Greg Pedersen Greg Pedersen Greg Pedersen is the Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) at GF, responsible for overseeing the company’s global accounting, internal control and financial reporting operations. Mr. Pedersen joined GF in 2024, bringing over two decades of experience in financial reporting, internal control and auditing, as well as financial strategy, planning and analysis, while working with and leading international teams. Prior to joining GF, he served in a variety of roles including Global Controller, Vice President of Supply Chain Finance, Vice President of Manufacturing Finance and Assistant Controller at Stryker. Mr. Pedersen has a successful track record of leading SEC and financial reporting, internal control, technical accounting and financial compliance, along with strategic financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and analysis for the procurement and manufacturing functions. Prior to his time at Stryker, Mr. Pedersen was at Kimberly-Clark and Nationstar Mortgage, after spending the first decade of his career at Deloitte and Touche, developing a strong foundation in financial, audit and internal control compliance. Mr. Pedersen is a Certified Public Accountant and holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in accounting from Brigham Young University.
Faisal Saleem Faisal Saleem Faisal Saleem is Senior Vice President, Head of End Markets Strategy and Business Development, a position he was appointed to in 2023. Mr. Saleem leads a team of technical experts responsible for deep understanding of customer needs and emerging trends across various end-use sectors, and for aligning GF’s product development plans accordingly. Mr. Saleem initially joined GF in 2007 as a sales account executive, rising through various roles with a proven track record of creating value for customers, driving sales and business development at strategic accounts, and building successful teams. He was appointed vice president of U.S. sales in 2019 and took on the role of vice president of commercial strategy and operations in 2021. Prior to joining GF, Mr. Saleem served in a variety of engineering roles at Vitesse Semiconductor, Agere Systems Lucent Technologies and Cirrus Logic. Mr. Saleem holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Lehigh University.
Shankaran Janardhanan Shankaran Janardhanan Shankaran Janardhanan is Senior Vice President of the Radio Frequency (RF) Product Line at GF, a position he was appointed to in 2025. In this role, Mr. Janardhanan leads the company’s RF Product Line organization that enables customers to deliver solutions for smart mobile devices, home and industrial Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, communications infrastructure and data center. Mr. Janardhanan joined GF in 2011 and has served in various leadership roles including vice president of the Smart Mobile Devices business unit, where he expanded business in GF’s largest end market, providing customers with differentiated connectivity, display, audio, imaging and power management technology solutions. Prior to that position, Mr. Janardhanan led GF’s Mobile RF business, which doubled in size under his leadership, and supported by the acquisition of the IBM Microelectronics business in 2015, broadening GF’s differentiated RF portfolio and manufacturing footprint. In a previous role at GF, he managed RF & Power management business development and field applications. Prior to GF, he held various roles in design engineering, technology and product management for RF and Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) products at TowerJazz. Mr. Janardhanan holds an MBA from the University of California–Berkeley and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Temple University.
Kamal Khouri Kamal Khouri Kamal Khouri is Senior Vice President of the Feature-rich CMOS Product Line at GF, the company’s largest product line covering differentiated CMOS technology platforms that enable customers to deliver solutions for the automotive, home and industrial Internet of Things (IoT), smart mobile devices and aerospace & defense markets. He was appointed to this role in 2023. Prior to his current role, he was GF’s vice president of automotive, leading a world-class team to deliver solutions fueling the transformation of modern mobility and vehicles, a position he held since 2020. Mr. Khouri has more than 24 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining GF, he led the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) MPU business within NXP’s automotive division, delivering innovative advanced driver assistance technologies. Mr. Khouri also served in various engineering, product management, business development and strategy roles at Motorola, Freescale and AMD, holds several patents and has published over 25 technical journal and conference papers. Mr. Khouri holds a degree in electrical engineering from Bucknell University and a master’s and Ph.D. from Princeton University.
Nancy Kelly Nancy Kelly Nancy Kelly is Chief Communications and Marketing Officer at GF, a position she was appointed to in 2024. In this role, she leads both the marketing and communications functions, overseeing the development and execution of comprehensive strategies to elevate the company’s brand, corporate and internal communications and marketing efforts. Ms. Kelly brings nearly two decades of experience in semiconductor marketing and communications with expertise in campaigns, public relations, content marketing, marketing operations, portfolio marketing, regional marketing, sales enablement, and website management. Prior to joining GF, Ms. Kelly served as Vice President of Brand Marketing at Texas Instruments. Previously, she held a variety of senior leadership positions across TI’s marketing and communications organizations. Ms. Kelly holds a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations from the University of Texas at Austin.
