2025 Asia Pacific Executive Forum

Alexander Gorski

COO and Member of the Management Board

Infineon

Alexander Gorski has served as Chief Operations Officer and a member of the Management Board at Infineon Technologies AG since October 2025.  In his current role, he oversees manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, customs, quality management, real estate, and facilities.

Gorski began his career at Infineon (formerly Siemens AG) in 1998, holding various management roles in Supply Chain and Operations until 2006. He later served as Vice President of Sales at Qimonda AG and as a member of the Management Board at Conergy, where he was COO and ultimately Chief Development Officer. Returning to Infineon in 2016, he became Division COO of Power & Sensor Systems, later advancing to EVP of Backend Operations (2021) and EVP of Frontend Operations (2024).

Born in Regensburg, Germany, he earned a master’s degree in finance and business administration from the University of Regensburg.

Alice TY Chou

Global Head of Culture & Inclusive Workplace and Director of HRBP-CBRD

TSMC

Alice Chou is an experienced HR executive with approximately 30 years in retail, banking, healthcare and high-tech across Asia, Europe, and North America. She has held various HR leadership roles, including Global Head of Talent, VP HR – Asia Pac and currently serves as Global Head of Culture & Inclusive Workplace and Director/HR Business Partner at TSMC.

Chou is certified in Hogan, MBTI, PDI, and Strength Finder, and is a certified trainer for multiple business programs. She has also served on several non-profit boards or associations previously, including the People Management Association, Taiwan. Colleagues describe her as a strategic, results-driven HR executive known for transforming businesses and building strong talent pipelines.

Cindy Palar

General Manager, Celestial AI Singapore

Celestial AI

Cindy is the General Manager of Celestial AI Private Limited and joined the company in October 2023 to establish Celestial AI’s Singapore Innovation and Operations Centre. Cindy is a seasoned semiconductor professional with more than 25 years industry experience and extensive network in Assembly & Test operation ecosystems.

Before joining Celestial AI, he was Corporate Vice President, Assembly and Test Operations for Analog Devices Inc. In this role he was responsible of managing both the internal operation with more than 11,000 employees in factories across Malaysia, Philippine and Thailand as well as network of external suppliers with 25 factories across Asia.

Prior to Analog Devices, Cindy spent 16 years with STATS ChipPAC – a global player in Outsourced Assembly and Test (OSAT). During his tenure at the company he held various management position in planning, quality, product line management, test development and process engineering in US and Singapore. The last 5 year he was President & GM, STATS ChipPAC, Singapore.

Cindy has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master’s Degree in Finance from University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Bill Brennan

President and CEO

Credo

For more than 25 years, Bill Brennan has been leading and scaling organizations to deliver steady revenue growth and profit. Bill joined Credo in 2013, leading the company to its IPO in January 2022. He has overseen Credo’s growth from a small startup to an organization of more than 500 employees worldwide. Under his stewardship, the company has pioneered revolutionary networking technologies based on Credo’s high-performance, low-power SerDes technology, including Active Electrical Cables (AECs) and Linear Receive Optics (LRO). Bill also supports numerous national and regional nonprofit organizations focused on health, education, and children’s causes.

Before joining Credo, Bill served as Vice President of the Storage Business Unit with Marvell Semiconductor for 11 years. Prior to Marvell, he held sales management positions with NEC and Texas Instruments. Bill received his BSEE degree from the University of Colorado.

Donghui Lu

Corporate Vice President, Front-End Operations and Head of Micron Taiwan

Micron

As corporate vice president of Front End Operations at Micron Technology and Head of Micron Taiwan, Donghui is responsible for managing the company’s wafer fabrication facilities in Taiwan, as well as aligning Micron Taiwan’s goals and strategic direction with the company’s overall objectives and mission.

Donghui has more than 20 years of semiconductor industry experience spanning technology development and transfer, manufacturing ramp, and fab construction.

Prior to joining Micron in February 2022, Donghui worked at Intel Corporation for 22 years. He was vice president of Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Operations, and co-general manager of the High-Volume Manufacturing Program Office, responsible for leading programs for new manufacturing space enablement and driving global strategic expansion initiatives. Donghui also played a critical leadership role in growing Intel’s memory business, deploying 3D NAND and Optane technologies jointly developed with Micron to Intel, and leading Intel’s 3D NAND process development teams independently developing two new generations of floating gate 3D NAND process technologies.

