IXYS Corporate | Company Executives

Dr. Nathan Zommer, Chairman & CEO
Dr. Nathan Zommer founded IXYS in 1983. During IXYS’ 25-year history, Dr. Zommer has been an advocate for energy-efficient technologies as strategic investment opportunities. Dr. Zommer has served as a director since 1983, and has served as chairman of the board, president and CEO since March 1993. From 1984 to 1993, Dr. Zommer served as executive vice president. Prior to founding IXYS, Dr. Zommer served in a variety of positions with Intersil, Hewlett Packard and General Electric, including as a scientist in the Hewlett Packard Laboratories and director of the Power MOS division for Intersil/ General Electric. Dr. Zommer received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Physical Chemistry from Tel Aviv University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Mr. Uzi Sasson, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Sasson serves as the company's chief operating officer and chief financial officer, with responsibility for financial management and operational efficiencies. He has worked at IXYS since 2004, initially serving as the company's CFO and vice president of finance. During his nearly 15-year tenure in the financial industry, Mr. Sasson served as CEO for tax/accounting firm Sagent Management, CFO for Digital Power Corp. and vice president at Mercury Interactive Corp. Prior to that, Mr. Sasson was a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, for 10 years.

Mr. Peter H. Ingram, President of European Operations
Mr. Ingram has served as president of IXYS' European operations since 2000. From 1994 to 2000, he served as the company's vice president of European operations. From 1989 to 1994, Mr. Ingram served as IXYS' director of wafer fab operations. Mr. Ingram worked with the semiconductor operations of ABB from 1982 to 1989, when IXYS acquired ABB's operations.