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ROHM appoints Andreas Thamm as new Deputy Director of the European Technical Center

December 03, 2019 by ROHM

This article highlights ROHM Semiconductor appointment Mr. Andreas Thamm as new Deputy Director of the European Technical Center (EUTC).

Willich-Münchheide, Germany, December 03, 2019 – As of September 1st, 2019, ROHM Semiconductor appointed Mr. Andreas Thamm as new Deputy Director of the European Technical Center (EUTC). Andreas Thamm has more than 20 years of experience in high-tech companies, where he held various positions in engineering and management.

The European Technical Center provides customer support excellence through specialized FAEs that assist customers from product selection, to response on technical questions, to system-level design support. “It is a critical interface between customer requirements and product development in Japan," comments Toshimitsu Suzuki, President ROHM Semiconductor Europe. "The appointment of Andreas Thamm underlines the importance of the European market for ROHM. His expertise in industrial automation and his international experience in segment marketing will certainly help to focus on the products of our local customers and to pass on the needs of the industry to our engineering departments in order to emphasize products for the European market.”

“ROHM Semiconductor is a technology leader in power management applications for growth markets such as Industry 4.0, Smart Home or ADAS and supports its customers in successfully achieving their development goals,” says Andreas Thamm. “I see great growth potential in the industrial sector in Europe. My mission is to contribute to this growth by further expanding the EUTC's system and application-oriented customer service.”

Andreas Thamm holds a degree as graduate engineer in electrical engineering from Leibniz Universität Hannover. He began his career in 1996 at Nokia followed by different positions at European and global companies like Wipro Technologies and Renesas Electronics.

 

About ROHM Semiconuctor

ROHM was established in Kyoto in 1958 as initially a manufacturer of small electronic components. In 1967 production was expanded to include transistors and diodes, and in 1969 ICs and other semiconductor products were added to the lineup. Two years later (in 1971), going against conventional Japanese business culture, the company entered the US market by establishing a sales office and IC design center in Silicon Valley. Through the hard work and passionate dedication of its young workforce, business flourished, causing the industry to take notice. ROHM's expansion overseas soon became a template for other companies and eventually was accepted as common business practice.