NXP Semiconductors NV announced that Hans Rijns and Dave French will jointly take responsibility for the NXP R&D function per immediate effect. Hans Rijns is appointed Chief Technology Officer. He will combine this role with his current position as SVP & Head of Research.

Dave French is assigned as EVP of R&D and will combine this responsibility with his current position as General Manager of BU Portable & Computing. In his role as CTO, Hans Rijns will primarily focus his efforts on innovation and technology strategies. Dave French, in his role of EVP of R&D, will focus his attention on engineering-related aspects like R&D productivity and time-to-market.

Both report directly for their respective responsibilities to CEO Rick Clemmer. Hans is member of Scientific Advisory Board of VIRTUS IC Design Centre of Excellence, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and member of the Advisory Board of the Electrical Engineering department and the Supervisory board of the Embedded Systems Institute of the Technical University Eindhoven, the Netherlands.