News: Microelectronics
15 May 2025
Navitas appoints Cristiano Amoruso to board
Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has appointed Cristiano Amoruso to its board of directors.
Amoruso most recently served as CEO of Suniva Inc (the largest private US-based manufacturer of solar photovoltaic semiconductors) and as a partner at global investment firm Lion Point Capital L.P. As an investor, he has significant operating expertise and a track record of value creation in the technology and renewable energy industries across public and private companies.
“Cristiano brings meaningful experience driving growth at semiconductor companies, and we are confident he will contribute to our efforts to capture the multi-billion-dollar market opportunity ahead of us,” says board chair Richard Hendrix. “Cristiano’s appointment builds on our recent actions to strengthen our corporate governance and accelerate our path to profitability,” he adds.
“Navitas’ gallium nitride and silicon carbide products have tremendous untapped potential and are accelerating a paradigm shift across the entire technology hardware industry, especially in power-intensive applications like data centers, solar power plants and electric vehicles,” Amoruso comments.
Amoruso will stand for election as an independent Class I director at the 2025 annual stockholders’ meeting, along with CEO & co-founder Gene Sheridan and Dr Ranbir Singh.
Navitas strengthens corporate governance