Donghui holds a B.S. degree from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and Ph.D. from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., both in materials science and engineering. He also received joint EMBA degrees in the United States, from the University of California, Berkeley, and Columbia University, New York.

Hamid Arabzadeh

Co-Founder and CEO

Ranovus

Hamid Arabzadeh is Co-Founder and CEO of RANOVUS, a leader in photonic interconnect solutions enabling AI compute scaling in hyperscale data centers. Under his leadership, RANOVUS pioneered a full-stack co-design approach—spanning lasers, silicon photonics, ICs, and packaging—to deliver the industry’s most power-efficient, cost-effective photonic engines, replacing copper interconnects in large-scale AI infrastructure.

Previously, he was Chairman and CEO of COREOPTICS, a photonic subsystems innovator acquired by Cisco in 2010. Earlier, he held senior leadership roles at Nortel Networks across multiple regions, ultimately serving as VP & GM of the Metro DWDM Optical business unit. Beyond RANOVUS, he co-founded and invests in Canadian scaleups in AI sovereign cloud, cybersecurity, and healthcare.

Arabzadeh holds a B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from McGill University.

Jiun-Haw Lee

Associate Vice President for international Affairs; Professor

National Taiwan University

Jiun-Haw Lee (李君浩) was born in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, on August 20, 1972. He received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering in 1994, 1995, and 2000, respectively, all from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

From 2000 to 2003, he was with the RiTdisplay Corporation as the director. Since 2003, he joined the faculty of National Taiwan University in the Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics and the Department of Electrical Engineering, where he is currently a professor. His research interests include organic optoelectronic devices, display technologies, and solid-state lighting.

Josie Ananto

Partner & Principal

EY

Josie Ananto is a Partner in EY Parthenon Transaction Strategy and Execution practice, currently based in Singapore, with extensive experience across the Asia Pacific region. With over 20 years of professional experience in the US and Asia, Josie is a recognized leader in M&A consulting, specializing in operational due diligence, complex integrations, carveouts, divestitures, operating model design, and organizational transformation.

Her expertise spans the technology, manufacturing, and consumer sectors, where she has led major cross-border initiatives, driving cost synergies, business scaling, and operational excellence for Fortune 500 clients.

Josie holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, an MS in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona, and a BBA in Accounting and Finance from the University of Wisconsin.

Kimon Michaels

Co-Founder, EVP of Products & Solutions and Director

PDF Solutions

Kimon Michaels, Ph.D., one of the founders of PDF Solutions, has served as Vice President of Products and Solutions since July 2010 and has been a Director since November 1995. Mr. Michaels served as Vice President of Design for Manufacturability from June 2007 through June 2010. Prior to that, Dr. Michaels served as Vice President of Field Operations for Manufacturing Process Solutions from January 2006 through May 2007. From March 1993 through December 2005, he served in various executive capacities. He also served as Chief Financial Officer from November 1995 to July 1998. Dr. Michaels received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, an M.S. E.C.E. and a Ph.D. E.C.E. from Carnegie Mellon University.

Magdalene Tennant

Managing Director

Fragomen

Magdalene is the Managing Director of Fragomen in Hong Kong, with over 30 years of experience helping companies and individuals navigate complex immigration landscapes across the Asia Pacific region. She began her career with the Australian Government, informed by her own journey as a foreign student, which gave her unique insight into the challenges faced by non-native English speakers navigating visa processes.

At Fragomen for more than two decades, Magdalene has advised multinational corporations and individuals on complex immigration matters, including mergers and acquisitions, de-registrations, workforce mobility and contingency planning. She has been instrumental in shaping innovative immigration strategies, collaborating with Hong Kong authorities to design tailored visa solutions that address evolving business needs.

With deep expertise across the Asia Pacific region, Magdalene is recognized for her ability to align immigration strategies with organizational goals, ensuring compliance while enabling workforce agility. She holds a degree from the Australian National University.

Mandali Khalesi

Vice President, AI Platform & Technology

Renesas

Mandali Khalesi is Vice President for AI Platform & Technology at Renesas Electronics. He is focused on developing a consistent and unified platform of AI services and products for both external users and internal developers. He was previously VP of AI and Cloud Engineering.

