Himax Announces New Chief Financial Officer and Chief IR/PR Officer
13 Juli 2020 - 12:00PM
Himax Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HIMX) (“Himax” or “Company”), a
leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and
other semiconductor products, today announced the appointments of
Ms. Jessica Pan (Ming-Feng Pan) as Chief Financial Officer and Mr.
Eric Li (Tzung-I Li) as Chief IR/PR Officer and Spokesperson,
effective immediately. Both Ms. Pan and Mr. Li will report directly
to CEO Jordan Wu. Ms. Pan and Mr. Li succeed Ms. Jackie Chang who
has resigned from the company to pursue other professional
endeavors.
Jessica joined Himax in 2006 and currently serves as Associate
Vice President of Finance & Accounting. With over 22 years of
experience in finance and accounting, Jessica has played an
integral role at Himax on finance, accounting, financial planning
and analysis, forecasting and tax, having served as interim Chief
Financial Officer from October 2010 to January 2012. Prior to
joining Himax, Jessica worked as Assistant Finance Manager for
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. from 2002 to 2006 and as
Auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP in Taiwan from 1998 to 2001. Jessica
holds a B.S. degree in Agriculture Chemistry from National Taiwan
University and an M.B.A. degree from the State University of New
York at Buffalo.
Joining Himax in 2012, Eric has an extensive experience in image
processing related IC design, having worked in the areas of sales,
marketing and R&D. Currently an Associate Vice President at
Himax covering the Intelligent Sensing AI product line, Eric has
previously worked in video processing ASIC service and TV/monitor
ASSP products before he was put in charge of the fab construction
and operation of Himax’s WLO advanced optics operation. Prior to
Himax, Eric served in executive positions of Cadence Design
Systems, Socle Technology, Macronix International and
Powerchip Semiconductor. Eric holds a B.S. degree in Nuclear
Engineering from National Tsing Hua University and an M.S. degree
in Computer and Information Science from New Jersey Institute of
Technology.
“The Chairman and the board members express their
great appreciation to Ms. Jackie Chang for her service at Himax and
wish her all the success for her future endeavors. Jessica and Eric
have both worked with Himax for many years and are extremely
familiar with our business and strategy. Jessica has played a
critical role in all of our finance, accounting and tax related
operations and her appointment will ensure a smooth transition for
these areas. Eric has a comprehensive range of technology
experience, including IC design, AI and optics, and we look forward
to his contribution to our continued success,” said Biing-Seng Wu,
Chairman of Himax Technologies.
Jackie intends to assist in the transition of duties through
July 31, 2020. “I want to thank Jackie for her contribution to
Himax and wish her all the best as she begins a new chapter,” said
Mr. Biing-Seng Wu.
The new contact information of Himax is set out
below:IR/PREric LiTel: +886-6-505-0880 ext.
58145e-mail: eric_li@himax.com.tw
Finance & Accounting Jessica PanTel:
+886-6-505-0880 ext. 60123e-mail: jessica_pan@himax.com.tw
About Himax Technologies,
Inc.
Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) is a
fabless semiconductor solution provider dedicated to display
imaging processing technologies. Himax is a worldwide market leader
in display driver ICs and timing controllers used in TVs, laptops,
monitors, mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, car navigation,
virtual reality (VR) devices and many other consumer electronics
devices. Additionally, Himax designs and provides controllers for
touch sensor displays, in-cell Touch and Display Driver Integration
(TDDI) single-chip solutions, LED driver ICs, power management ICs,
scaler products for monitors and projectors, tailor-made video
processing IC solutions, silicon IPs and LCOS micro-displays for
augmented reality (AR) devices and heads-up displays (HUD) for
automotive. The Company also offers digital camera solutions,
including CMOS image sensors and wafer level optics for AR devices,
3D sensing and machine vision, which are used in a wide variety of
applications such as mobile phone, tablet, laptop, TV, PC camera,
automobile, security, medical devices, home appliance and Internet
of Things. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan,
Himax currently employs around 2,000 people from three Taiwan-based
offices in Tainan, Hsinchu and Taipei and country offices in China,
Korea, Japan, Israel, and the US. Himax has 2,926 patents granted
and 553 patents pending approval worldwide as of June 30th, 2020.
Himax has retained its position as the leading display imaging
processing semiconductor solution provider to consumer electronics
brands worldwide.
http://www.himax.com.tw
Forward Looking Statements
Factors that could cause actual events or
results to differ materially include, but not limited to, general
business and economic conditions and the state of the semiconductor
industry; market acceptance and competitiveness of the driver and
non-driver products developed by the Company; demand for end-use
applications products; reliance on a small group of principal
customers; the uncertainty of continued success in technological
innovations; our ability to develop and protect our intellectual
property; pricing pressures including declines in average selling
prices; changes in customer order patterns; changes in estimated
full-year effective tax rate; shortages in supply of key
components; changes in environmental laws and regulations; exchange
rate fluctuations; regulatory approvals for further investments in
our subsidiaries; our ability to collect accounts receivable and
manage inventory and other risks described from time to time in the
Company's SEC filings, including those risks identified in the
section entitled "Risk Factors" in its Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC, as may be amended.
Company Contacts:
Eric Li, Chief IR/PR
OfficerHimax Technologies, Inc.Tel: +886-6-505-0880 Ext.
58145 Fax: +886-2-2314-0877Email:
eric_li@himax.com.twwww.himax.com.tw
Karen Tiao, Investor RelationsHimax
Technologies, Inc.Tel: +886-2-2370-3999 Ext. 22326Fax:
+886-2-2314-0877Email: karen_tiao@himax.com.twwww.himax.com.tw
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