Hassane El-Khoury Becomes Chief Executive Officer of ON Semiconductor

ON Semiconductor has hired Hassane El-Khoury as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Member. He most recently served as Cypress Semiconductor’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board until the company was acquired by Infineon. Prior to leading as CEO, Hassane rose through the ranks at Cypress, beginning as an Application Engineer and ultimately serving in various executive level roles. He succeeds Keith Jackson at ON Semiconductor, who recently announced his retirement, but will stay on as an advisor until May 2021 to promote a smooth leadership transition. 

ON Semiconductor is a leading supplier of semiconductor-based solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of energy efficient power management, analog, sensors, logic, timing, connectivity, discrete, SoC and custom devices. The company is based in Phoenix, AZ and has a global employee count of over 34,000. For fiscal year 2019, the company generated revenues of $5.5 billion.