Wolfspeed names chip industry veteran Robert Feurle as CEO


U.S. power chip maker Wolfspeed’s silicon carbide 200mm wafer is seen on display at Wolfspeed’s Mohawk Valley Fab in Marcy, New York, U.S., April 2022.Courtesy of Wolfspeed/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) - Chipmaker Wolfspeed said on Thursday it appointed industry veteran Robert Feurle as its CEO, months after its board ousted former top boss Gregg Lowe.

Feurle, who has previously spent a decade in executive roles at Micron Technology, will succeed Thomas Werner effective May 1. Werner will return to his role as chairman.

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