Valens Semiconductor, a leader in high-performance connectivity, announced it has appointed Gili Friedman as Senior Vice President and the Company’s Head of the newly formed Cross Industry Business Unit effective February 16, 2025.
“We are thrilled to welcome Gili Friedman as the Head of our newly formed Cross Industry Business Unit, which encompasses all the non-automotive verticals we serve including audio-video, industrial, machine vision, and medical markets,” said Gideon Ben-Zvi, Chief Executive Officer of Valens Semiconductor. “Gili brings more than 17 years of experience leading sales and business development departments at leading global companies in the semiconductor industry. While heading the global sales teams at both Sony Semiconductor Israel and Altair, she established a proven track record of driving impressive revenue growth in existing and new markets.”
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“Gili’s multi-disciplinary approach, which integrates customer engagement, sales strategy, marketing and project lifecycle management, along with her deep expertise in semiconductor technology, sets her apart. We are excited Gili is joining the Valens team and expect she will make an immediate and lasting impact on our organization.”
Friedman is currently Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Sony Semiconductor Israel, formerly Altair Semiconductor. She quickly moved into leadership roles at Altair after joining the company as a software engineer progressing from Program Management to Global Business Management before ultimately serving as VP of Sales and Business Development.
“I am delighted to be joining Valens Semiconductor to lead its next phase of growth,” said Friedman. “The opportunity in the audio-video, industrial, machine vision, and medical verticals is vast with a total addressable market of over $1 billion. I look forward to leveraging Valens’ standard setting, high-performance connectivity solutions to accelerate market share growth and drive progress towards our 2029 financial goals.”
SOURCE: PRNewswire