Freescale Semiconductor Korea has new CEO

By Kim Yoo-chul

David M. Uze Freescale Korea CEO

Freescale Semiconductor has named David M. Uze as the new chief executive of its South Korean operation as part of efforts to expand its Korean business, the company said Monday.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Freescale is a leading manufacturer of microcontrollers and microprocessors.

``Uze will represent Freescale’s Korean operation as CEO, while he will also handle our business in Japan. The existing regional head Hwang Yeon-ho will have an advisory role to support the new CEO,’’ the company said in a statement, Monday.

The company has driving ambitions to boost its share in solutions for cars, networking and consumer electronics, while further strengthening the lineup of its core products. Freescale produces and designs embedded hardware.

The CEO joined the company in April 2010 as the president of the firm’s Japanese operation. He is a marketing expert with 20 year experience mostly focused in Asia including Japan.