SunEdison Semiconductor Announces Appointment of Randy Furr to Company's Board of Directors
October 26 2015 - 4:30PM
SunEdison Semiconductor Limited (NASDAQ:SEMI) ("SunEdison
Semiconductor" or the “Company”) announced today that the Company's
Board of Directors has appointed Randy Furr as a new independent
member of the Board and as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr.
Furr's term will be effective as of January 1, 2016.
"The appointment of Mr. Furr adds further depth
and focused experience to the SunEdison Semiconductor Board of
Directors," said Antonio Alvarez, Chairman of the Board of
Directors. "His extensive work as a high-level finance and
operations executive in the electronics industry will be of
meaningful value as we continue to strengthen our industry
positioning and create value for our shareholders."
Mr. Furr is the Chief Financial Officer of Bloom
Energy, a provider of breakthrough solid oxide fuel cell technology
generating clean, highly efficient onsite power from multiple fuel
sources. Prior to Bloom Energy, Mr. Furr served as Spansion's
Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from
June 2009 to March 2015. Mr. Furr has 30 years of experience
in the technology sector and is an experienced financial and
operations executive. Recently, Randy held senior executive
positions as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
at Magellan Navigation, Inc, a provider of GPS navigation systems,
from August 2008 to June 2009, and as Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Financial Officer at Aliph ("Jawbone"), a consumer Bluetooth
telephony device company, from April 2008 to August 2008.
Prior to that, Mr. Furr was at Adobe Systems, Inc., a
provider of professional and enterprise software, where he served
as Senior Vice President, Business Process Improvement from May
2007 to January 2008, as Senior Vice President and Interim Chief
Information Officer from November 2006 to May 2007, and as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from May 2006
to November 2006. Before joining Adobe Systems, Inc., Mr.
Furr spent 13 years at Sanmina-SCI Corporation, an electronics
manufacturing services provider, where he served as President and
Chief Operating Officer from 1996 to 2005 and as Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer from 1992 to 1996. Mr. Furr
served as a director of Sanmina-SCI Corporation from 1998 until
2005, holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the
University of Oklahoma and is a certified public accountant.
About SunEdison
Semiconductor
SunEdison Semiconductor is a global leader in
the manufacture and sale of silicon wafers to the semiconductor
industry. For over 55 years, SunEdison Semiconductor has been a
pioneer in the design and development of silicon wafer
technologies. With R&D and manufacturing facilities in the
U.S., Europe, and Asia, SunEdison Semiconductor enables the next
generation of high performance semiconductor devices. SunEdison
Semiconductor’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Global
Select Market under the symbol "SEMI."
Investor & Media Contact
Chris Chaney
Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
SunEdison Semiconductor Limited
cchaney@sunedisonsemi.com
+1 636 474 5226
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