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(1999), "Professor Gilbert Declerck appointed as new president and CEO", Microelectronics International, Vol. 16 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/mi.1999.21816cab.032
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
Professor Gilbert Declerck appointed as new president and CEO
Professor Gilbert Declerck appointed as new president and CEO
Keyword IMEC
Professor Gilbert Declerck has today been appointed by the board of directors of IMEC as its new president and chief executive officer, succeeding Professor Roger Van Overstraeten, who passed away in May. Professor Declerck, 52, has been chief operating officer of IMEC since November last year.
Professor Declerck received his PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Leuven in 1972 and subsequently worked at the IC laboratories of Stanford University from 1973 to1974. He joined the University of Leuven in August 1974, where he became a professor in 1983. In 1984, he was appointed vice-president of the Advanced Semiconductor Processing Division of IMEC, and chief operating officer in 1998.
"Our first priority is to carry on Professor Van Overstraeten's work" says Professor Declerck. "We will continue to ensure that IMEC is known worldwide for its excellent research in process technology, design of systems-on-a-chip,telecommunications and multimedia, microsystems and optoelectronic components, solar cells and advanced packaging technologies." In addition to R&D, increased efforts will be devoted towards dedicated training for the semiconductor industry. "The future of the high-tech industry depends more than ever on the ability to find people with the right qualifications," according to the new CEO.
"The semiconductor industry is now entering a period of significant industrial growth, and new opportunities will certainly occur for a large R&D institution such as IMEC. It is becoming increasingly clear that more companies are turning to joint R&D in order to meet new market demands and provide the right solutions on time", says Professor Declerck. "Even in the recent downturn, we experienced significant growth in our contract research income and we hope to benefit now from the strong upturn in the industry."