Paul Boudre joined Soitec in 2007 as Director of Sales, Marketing and Business Development. He has been the Chief Executive Officer, since January 16,2015. He is also a member of the Board of Directors.

Paul Boudre has been active in the semiconductor industry since 30 years, where he has acquired solid international experience. During his 10 years at KLA-Tencor, one of the first five global equipment manufacturers for the semiconductor industry, he led the group’s European operations, then took the position of Vice-President for Europe and the USA. Previously, he also carried out management duties in the industrial units of IBM Semiconductor (now belonging to GlobalFoundries), STMicroelectronics, Motorola Semiconductor (now belonging to NXP Semiconductor s), and Atmel.

Boudre holds a graduate degree in chemistry from France’s Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Toulouse.