Niels Anderskouv Niels Anderskouv Niels Anderskouv is President and Chief Operating Officer at GF, a position he was appointed to in 2025. In his role, Mr. Anderskouv oversees GF’s strategy and global operations, including the manufacturing and digital transformation teams. Mr. Anderskouv brings more than 25 years of experience spanning engineering, executive management and global leadership in the semiconductor industry. Most recently, Mr. Anderskouv served as GF’s Chief Business Officer (CBO), responsible for leading the company’s product and technology roadmap, business and commercial strategy, marketing and communications as well as the company’s go-to-market execution. Prior to joining GF, Mr. Anderskouv was Senior Vice President and Executive Officer at Texas Instruments, where he was responsible for the company’s multi-billion-dollar Analog Power business. He offers deep expertise in power management, analog and mixed-signal technologies and an impeccable track record of driving and delivering financial performance. Mr. Anderskouv has been the Chairman of the board of directors of KeepIt since 2017. Mr. Anderskouv earned a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Copenhagen. Download Image
Sam Franklin Sam Franklin Sam Franklin is Senior Vice President of Business Finance & Operations at GF. Mr. Franklin is responsible for leading the company’s strategic, product and commercial F&O functions as well as GF’s interface with the global investment community. Previously, Mr. Franklin was Vice President of Capital Markets, Treasury and Investor Relations, responsible for leading GF’s activities across the equity and debt capital markets, in addition to funding, risk and liquidity management. Before joining GF in 2022, Mr. Franklin spent over 15 years in investment management and investment banking, holding senior finance positions with Mubadala Investment Company, MUFG Bank and Barclays. Mr. Franklin holds a Law degree from Durham University in England and is an accredited Fellow Chartered Management Accountant and Corporate Treasurer.
Ashlie Wallace Ashlie Wallace Ashlie Wallace is Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain and Procurement at GF, a position she was appointed to in 2022. She has global responsibility for the company’s supply chain operations including planning, logistics, sourcing and procurement as well as overseeing all components of the company’s supply chain strategy. Prior to joining GF, Ms. Wallace was Vice President of the Global Services Logistics and Operations of Cisco, where she was responsible for global logistics operations and the service supply chain. Before holding that position, she led various supply chain functions at Dell Technologies, where she most recently served as Vice President Procurement for the Server business. Ms. Wallace holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Texas State University.
Pradheepa Raman Pradheepa Raman Pradheepa Raman is Chief People Officer at GF, a position she was appointed to in 2022. She has global responsibility for the company’s human resources practice areas including talent acquisition, development and retention, creation and delivery of people solutions, total rewards, organizational development and further strengthening GF’s commitment to innovation, safety and a respectful workplace culture. Prior to joining GF, Ms. Raman was Global Head of Human Resources and Chief Transformation Officer for the Global Tools & Storage business unit of Stanley Black & Decker, where she led a comprehensive effort to deliver a best-in-class employee experience, built organizational resiliency through skills and leadership development, and helped enable business growth and innovation across the business unit. Before holding that position, she was the Chief Talent Officer and led talent acquisition, development and engagement for Stanley Black & Decker’s 60,000 employees and transformed the entire company’s approach to creating a best-in-class employee experience. Before her career with Stanley Black & Decker, Ms. Raman held senior human resource positions at Samsung Electronics America and Avaya. Ms. Raman began her career as a software developer. Ms. Raman holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology in Tamil Nadu, India, and a master’s degree in Human Resources Management from Rutgers University in New Jersey. Download Image
Ted Letavic Ted Letavic Ted Letavic is Corporate Fellow, the first to hold this position, introduced at the time of his appointment in 2022. The Corporate Fellow role was created in recognition of the importance of innovation to the future of the company. Mr. Letavic leads GF’s Silicon Photonics Technology Solutions team and provides innovation and technical leadership to GF Labs. Previously, Mr. Letavic was Vice President of Compute and Wired Infrastructure, where he played a central role in developing GF’s innovative silicon photonics technology, as well as the creation of compelling, differentiated technology value propositions for customers in the smart mobile device, personal computing, home and industrial Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, and communications infrastructure and data center markets. His career spans more than 30 years of roles involving semiconductor innovation. In addition to GF, Mr. Letavic has held technology leadership positions with Philips, NXP and IBM. He is a GF master inventor with over 60 U.S. patents granted. Mr. Letavic holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Ed Kaste Ed Kaste Ed Kaste is Senior Vice President of Ultra-low Power Product Line at GF, a position he was appointed to in 2023. In this role, Mr. Kaste leads the company’s Ultra-low Power business that enables customers to deliver solutions for the end-markets GF serves: smart mobile devices, home and industrial Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, communications infrastructure and data center, and aerospace and defense. Previously, Mr. Kaste was Senior Vice President of Product Management, Vice President of GF’s Home and Industrial IoT business, and Vice President of GF’s FDX™ business. In these roles, Mr. Kaste was responsible for managing GF’s end-to-end product portfolio, as well as driving business growth around differentiated solutions for edge-compute, connectivity, human-machine interaction and power management. Prior to those positions, Mr. Kaste also held leadership roles at GF’s state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing facility in Malta, New York. Before joining GF in 2015, Mr. Kaste held various leadership positions in advanced semiconductor research, development and manufacturing for IBM’s Microelectronics Unit in Fishkill, New York and Burlington, Vermont. Mr. Kaste earned a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering and a master’s degree in Engineering Management from Cornell University.