Prior to Renesas, he was the General Manager of Automated Driving Mobility at Toyota Motor Corporation HQ, helping ship their first self-driving Lexus LS flagship vehicle in 2021. He was concurrently Vice President of Automated Driving at Woven by Toyota, Toyota’s self-driving software subsidiary, managing engineering organization growth to 1,700 software and AI engineers.

He is a software executive with over 20 years of experience in the automotive, consumer electronics, and semiconductor industries. Mandali has a Master’s degree in Astrophysics from University College London.

Mario Morales

Vice President, Head of Corporate Strategy and Partnerships

AMD

Mario Morales is the vice president and Head of Corporate Strategy at AMD. He has conducted for in-depth analysis, evaluation of emerging markets and trends, forecasting, and research of major semiconductor industry segments such as embedded and intelligent systems, wireless, personal computing, networking and cloud infrastructure, automotive electronics, and AI semiconductors.

Mr. Morales is a trusted advisor to leading high tech company executives, financial investors, and bankers on market landscape and direction, product and technology positioning, competitive benchmarking, M&A, hardware, and software technology, and brand health and sustainability. He was also the leading advisor and expert analyst for IDC’s largest Wall Street clients including investment banking, VC’s, and mutual and hedge funds across every major financial region.

Over his career, Mr. Morales has authored and co-authored over 240 reports and studies in the area of semiconductors, mobile, PC, wireless, embedded, IoT, and IT marketplace. His career includes past positions with NEC Electronics and Dataquest.

Maryam Rofougaran

Co-Founder and CEO

Movandi

Maryam Rofougaran is Cofounder and CEO of Movandi, a leader in 5G mmWave technology, advanced RF chipsets, and complete RF systems enabling the high-performance connectivity essential for AI-driven applications and massive data demands. With over 25 years in the semiconductor and wireless industries, Maryam previously served as Senior VP of Wireless Radios at Broadcom, helping grow its wireless business to over $3 billion annually. She began her career as cofounder of Innovent Systems, the first to deliver market-defining SoC integration for short-range wireless—technology later deployed in billions of devices worldwide after Broadcom’s acquisition.

A prolific inventor with 300+ patents and 58 publications, Maryam earned her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA. Recognized by Inc.’s Most Influential Women and Light Reading’s MVPs, she is a member of the CNBC CEO Council and the Global Semiconductor Alliance CEO Council.

Mike Noonen

CEO

Swave Photonics

Mike Noonen is CEO of Swave Photonics, B.V., and has 30 years of experience leading technology businesses, resulting in two IPOs and multiple acquisitions. Most recently, he was the CEO of MixComm, Inc. from 2019 until it was acquired by Sivers Semiconductor in early 2022. From 2013 until 2015, Noonen was the Chairman and co-founder of Silicon Catalyst, Inc., the World’s 1st semiconductor incubator and EE Times 2015 Start-up of the Year. Previously, Noonen was:
• EVP, Global Products, Design, Sales, & Marketing at GlobalFoundries
• EVP, Worldwide Sales & Marketing, at NXP Semiconductors, B.V.
• SVP, Global Sales & Marketing at National Semiconductor

In 2013, he was elected to the Global Semiconductor Alliance Board of Directors. He holds a BSEE from Colorado State University and, in 2012, was named the College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni of the Year. Noonen holds multiple patents in the areas of Internet telephony and video communications

Robert Wang

Managing Director, Taiwan

AWS

Robert Wang is Managing Director of Amazon Web Services for Hong Kong and Taiwan, responsible for overall business strategy, development and operations. Since taking this role in 2018, Robert has led the team to continuously increase investment in the region, including launching AWS Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Region and the first Greater China AWS IoT Lab in Taiwan, establishing multiple AWS Joint Innovation Centers and cloud academies, and more. Under Robert’s leadership, AWS has set up a strong presence in Hong Kong and Taiwan to help both global and local customers succeed through its industry-leading technology, services, and global infrastructure.

Robert has more than 20 years of experience in the Information and Communication Technologies industry. Prior to AWS, he worked at various leading multinational corporations including Acer and Intel, holding leadership positions across Asia, Europe, and Americas. He has also worked with a wide range of businesses ranging in size from start-up to enterprises.

Outside of his role with AWS, Robert holds a number of voluntary industry positions, serving as an executive committee member of the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA), an advisory committee member of Digital Nation & Innovative Economic Development Program (DIGI+), and President of the Digital Intelligence Service Alliance.