National Semiconductor Announces New Regional Vice President, Japan Division
Posted on February 20, 2008
Filed Under News, Semiconductors
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — National
Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: NSM) announced today it has appointed Jeff
Waters as regional vice president of National’s Japan Division. Waters, who
will be based in Tokyo, will oversee National’s sales and marketing efforts
in Japan and report to Michael Noonen, senior vice president of Worldwide
Marketing and Sales. He replaces Juergen Heldt who passed away on February
15.
Heldt became vice president of National’s Japan office in 2000.
Previously a member of the management team in National’s European regional
headquarters (Furstenfeldbruck, Germany), Heldt was scheduled to complete
his assignment in Japan this year and return to Europe. He had been with
National since 1986 holding a number of technical, sales and marketing
management positions.
Previously, Waters was National’s vice president of Worldwide
Marketing, where he was responsible for leading the company’s efforts in
new product definition and launch, as well as corporate marketing
communications. In that position, he was instrumental in launching
National’s PowerWise(R) brand underscoring National’s focus on
high-performance, energy-efficient analog products.
Waters first joined National in 1987. His roles with the company have
spanned a variety of product groups and disciplines, with positions in
engineering, operations, marketing and general management including serving
as product line director for National’s Interface Product Group. Outside of
his work at National, Waters worked in management consulting, as well as in
research and development for Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. in Atsugi, Japan.
Jeff Waters received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from
the University of Notre Dame, a master’s degree in electrical engineering
from Santa Clara University and a master’s degree in business
administration from Northwestern University.
National currently employs more than 100 people in Japan with offices
in Tokyo and Osaka.
About National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor, the industry’s premier analog company, creates
high-value analog devices and subsystems. National’s leading-edge products
include power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational
amplifiers, interface products and data conversion solutions. National’s
key analog markets include wireless handsets, displays, communications
infrastructure, medical, automotive, industrial, and test and measurement
applications. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., National reported sales
of $1.93 billion for fiscal 2007, which ended May 27, 2007. Additional
company and product information is available at http://www.national.com.
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