Pragmatic Semiconductor Ltd. announced the appointment of John Quigley as Executive Vice President (EVP) of Engineering with responsibility for Technology Development, IC Design and Applications Engineering at the company. With an extensive career of over 35 years in the semiconductor and technology sector spanning engineering, operational and leadership roles, Quigley brings industry-leading technical domain expertise to Pragmatic, in addition to a wealth of experience leading and scaling technology and product portfolios in large public and growth businesses on a global scale.
Operational and strategic leadership responsibility
Most recently John was Senior Vice President of Research and Development, Microprocessor and Microcontroller Engineering at NXP Semiconductors, with operational and strategic leadership responsibility for large global engineering organisations. During his decade-long tenure at NXP, he spearheaded the technical leadership of much of the company’s RF and mobile product portfolio, including overall engineering leadership for their RFID product and secure mobile platform portfolio. Prior experience includes senior global engineering and leadership roles at Quantenna, Ikanos Communications, SiRF Technology, and Airgo Networks, following almost 15 years at Motorola. He has relocated from the US to the UK to be based in the company’s headquarters in Cambridge.
David Moore, CEO, Pragmatic Semiconductor, said: “I am delighted to welcome John to the executive leadership team at Pragmatic Semiconductor to lead our engineering development and execution across our Technology Development, IC Design, and Applications Engineering teams. He joins us at an extremely exciting time, during a period of rapid growth, as we service global customer demand through the delivery of our innovative FlexIC technology via our products, platforms, and advanced manufacturing. John’s deep technical expertise, significant industry experience, and track record of scaling technology and leading successful engineering teams around the world, coupled with his extensive experience partnering with large global customers to deliver industry-leading solutions to market, will be of enormous strategic value to the company.”
Delivering game-changing, innovative flexible IC technology
John Quigley, EVP of Engineering, said, “It’s an honour to join Pragmatic Semiconductor and lead the talented and dedicated engineering teams to deliver game-changing, innovative flexible IC technology. I am excited to be part of the company’s growth journey and contribute to the delivery of pioneering product and technology platform portfolios to our worldwide customers and partners, enabling a vast array of new applications.”