26th Feb 09
Dr. Biswadip (Bobby) Mitra is named
as president and managing director of TI India
Texas Instruments has announced that Dr. Biswadip (Bobby)
Mitra has been elected president and managing director of
TI India. In his new role, Dr. Mitra will lead all of TI's
research and development, sales and marketing activities
in India.
"Bobby has been instrumental in expanding TI's presence
in India since its inception. He has been leading its research
and development activities with innovative world-class products
for our global customers, as well as leading our focus on
India as a semiconductor growth market for TI. He has also
been a key driving force for the creation of the India semiconductor
and electronics industry ecosystem, and establishing TI's
partnership with over 700 local universities," said
Greg Delagi, Senior Vice President and General Manager,
Wireless Terminals Business Unit, Texas Instruments. "I
am confident that Bobby's global experience and deep understanding
of customers' needs will be a vital asset in continuing
to grow TI's presence in India, particularly regarding TI's
Analog and Embedded Processing innovation, and India market
leadership."
Dr. Mitra joined TI 23 years ago and most recently served
as director of the Americas wireless communication product
development activities at Texas Instruments Incorporated,
Dallas. While in this role, he also led TI's ultra-low power
DSP core.
Dr. Mitra holds a B.Tech in Electronics and Electrical
Communication Engineering and a Ph.D in Computer Science
and Engineering, both from IIT Kharagpur. He also holds
an Executive Masters of Business Administration from The
University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Mitra has deep sense of Indian semiconductor market
rhythm and is very actively involved in promoting the semiconductor
and electronic manufacturing industry in India.
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