the appointment of three new members — Vivek Sharma, Managing Director, STMicroelectronics; Jitendra Chaddah, Director, Operations and Strategic Relations, Intel India; and Rajeev Khushu, Director - Corporate Affairs of Texas Instruments. A team of 12 senior industry leaders will collectively work to deliver on-ground activation.

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