About

David Baillie has over 25 years’ experience in semiconductor companies that have successfully grown from start-up through IPO and on to market-dominant positions. He was the second employee of LSI Logic in Europe and the first for C-Cube Microsystems. During his career he has held a variety of international technical, marketing and sales positions including a role in California as VP and general manager of the Consumer Networked Products Division of C-Cube Microsystems. He holds a BSc degree in Applied Physics and an MEng in Microelectronics & Business Studies, both from Durham University and is a founder member and the current chair of the EMEA leadership Council for the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA).

Gehan Amaratunga is 1966 Professor of Engineering and Head of Electronics, Power and Energy Conversion at the University of Cambridge. Since receiving his PhD from Cambridge in 1983, he has held academic and research positions at Southampton University, the University of Liverpool and Stanford University in California. He is an elected fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a recipient of awards from that body, the IEE and the Royal Society. He has a long record of successful collaborations with industry partners in Europe, the USA and Asia. He has also acted as an expert in patent litigation for multinationals and as an adviser to leading investment firms. He has published over 400 papers and is an inventor on 22 patents.

Florin Udrea is Professor in Semiconductor Device Engineering and a Director of Studies at the University of Cambridge. He received his PhD from Cambridge in 1995 and has over 20 years' experience in power devices, MEMS and smart sensors. Since joining Cambridge University in 1992, he has worked on industrial projects with several major European, American and Japanese-based multinationals and has been a consultant to a number of design companies and semiconductor foundries. He is an internationally-recognised expert in the field of power semiconductor devices, with over 250 published papers and 40 patents.

John Miller joined CamSemi in March 2005 to lead the company’s sales and marketing activity in preparation for first product launches. He has over 22 years' experience in power-related engineering, marketing and sales roles including two periods of office with Philips Semiconductors. He started his electronics career designing specialist power supplies before moving into sales and marketing positions with Philips Components, Philips Semiconductors, Semtech and Memec. He was head-hunted back to work within regional sales at Philips Semiconductors in 2000 and within a year stepped up to take worldwide marketing responsibility for the company’s extensive power semiconductor range.

Kim Tey is responsible for managing CamSemi's manufacturing, production and quality activities plus associated staff and sub-contractors. He joined in 2008 to lead the company's commercial and technical operations in the APAC region, before taking up his current position. His 20 years' plus industry experience includes: head of external manufacturing and Asia GM for Zetex Semiconductors; worldwide assembly operations director at Philips Semiconductors; and other senior-level R&D, sales, operations and manufacturing roles.

Mark Muegge, who was previously Director of AC/DC Products at iWatt, oversees all CamSemi’s corporate and product marketing programmes and works closely with teams in Cambridge, Taipei and Shenzhen. He has an exceptionally strong profile in offline controllers coupled with in-depth applications, marketing and first-class engineering skills. He was iWatt’s first employee, co-invented its primary side sensing technology and established the company’s engineering team. In addition, his career includes senior marketing and engineering roles with Hi/fn, Quality Semiconductor and IDT. He holds a BSEE degree from the University of California, Davis.

Nigel Heather, previously VP of Engineering with SiGe Semiconductor, is responsible for day to day management of CamSemi’s engineering groups. He has a track record in accelerating product development in early-stage semiconductor businesses and more than 20 years’ experience in engineering management and IC design. During his career he has held a number of executive team roles including VP of Operations at Symbionics where he led the merger of the company’s engineering groups, IT and facilities into Cadence’s design services business. He started his IC design career at GEC Research in the early 80s and holds a BSc degree in computing science from Imperial College, London.

Martin Stephenson is a chartered accountant with almost 20 years' experience in corporate financial management, revenue growth strategies and fund-raising. Prior to joining CamSemi in 2010, Martin's previous CFO roles include: Pi Group, where he helped expand turnover from £8m to £25m; Liquavista, a VC-backed spin-out from Philips Electronics where he was closely involved in growing the company in Europe and Asia; and Polatis, a VC-backed company designing and selling optical switches, and where he led the restructuring of the business and raising $10m in new funding.