Ole Gerkensmeyer
Biography
Ole Gerkensmeyer is VP Sales EMEA at Nexperia, a leading semiconductor manufacturer for essential and power semiconductors. He started his semiconductor career over 25y ago with Texas Instruments, where he held several management positions over his 17year tenure. He then became General Manager of Future Electronics’ distribution business in Central Europe. Most recently, he spend over 5 years with Wolfspeed, where he not only led their EMEA Automotive business but also was influencial in establishing corporate business development projects. – Next to Nexperia, Ole is also active as an advisory board member at the world’s power electronics conference: PCIM. His interest is focussed on semiconductor business growth as well as power electronics.
Company Profile
Nexperia
Company Profile
Headquartered in the Netherlands, Nexperia is a global semiconductor company with a rich European history and over 15,000 employees across Europe, Asia, and the United States. As a leading expert in the development and production of essential semiconductors, Nexperia’s components enable the basic functionality of virtually every electronic design in the world – from automotive and industrial to mobile and consumer applications.
The company serves a global customer base, shipping more than 100 billion products annually. These products are recognized as benchmarks in efficiency – in process, size, power, and performance. Nexperia’s commitment to innovation, efficiency and stringent industry requirements are evident in its extensive IP portfolio, its expanding product range, and its certification to IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
