Navitas Semiconductor Names Chris Allexandre as President and Chief Executive Officer
Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS), a pure-play next-generation power semiconductor company, has appointed Chris Allexandre as its new President and CEO, effective September 1, 2025. Allexandre succeeds founder Gene Sheridan, who will step down after an 11-year tenure.
Allexandre brings over 25 years of semiconductor industry experience, most recently serving as Senior VP and GM of Renesas Electronics' $2.5 billion power management business. His expertise spans analog, power, mixed-signal, and digital products across cloud, industrial, mobile, consumer, telecom, and automotive markets. The appointment aims to accelerate Navitas' growth in AI data center and energy infrastructure markets through its GaN and SiC technologies.
Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS), azienda specializzata in semiconduttori di potenza di nuova generazione, ha nominato Chris Allexandre nuovo Presidente e CEO, con effetto dal 1° settembre 2025. Allexandre prende il posto del fondatore Gene Sheridan, che si dimetterà dopo 11 anni alla guida della società.
Allexandre vanta oltre 25 anni di esperienza nel settore dei semiconduttori; fino a poco tempo fa era Senior VP e General Manager del business di gestione dell’energia da 2,5 miliardi di dollari di Renesas Electronics. Le sue competenze riguardano prodotti analogici, di potenza, mixed-signal e digitali per i mercati cloud, industriale, mobile, consumer, telecom e automotive. La nomina è pensata per accelerare la crescita di Navitas nei mercati dei data center AI e delle infrastrutture energetiche attraverso le tecnologie GaN e SiC.
Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS), una compañía focalizada en semiconductores de potencia de próxima generación, ha nombrado a Chris Allexandre como su nuevo Presidente y CEO, con vigencia a partir del 1 de septiembre de 2025. Allexandre sustituye al fundador Gene Sheridan, que dejará el cargo tras 11 años al frente.
Allexandre aporta más de 25 años de experiencia en la industria de semiconductores; recientemente fue Senior VP y GM del negocio de gestión de energía de Renesas Electronics, valorado en 2.500 millones de dólares. Su pericia abarca productos analógicos, de potencia, mixed-signal y digitales para los mercados de nube, industrial, móvil, consumo, telecomunicaciones y automoción. El nombramiento busca impulsar el crecimiento de Navitas en los centros de datos de IA y las infraestructuras energéticas mediante sus tecnologías GaN y SiC.
Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS), 차세대 전력 반도체 전문 기업이 Chris Allexandre를 새로운 사장 겸 CEO로 2025년 9월 1일부로 선임했습니다. 알렉산드르는 설립자 지인 셰리던(Gene Sheridan)의 뒤를 이어 11년 임기 후 물러나는 자리를 이어받습니다.
알렉산드르는 반도체 업계에서 25년 이상의 경력을 보유했으며, 최근에는 Renesas Electronics의 25억 달러 규모 전력 관리 사업의 수석 부사장 겸 총괄 책임자(Senior VP & GM)를 역임했습니다. 아날로그·전력·믹스드신호·디지털 제품 분야의 전문성을 바탕으로 클라우드, 산업, 모바일, 소비자, 통신 및 자동차 시장을 아우릅니다. 이번 임명은 GaN 및 SiC 기술을 통해 AI 데이터센터와 에너지 인프라 시장에서 Navitas의 성장을 가속화하려는 목적입니다.
Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS), entreprise spécialisée dans les semi‑conducteurs de puissance de nouvelle génération, a nommé Chris Allexandre nouveau Président et CEO, à compter du 1er septembre 2025. Allexandre succède au fondateur Gene Sheridan, qui quittera ses fonctions après onze ans à la tête de la société.
Allexandre apporte plus de 25 ans d’expérience dans l’industrie des semi‑conducteurs ; il était récemment Senior VP et directeur général de l’activité de gestion de l’énergie de 2,5 milliards de dollars de Renesas Electronics. Ses compétences couvrent les produits analogiques, de puissance, mixed‑signal et numériques pour les marchés cloud, industriel, mobile, grand public, télécoms et automobile. Cette nomination vise à accélérer la croissance de Navitas sur les marchés des centres de données IA et des infrastructures énergétiques grâce à ses technologies GaN et SiC.
Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS), ein auf nächste Generationen von Leistungshalbleitern spezialisiertes Unternehmen, hat Chris Allexandre mit Wirkung zum 1. September 2025 zum neuen Präsidenten und CEO ernannt. Allexandre folgt auf Gründer Gene Sheridan, der nach einer elfjährigen Amtszeit zurücktritt.
Allexandre bringt mehr als 25 Jahre Erfahrung in der Halbleiterbranche mit; zuletzt war er Senior VP und General Manager des 2,5‑Milliarden‑Dollar‑Power‑Management‑Geschäfts von Renesas Electronics. Seine Expertise umfasst analoge, leistungs‑, Mixed‑Signal‑ und digitale Produkte für Cloud-, Industrie-, Mobil-, Consumer-, Telekom‑ und Automobilmärkte. Mit dieser Ernennung will Navitas das Wachstum in AI‑Rechenzentrums‑ und Energieinfrastrukturmärkten durch seine GaN‑ und SiC‑Technologien beschleunigen.
