Ajit Manocha is Spansion’s executive vice president of Worldwide Operations and a member of the executive management board. He is responsible for all aspects of the company’s global manufacturing operations, IT and supply chain management, including product cost, yields, quality, reliability, on-time delivery, manufacturing cycle times and customer service.

With more than 28 years of global expertise in R&D, manufacturing, M&A, sales and general management, Manocha brings diverse management experience to Spansion. A seasoned semiconductor expert, Ajit has held several senior executive and management positions at NXP, Philips Semiconductors, AT&T Microelectronics and AT&T Bell Laboratories. Most recently, he was executive vice president and chief manufacturing officer at NXP (formerly Philips Semiconductors), where he was responsible for heading up worldwide IC manufacturing, supply chain management and purchasing for the semiconductor division. At Philips Semiconductors, Manocha made significant improvements in that company’s supply chain and was responsible for leading the manufacturing operations to world-class operational and financial performance. While at AT&T Microelectronics, Manocha was charged with developing new joint ventures and strategic alliances, and he played a lead role in the manufacturing JV of AT&T and Cirrus Logic.

While at NXP, Manocha has most recently been a member of the Board of Directors of International Semitech, the Crolles Alliance (a 300mm development and manufacturing joint venture between STM, Freescale and Phillips), ASMC (a publicly traded foundry in China) and chairman of the BoD of SSMC (a joint venture between NXP and TSMC).