NXP Announces Executive Management Transition

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Nov. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) announced today that effective December 7, 2015 Dan Durn will become executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer of NXP.  Peter Kelly, NXP’s current CFO, has expressed a desire to retire in 2017 and the appointment of Mr. Durn is part of the succession plan for the company. Mr. Kelly will continue to report to Rick Clemmer, NXP’s CEO and will continue to be a key member of the NXP Management Team. In his new role Mr. Kelly will focus on Strategy and M&A, as well as ensuring a successful integration with Freescale.

“The potential of the merger was a key factor in attracting Dan to join NXP,” said Rick Clemmer, NXP Chief Executive Officer. “I have known Dan for many years and am confident his deep core competence in semiconductors and leadership skills will further strengthen our management team, support our long term growth and enhance our shareholder appreciation.  The retention of Dan from Freescale gives us a world class semiconductor CFO while allowing us a suitable transition period.  I am very pleased that Peter is staying with the company to help Dan with the transition and ensure we will not miss a beat in our ambitions.”

Before joining NXP, Mr. Durn was senior vice president and CFO of Freescale Semiconductor.  Prior to Freescale, he served as CFO and executive vice president of finance and administration at Globalfoundries, the industry’s second largest semiconductor foundry.  Prior to Globalfoundries, Durn was head of M&A and strategy at Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC), a $15 billion private equity company.  He also served as vice president in investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Company and was a member of their merger leadership group. Dan graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a BS in control systems engineering and served in the Navy for six years upon graduation.  He also earned an MBA in finance from Columbia Business School.

“The NXP Freescale combination will bring together two great companies whose best days lie ahead,” said Durn.  “We become an automotive and MCU powerhouse with the scale to deliver significant earnings power.  I’m honored to have this role and I’m looking forward to working with Peter in the coming months during the transition.”

About NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) creates solutions that enable secure connections for a smarter world. Building on its expertise in High Performance Mixed Signal electronics, NXP is driving innovation in the automotive, identification and mobile industries, and in application areas including wireless infrastructure, lighting, healthcare, industrial, consumer tech and computing. NXP has operations in more than 25 countries, and posted revenue of $5.65 billion in 2014. Find out more at www.nxp.com.

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