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Intersil names new VP of European Sales
Intersil has promoted Roberto Magnifico to the position of vice president of Sales, Europe, located at Intersil’s sales office in Lausanne, Switzerland. Magnifico joined Intersil in 1997 as a marketing manager and progressed to sales director for Europe in 2002. As sales director he helped drive sales growth and improve Intersil’s overall brand in the region. As vice president, Magnifico will play a vital leadership role in Intersil’s efforts to re-enter the automotive market and further penetrate key OEM electronics customers throughout Europe.
“IMagnifico has been in the semiconductor industry since 1984. Prior to Intersil, he worked for Phillips Semiconductor for nine years. He began his career in 1984 at ST Microelectronics as a product engineer in the Power Audio Amplifier ICs product group. Magnifico holds a BSEE from L. Settembrini, Milano Tech Institute.