Cree hires a heavy hitter in RF/microwave unit. This is getting serious:
DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Cree Research (NASDAQ:CREE),
announced today the appointment of Raymond S. Pengelly to the new post of
general manager, microwave and RF products. In this new position, Pengelly
will be responsible for the management of the company's microwave business
unit, which includes the recently introduced and planned family of RF power
transistor products designed for wireless and broadcast applications.
Mr. Pengelly joins Cree from Raytheon RF Components where he headed up the
advanced MMIC product development team. While at Raytheon, Pengelly was
responsible for establishment of the central design group for commercial RF
and wireless gallium arsenide MMIC products and worked closely with key
customers in defining new product development requirements for handset and
infrastructure components. His duties included establishing product
development application teams for cellular, wireless LAN, satellite and
millimeter-wave and product package development. Prior to joining Raytheon,
Mr. Pengelly held various positions in marketing and sales where he was
responsible for new business development, creation of a new sales organization
including setting up regional applications offices and European and Japanese
support centers, engineering, and research projects related to RF and
microwave products. Pengelly received his B.S in physics and M.S. in
electronics from Southampton University, United Kingdom.
Chuck Swoboda, president and chief operating officer, said, "We are very
pleased to welcome this seasoned and talented executive to Cree's management
team. His broad business perspective and comprehensive knowledge of RF and
microwave products will significantly strengthen our team." |
