WASHINGTON – Gregg Lowe, the former manager of the analog business at Texas Instruments, has been tapped as the next CEO and president of Freescale Semiconductor Inc., the company announced Tuesday (June 5).
Lowe, 49, previously served as a senior vice president at Dallas-based Texas Instruments where he managed the chip maker’s analog business. He replaced Rich Beyer, Freescale’s former chairman and CEO, who will remain on the board of Freescale (Austin, Texas).
The company also said J. Daniel McCranie has been appointed as a non-executive chairman of Freescale’s board of directors. “Gregg is a proven leader and his extensive semiconductor experience makes him uniquely qualified to build upon Freescale's strong foundation, leading the company to our next stage of growth,” McCranie said in a statement.