Téa Williams Téa Williams Téa Williams is Senior Vice President, Power Product Line at GlobalFoundries (GF), a position she was appointed to in 2023. Ms. Williams brings more than 20 years of extensive experience in strategic business development, product development, and operations management in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining GF, Ms. Williams served as Senior Vice President for the 3D Sensing Business at Lumentum. Ms. Williams began her career as a design engineer at Texas Instruments. During her 17-year tenure there, she served in various roles from engineering to business leadership as well as site leadership. Ms. Williams holds both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arkansas as well as Executive Education from INSEAD and Harvard Business School Executive Education.
Pradip Singh Pradip Singh Pradip Singh is Chief Manufacturing Officer at GF, a position he was appointed to in 2024. He is responsible for GF’s global manufacturing operations, quality and supply chain. Mr. Singh joined GF in 2009 and has more than 20 years of foundry industry experience with a proven track record in manufacturing operations and technology transfer. Mr. Singh’s career spans manufacturing, management and operational leadership in various countries across GF’s global network. Prior to his current role, Mr. Singh was senior vice president and general manager of Global Competitive Manufacturing and U.S. Fab Operations at GF, supporting New York and Vermont Fab operations to accelerate performance and drive greater regional collaboration and synergies across the sites as well as managing the Global Competitive Manufacturing team that drives the adoptions of best practices across all GF fab sites. Prior to that, Mr. Singh was vice president and general manager of GF’s 200mm radio frequency (RF) manufacturing operations in Essex Junction, Vermont. He also previously served as senior director of manufacturing operations at the company’s 300mm semiconductor facility in Malta, New York, and held leadership roles at GF’s manufacturing facility in Dresden, Germany. Mr. Singh began his career with Chartered Semiconductor where he held positions of increasing responsibility in many of the company’s Singapore fabs. Mr. Singh holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
Samuel Vicari Samuel Vicari Samuel Vicari is the Chief Customer Officer (CCO) at GF, a position he was appointed to in 2024. He is responsible for the end-to-end customer journey across business development, customer technical delivery and management of strategic partnerships and end markets. In his role Mr. Vicari also oversees customer solutions, tapeout operations, commercial strategy and commercial operations. Mr. Vicari brings almost three decades of experience in semiconductor sales with expertise in global business development, building lasting relationships with customers and with a proven track record of delivering top-line growth and market share gains in the fast-paced technology sector. Prior to joining GF, Mr. Vicari served as President of Texas Instruments Japan where he led the operations there for about five years. Previously, he held a variety of sales management positions across TI’s EMEA region. Mr. Vicari holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Bocconi University in Milan, Italy. Download Image
John Hollister John Hollister John Hollister is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at GF, responsible for the company’s financial operations and strategy, global supply chain, and corporate development. Mr. Hollister joined GF in 2024, bringing more than two decades of finance and operations experience in the semiconductor industry and a proven track record as a CFO of a publicly traded company. Prior to his role at GF, Mr. Hollister spent nearly two decades at Silicon Labs, serving as CFO and Senior Vice President for 10 years and leading the company’s growth in broad-based semiconductor and Internet of Things (IoT) markets, after serving in various roles of increasing responsibility from 2004 to 2013 in different Silicon Labs locations. Prior to joining Silicon Labs, Mr. Hollister held various finance positions at Cirrus Logic, Veritas DGC, 3-D Geophysical and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Hollister currently serves as a member of the board of directors of MacroFab. Mr. Hollister is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a master’s degree in professional accounting as well as a bachelor’s degree in business administration from The University of Texas at Austin. Download Image
Tim Breen Tim Breen Board member since 2018 Tim Breen is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GF, a position he was appointed to in 2025, having joined the company in 2018. Prior to becoming CEO, Mr. Breen served as GF’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), overseeing the company’s global operations, including the manufacturing, quality, supply chain and digital transformation teams. Earlier in his tenure at GF he held various executive roles including leading strategy, business transformation and finance. Prior to joining GF, Mr. Breen served as a member of the senior leadership team of GF’s founding shareholder, Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala). Earlier in his career, he was a partner with McKinsey & Company in Abu Dhabi. Mr. Breen holds a Master of Business Administration degree from London Business School and is based in New York. Download Image
