Dr. Satya Gupta is elected as Chairman and Mr. Sanjeev Keskar as the Vice-Chairman
To focus on $400 Bn ESDM (Electronic System Design and Manufacturing) Opportunity

Bangalore, India. April 16, 2012: India Semiconductor Association (IESA), the premier trade body representing the Indian electronic systems, semiconductor and embedded software industry today announced its new Executive Council (EC) for the year 2012-13.

Dr. Satya Gupta, Founder and CEO, Concept-to-Silicon Systems Pvt. Ltd., has been elected Chairman and Mr. Sanjeev Keskar, Managing Director-Sales of PMC Sierra India and SEA has been elected Vice Chairman for the year. Mr. PVG Menon continues to hold the office of the President of the ISA.

Dr. Satya Gupta has played an active role in creating the India semiconductor eco-system, and will take on the responsibility of steering IESA towards nurturing the USD 400 Billion Electronics Systems Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) market in India by 2020, by promoting domestic design and manufacturing of Electronics Systems and Semiconductor products. Dr. Gupta’s long and wide-ranging expertise in Semiconductor and Systems design, as well as his experience as a successful entrepreneur, give him a unique perspective on the challenges that face the Indian ESDM industry.

“I am honored to have an opportunity to lead IESA along with the newly elected EC at an exciting juncture, when the Indian ESDM market is poised for a rapid growth to reach $400 Bn by 2020. Our goal at IESA is to help develop a complete eco-system for design and manufacturing of electronics systems and semiconductor products. Working jointly with government, industry, academia and the venture capital community, we plan to create various foundational blocks and programs with the support of government to achieve the goal. Our task is to fulfill this market demand by making India the most favorable destination for electronics system design and manufacturing.”

Announcing the new members to the Executive Council, Mr. PVG Menon, President IESA said, “IESA has been very fortunate to have an elected Executive Council with such a depth of expertise and industry experience. As IESA takes on more and more important roles at the National Level, the new Executive Council will provide sharp focus to propel IESA towards realizing the dream of vibrant ESDM industry in India.”

Chairman: Dr Satya Gupta, Co-Founder and CEO Concept2Silicon Systems
Vice Chairman: Sanjeev Keskar, Managing Director Sales, India & SEA, PMC Sierra
President: PVG Menon, ISA
Guru Ganesan, Managing Director, ARM India
Pradeep Dharane, Managing Director, Applied Micro Circuits Corporation
Ganapathy Subramaniam, CEO, Cosmic Circuits
Ravi Pagar, Director, Element 14 India Pvt. Ltd.
Vivek Tyagi, Country Sales Manager, Freescale Semiconductor (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Ashok Chandak, Senior Director Global Sales & Marketing, NXP Semiconductors
Vivek Sharma, Regional Vice President, STMicroelectronics (I) Pvt. Ltd.
Arnob Roy, President –Engineering, Tejas Networks Ltd

IESA is the premier trade body representing the electronics, semiconductor and embedded software industry in India and aims to establish India as the preferred global destination for the electronic systems & design ecosystem. IESA has over 170 members consisting of all leading MNCs as well as Indian companies that are involved across the entire ESDM sector. IESA works closely with Government of India as well as various State governments as a key Knowledge Partner for this sector.