Expanding the executive team, Langlois, most recently NXP’s senior vice president, global sales, for the entire corporation, is said to bring to the joint venture a track record of strong sales management. In the new role, he will report directly to Alain Dutheil, CEO, ST-NXP Wireless.
Langlois holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics and CAD tool systems from the University of Paris. He spent 12 years at VLSI Technology, rising through the ranks to the position of VP and general manager for Europe, Asia Pacific and Japan. In 1999, he joined Philips Semiconductors as vice president and general manager of sales and marketing for the automotive segment, and was promoted in 2003 to senior vice president, channel management and multimarket semiconductors sales. |