GFS - Leadership updates

STILLWATER, Okla., March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USA Rare Earth, Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) ("USAR") today announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Caulfield to its Board of Directors, effective March 9, 2026. Dr. Caulfield currently serves as Executive Chairman of GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) and brings decades of experience spanning engineering, executive management, and global operations at leading technology companies. Most recently, from 2018-2025, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of GlobalFoundries, where he led the company from a startup through its successful IPO and current profitable growth in a rapidly evolving semiconductor industry and external environment. He has dee

MALTA, N.Y., Jan. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) (GF) today announced the appointment of Ganesh Moorthy to its board of directors. Mr. Moorthy, former president and CEO of Microchip Technology Inc., joins GF's Board, effective immediately. Mr. Moorthy brings more than four decades of experience in the semiconductor industry, including transformative leadership at Microchip Technology, where he served as CEO, president and board member until his retirement in November 2024. He was appointed CEO and president in March 2021 and joined Microchip's Board of Directors in January 2021. Prior to that, he held senior leadership roles at Microchip including COO and execut

MALTA, N.Y., Dec. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GlobalFoundries (GF) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Sam Franklin as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Franklin previously served as Senior Vice President of Business Finance & Operations and Investor Relations and recently Interim CFO. "We are delighted to have Sam formally appointed as CFO," said Tim Breen, CEO of GF. "His proven leadership and financial expertise will accelerate GF's momentum and capitalize on the significant opportunities ahead. As we continue to drive profitability and deliver differentiated technologies for the scaling of AI from the data center to the physical world, Sam's ab

SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) (GF) today announced the acquisition of Advanced Micro Foundry (AMF), a silicon photonics foundry based in Singapore, marking a pivotal step in GF's strategy to advance innovation and its leadership in silicon photonics. This acquisition will expand GF's silicon photonics technology portfolio, production capacity and research and development in Singapore, complementing its existing technology capabilities in the U.S. and unlocking new market opportunities with a broader set of datacenter and communication technologies. GF's acquisition of AMF brings together AMF's manufacturing assets, extensive intellectual propert

Expansion of EMEA operations signals strong focus on Automotive, Industrial, and Communications Infrastructure market growth, leveraging the industry-leading MIPS Atlas Portfolio of RISC-V IP MIPS, a GlobalFoundries company, announced today that Michael Zirngibl has joined as Vice President, Business Development for EMEA. In this role, Michael will lead business expansion across the region, building on his extensive background in automotive, industrial, and communications infrastructure sectors to support MIPS mission to advance the next wave of physical AI. "Michael joining MIPS today highlights the opportunity for MIPS technology in physical AI platforms," said Sameer Wasson, MIPS CEO

MALTA, N.Y., July 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) (GF) today announced that it has acquired Tagore Technology's proprietary and production proven Power Gallium Nitride (GaN) IP portfolio, a high-power density solution designed to push the boundaries of efficiency and performance in a wide range of power applications in automotive, internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) datacenter. As the digital world continues to evolve with technologies like Generative AI, GaN stands out as a pivotal solution for sustainable and efficient power management particularly in datacenters. Today's announcement reinforces GF's commitment to large-scale manufacturing

MALTA, N.Y., May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) (GF) today announced the appointment of two new senior executives to its leadership team. Tim Stone has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), taking over for David Reeder who will leave the company after transitioning to Stone over the coming months, and Niels Anderskouv will join as the new Chief Business Officer (CBO). As CFO, Mr. Stone will build on the strong foundation laid by current CFO, David Reeder, and will focus on accelerating GF's financial performance. Mr. Stone brings a world-class finance pedigree to GF including more than 20 years building Amazon's global business in senior finan

MALTA, N.Y., Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, today announced the appointment of Ashlie Wallace as Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain, effective November 28, 2022. In this role, Ms. Wallace will spearhead GF's global supply chain operations including logistics, supply planning, sourcing, and procurement to drive operational efficiency that will support the company's continued growth. "Ashlie's deep expertise in supply chain management will continue to ensure GF is at the fore

Experienced HR executive joins GF leadership team MALTA, N.Y., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobalFoundries (NASDAQ:GFS) (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, today announced the appointment of Pradheepa Raman as Chief People Officer. The appointment is effective September 12, 2022.  An experienced human resources executive with demonstrated success in driving positive change to the employee experience and building organizational resiliency through skills development, Raman will be responsible for leading all aspects of GF's worldwide human resour

MALTA, N.Y., March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobalFoundries Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS) (GF) today announced the appointment of Bobby Yerramilli-Rao as an independent director of the company's board of directors. Dr. Yerramilli-Rao is currently chief strategy officer and corporate vice president of corporate strategy at Microsoft, where he is responsible for developing and driving growth-oriented strategies. Dr. Yerramilli-Rao's appointment is effective immediately and expands the GF board to 11 directors, including five independent directors. He will be a member of the Strategy & Techno