- Appointment of highly experienced semiconductor veteran with over 25 years in the industry
- Strategic positioning for growth in AI data center and energy infrastructure markets
- New CEO brings extensive experience managing $2.5B power management business at Renesas
- Incoming CEO has strong track record in GaN solutions, having led Transphorm acquisition at Renesas
- Departure of founding CEO Gene Sheridan after 11 years could impact company culture and vision
- Leadership transition period may create temporary operational uncertainties
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Leadership transition signals Navitas' strategic pivot toward higher-power markets in AI and energy infrastructure, leveraging Allexandre's experience.
Navitas Semiconductor's appointment of Chris Allexandre as CEO marks a strategic inflection point for the GaN and SiC power semiconductor specialist. This leadership transition comes at a critical moment as the company aims to capitalize on growing power demands in AI data centers and energy infrastructure applications.
Allexandre brings valuable credentials to this role, with over 25 years of semiconductor industry experience, most recently managing Renesas'
The timing of this transition appears deliberate. Founder Gene Sheridan has built Navitas into the industry's only pure-play next-generation power semiconductor company over 11 years. Now, as power-intensive applications like AI data centers drive unprecedented demand for advanced power solutions, the company is bringing in leadership with specific experience in these high-growth verticals.
Allexandre's experience pivoting Renesas' power strategies toward cloud infrastructure, automotive, and industrial markets aligns perfectly with Navitas' ambitions. His extensive sales and marketing background at companies including IDT, NXP, Fairchild, and Texas Instruments suggests a focus on market expansion and revenue growth in the next phase of the company's development.
This leadership change signals Navitas' intent to accelerate commercialization of its GaN and SiC technologies beyond current markets. With Allexandre's track record in scaling semiconductor businesses and expertise across the value chain, Navitas appears positioned to execute on opportunities in higher-power applications where next-generation semiconductors offer significant efficiency advantages over traditional silicon solutions.
- Semiconductor veteran brings decades of experience in sales, operations and business leadership.
- Positions Navitas for expected growth in AI data center as well as energy infrastructure and other industrial markets poised for GaN- and SiC-based electrification.
TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS), the only pure-play, next-generation power semiconductor company and industry leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs and silicon carbide (SiC) technology, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Chris Allexandre as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2025. Allexandre, who will also join the Company’s Board of Directors, succeeds Gene Sheridan, a Navitas founder, who will step down as President and CEO and from the Board on August 31, 2025.
“We are excited to welcome Chris Allexandre as our new President and CEO,” said Richard J. Hendrix, Chairman of Navitas’ Board of Directors. “Chris is joining Navitas at a pivotal moment in its evolution. We believe his track record of driving transformation and delivering sustainable and profitable growth, operational excellence and business leadership in power semiconductor markets makes him the right leader for the next chapter of Navitas. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I’d like to thank Gene Sheridan for his vision in creating and leading Navitas over the last decade. Gene has established an exceptional company that stands ready to pursue the next phase of electrification in higher-power applications ideally suited for Navitas’ portfolio of GaN and SiC solutions. We deeply appreciate Gene’s leadership and impact, and his invaluable contributions to the Board’s succession planning and recruiting efforts, which have brought Navitas to this important transition point.”
“I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished at Navitas,” said Sheridan, reflecting on his 11-year tenure at the company. “Building the industry’s only next-gen, pure-play power semi company has been the privilege of a lifetime. As we look to the future, I’m confident that Chris Allexandre is the right choice to lead Navitas in its mission to Electrify Our World.”
Allexandre brings more than 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Most recently, he served in senior executive roles at Renesas Electronics Corporation, including Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Power Division from October 2023. Allexandre oversaw Renesas’
“I am honored and thrilled to join Navitas and look forward to working with this world-class team to accelerate our leadership in GaN and SiC technologies,” said Allexandre. “With power demand growing in AI data center and critically needed energy infrastructure, I see promising opportunities to drive expansion in these important markets. I also want to thank Gene for his great support planning for this transition, and for everything he has done for Navitas.”
Prior to his tenure at Renesas, Allexandre held executive roles at Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) (acquired by Renesas in 2019) as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing; at NXP Corporation as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales for Mass Market; and at Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Business Operations. Allexandre began his career at Texas Instruments Incorporated, beginning in its New College Graduate rotation program, and over 16 years progressing in leadership through a series of business and sales roles based in Europe and China, becoming TI’s Vice President of Sales for EMEA and a member of TI’s strategic leadership team in 2012.
Allexandre’s extensive management experience spans analog, power, mixed-signal and digital products across cloud, industrial, mobile, consumer, telecom, and automotive markets.
Allexandre holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Institut Supérieur de l’Électronique et du Numérique (ISEN) in Lille, France.
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About Navitas
Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS) is the only pure-play, next-generation power-semiconductor company, founded in 2014. GaNFast™ power ICs integrate gallium nitride (GaN) power and drive, with control, sensing, and protection to enable faster charging, higher power density, and greater energy savings. Complementary silicon carbide (SiC) power devices leverage GeneSiC™ patented ‘trench-assisted planar’ technology, enabling highest voltages, efficiency, and superior reliability. Focus markets include AI data centers and energy infrastructure, along with home appliances, mobile, and consumer electronics. Over 300 Navitas patents are issued or pending, with the industry’s first and only 20-year GaNFast warranty. Navitas was the world’s first semiconductor company to be CarbonNeutral®-certified.
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