Kevin Soukup Kevin Soukup Kevin Soukup is Senior Vice President of Silicon Photonics Product Line at GF, a position he was appointed to in 2024. In this role, Mr. Soukup leads the company’s Silicon Photonics business that enables customers to transport enormous volumes of data through high-speed, power efficient electro-optical systems. Prior to his current role, he served as Chief Strategy Officer developing the company’s integrated strategy and ensuring that GF has the management systems in place to deliver. Mr. Soukup joined GF in 2011 and held positions of increasing responsibility in technology development and manufacturing operations for the next seven years. In 2018, Kevin transitioned to VP of Business Transformation and helped prepare GF for IPO in 2021. Before his career with GF, Mr. Soukup spent eleven years with Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor unit in engineering and operations management positions. Mr. Soukup holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors of VueReal.
Dr. Bobby Yerramilli-Rao Dr. Bobby Yerramilli-Rao Dr. Bobby Yerramilli-Rao was elected to the board of directors in March 2022. Dr. Yerramilli-Rao has served as Chief Strategy Officer and Corporate Vice President, Corporate Strategy at Microsoft Corporation since 2020. Prior to Microsoft, he was Co-founder and Managing Partner of Fusion Global Capital, from 2011 to 2020. Dr. Yerramilli-Rao previously served as Corporate Strategy Director and Internet Services Director of Vodafone, from 2006 to 2010, where he was responsible for strategy and acquisitions related to digital services, serving on the company’s investment committee. Prior to his time at Vodafone, Dr. Yerramilli-Rao spent more than a decade at McKinsey, having been elected partner in 2000. He helped co-lead the telecom, media and technology practice. Dr. Yerramilli-Rao currently serves on the board of directors of Genome Therapeutics Ltd. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and a Doctorate in Robotics from the University of Oxford. • Strategy & Technology Committee Chair
Elissa Murphy Elissa Murphy Elissa Murphy was elected to the board of directors in September 2021. Ms. Murphy is Senior Vice President at Cisco Systems, Inc. Prior to Cisco, she served as a Vice President of Engineering at Google, Inc. from 2016 to early 2023. Before Google, she was the Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Cloud Platforms at GoDaddy from 2013 to 2016. Ms. Murphy previously served as Vice President of Engineering at Yahoo! from late 2010 to 2013, where she oversaw the world’s largest private Hadoop cluster, a technology essential to massive-scale computing that is the basis of big data today. Prior to her time at Yahoo!, Ms. Murphy spent 13 years at Microsoft in various engineering positions including part of the original team responsible for Microsoft’s shift to the cloud, which led to the creation of Azure, and as a member of the High Performance Computing team. Ms. Murphy began her technology career designing and building many of the best-selling computer security and system utilities with 5th Generation Systems, Quarterdeck and the Norton Group, a division at Symantec responsible for Norton Antivirus and other Norton products. Previously, Ms. Murphy served on the board of directors of Inphi. Ms. Murphy brings expertise in global-scale platforms, big data and predictive analytics to our Board. She currently has over 30 patents issued with several more pending in the areas of distributed systems, cloud, machine learning and security. • Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee Member • People & Compensation Committee Member
Jack Lazar Jack Lazar Jack Lazar was elected to the board of directors in July 2021. Mr. Lazar has spent over thirty years in operational and finance leadership roles at technology companies across multiple industries, most recently as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of GoPro, Inc., which he helped to take public in 2014. Prior to GoPro, Mr. Lazar served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and General Manager of Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. From 2003 until the time in which it was acquired by Qualcomm in 2011, he served in a variety of leadership roles at Atheros Communications, Inc., most recently as CFO and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. In 2004, Mr. Lazar was part of the team that took Atheros public. He also served in leadership roles at NetRatings, Apptitude, and Electronics for Imaging, Inc. Mr. Lazar currently serves as a member of the board of directors of several publicly traded companies including Box, Inc., Resideo Technologies Inc. and thredUP Inc. Mr. Lazar holds a Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree with an emphasis in Accounting from Santa Clara University and is a certified public accountant (inactive). • Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee Chair
