Tata Electronics appoints Randhir Thakur as CEO & MD

Tata Electronics has appointed Randhir Thakur as CEO and MD. Till recently, Thakur was leading Intel Foundry Services as its President and has worked with Intel for over 5 years.

The company said that Thakur brings over 40 years of experience in the global manufacturing, research and development, and profitable P&L management.

“The roadmap for Tata Electronics is exciting and Thakur’s in-depth knowledge and multi-functional experience will bode well for the company. I am confident that under his leadership, Tata Electronics will lead India to take its rightful position in the global semiconductor and precision manufacturing industry," N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons said.


Further, the company said that said that Thakur has deep expertise in ecosystem leadership, process technology equipment, driving M&A and joint ventures, product development, while collaborating closely with ecosystem partners and customers.

Thakur has previously held leadership and technical positions at Applied Materials Inc., SanDisk Corp., as also across the semiconductor industry in STEAG Electronic Systems and Micron Technology Inc. Thakur had resigned last year from Intel amidst the company's $5.4 billion acquisition of Israeli chip manufacturer Tower Semiconductor which is still pending approval.

“I am excited to contribute to building Tata Electronics as an integral and trusted part of the global electronics industry enabling our customer’s success. For semiconductors as well as precision manufacturing, we intend to deliver innovation, quality, and cost advantage with speed and at scale.” Thakur said.

Born in Himachal Pradesh, Thakur is an electronics and telecommunications engineer from the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India, has a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma.

He was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2013. He holds more than 300 patents in the semiconductor field.