CEO Today USA Awards

CEO Today USA Awards 2019 www.ceotodaymagazine.com - P E N N S Y L V A N I A - 100 DR. GERALD PAUL CEO of Vishay ABOUT VISHAY Vishay is very well positioned to provide components for macroeconomic growth drivers such as connectivity, mobility and sustainability. Through its R&D, engineering, quality programs, and sales initiatives, it generates a steady stream of innovative components to enable designers to create new generations of end products. In connectivity-related products such as tablets, smartphones, and wearables, Vishay components support power management, wireless connectivity, display interface, and touch screen controls; provide protection from the electrostatic discharge (ESD) that can cause component and system failure; and perform other functions. Vishay components are also found in wireless charging devices, mobile payment systems and other near-field communications systems, servers, network devices, base stations, solid-state drives, telematics systems, and other products and systems in our increasingly interconnected world. Vishay’s latest technologies and components support the development of 5G network technologies and play important roles in Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In the area of mobility, Vishay components support a wide range of functions in electric power steering, including electromagnetic interference (EMI) filtering, quiescent current switch-off, three-phase motor switching, current sensing, and voltage division. Vishay components also are used in transmission control units, power management, boardnet stabilization and voltage conversion, exhaust systems, start-stop systems, climate controls, braking and safety, lighting, infotainment, proximity and gesture recognition, and more. In hybrid and fully electric vehicles, Vishay components are used in main inverters, high-voltage bus systems, energy recuperation, and charging systems. Advanced driver assistance systems are supported by optical sensors. They also support Car-to-X communications, high frequency transceivers, and radar devices. Power capacitors, inductors, and high power resistors are used in high speed trains, buses, aircraft, and ships, as well as intralogistics systems, in modern infrastructure. In the area of sustainability, Vishay components support the new generation of factory automation – Industry 4.0 – to enable robots with position sensors and encoders, enable haptic response, increase the efficiency of motor drives, and enable automated transport systems in warehouses. Vishay components are also used in alternative energy products and systems, such as the main inverters, power filters, and pitch and system controls in wind turbines. Components in wind turbine systems include high power semiconductor modules, high voltage MOSFETs, power ICs, diodes and rectifiers, optical isolators, shunt resistors, crowbar resistors, inductors, and power capacitors. Vishay components are used in solar panels and inverters, and for on-panel power conversion. They are used in smart meters and smart grids, power transmission and distribution systems, power grid quality stabilization, oil and gas exploration equipment, energy harvesting, and more. ABOUT DR. GERALD PAUL Dr. Gerald Paul was appointed Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2005. Dr. Paul has served as a Director of the Company since 1993, and has been President of the Company since March 1998. Dr. Paul also was Chief Operating Officer from 1996 to 2006. Dr. Paul previously was an Executive Vice President of the Company from 1996 to 1998, and President of Vishay Electronic Components, Europe from 1994 to 1996. Dr. Paul has been Managing Director of Vishay Electronic GmbH, a subsidiary of the Company, since 1991. Dr. Paul has been employed by Vishay and a predecessor company since 1978. Dr. Paul possesses extensive experience with the Company, has senior responsibilities for our overall business, and has been instrumental in promoting our strategic advances. His in-depth knowledge of our operations includes the integration of acquired companies and a proven understanding of the challenges facing the Company in all aspects of the business cycle. www.vishay.com