The India Semiconductor Association (ISA), which represents electronic system design and manufacturing (ESDM) industry in the country, has named Mr P.V.G. Menon as its new President.
Mr Menon would be responsible for overseeing the operations of ISA and would work as a member of its Executive Council on strategic issues related to the growth of the semiconductor and the electronics industry in India, Dr Pradip K. Dutta, Chairman of ISA, and Corporate Vice-President and Managing Director of Synopsys (India) Pvt Ltd, said.
“Our goal is to evolve electronics a national mission. Mr Menon’s appointment is to ensure right leadership to achieve that target and other goals in the ESDM sector,” he said here in a press release.
Mr Menon has volunteered with several ISA initiatives such as ISA-Frost and Sullivan Market Study, Technovation, and ISA-Ernst and Young Country Competitiveness Study.
Prior to taking up this role, Mr Menon was the President and Chief Executive Officer of VANN Consulting Pvt Ltd. He has put in over 24 years of experience in the development, marketing and management of technology.
He also worked with Philips (now known as NXP Semiconductors) and Analog Devices, Siemens Information Systems Ltd and CMC Ltd. He has also been associated with two start-ups.