Kyocera America, Inc. today announced two executive-level promotions to
take effect April 1, 2008.
Gary Lee, currently National Product Manager, Organic Product
Sales, will be promoted to Vice President, Organic Product Sales. Lee
will be responsible for expanding Kyocera’s
North American business in semiconductor package products based on
organic and plastic material technologies. He joined Kyocera in January
2000 and has more than 25 years of experience in microelectronics,
including management positions in sales and manufacturing.
Kenji Aonuma, currently General Manager, International Sales
Division, Semiconductor Components Group, at Kyocera Corporation of
Kyoto, Japan, will transfer to Kyocera America, Inc. and assume new
responsibilities as Vice President, Asia Ceramic Products Sales. In his
new role, Aonuma will be responsible for North American sales of
ceramic-based semiconductor package products made by Kyocera business
units in Asia. Aonuma joined Kyocera in 1979 and has held sales
management positions both in Japan and the United States, including 10
years of prior service with Kyocera America, Inc.
The promotions give Kyocera America, Inc. executive-level positions
responsible for North American Products; Asia Ceramic Products; and
Organic Products, underscoring the company’s
commitment to continued growth through customer-first practices.
About Kyocera
San Diego-based Kyocera America, Inc. designs, manufactures,
assembles and markets a broad range of microelectronic packaging
solutions and optoelectronic components for the telecommunications,
wireless, semiconductor and specialty products markets, based on
advanced ceramic and plastic material technologies. Kyocera America,
Inc. is an ISO 9001/14001 and ITAR-registered, DSCC-certified facility.
The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kyocera International,
Inc. of San Diego, the North American headquarters and holding
company for Kyoto, Japan-based Kyocera Corporation.
Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO),
the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in
1959 as a producer of advanced ceramics. By combining these engineered
materials with metals and plastics, and integrating them with other
technologies, Kyocera Corporation has become a leading supplier of
engineered ceramics, semiconductor packages, electronic components,
cutting tools, solar energy systems, document imaging systems and
telecommunications equipment. During the year ended March 31, 2007, the
company’s net sales totaled 1.28 trillion yen
(approximately $10.8 billion).
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