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M/A-COM Technology Solutions Promotes Kin L. Tan to Vice President of Operations
Lowell, MA, May 11, 2010 – M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. (M/A-COM Tech), a leading supplier of semiconductors, active and passive components and subassemblies for radio frequency (RF), microwave and millimeter wave applications, announced today that Kin L. Tan has been promoted to Vice President of Operations. In this role, Mr. Tan will direct global operations and procurement teams and will implement best practices across the facilities.
Mr. Tan joined M/A-COM Tech in 2009. Prior to M/A-COM Tech, he worked at RFMD as Director, New Product Development, where he was responsible for defining and developing the product development process in the Multi-Market Group, as well as managing the transition to manufacturing of over 250 new products. Before the RFMD acquisition of Sirenza Microdevices in 2007, Mr. Tan was Vice President of Manufacturing Operations and held prior positions in product line management, quality, product development and technology development over a 10-year period. Before joining Sirenza, he held various program management, marketing, product development and technology development positions at TRW Space & Defense, Hughes Aircraft Torrance Research Center and Honeywell Physical Sciences Center. Mr. Tan holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from Purdue University.
“Kin Tan’s experience enhances M/A-COM Tech’s ability to supply high performance, quality and price-competitive devices to our customers worldwide,” said Joe Thomas, CEO. “I am confident that Kin’s expertise and initiatives will allow us to seamlessly deliver best practices across our facilities and organize our businesses to optimally leverage our scale for the benefit of our customer base.”
Mr. Tan responded, “M/A-COM Tech has a solid manufacturing organization, and I look forward to working with the team to optimize our processes and procurement practices to accelerate cycle times, improve product quality and reduce costs.”