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Durham, NC-based Cree has Appointed John Palmour as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
At Cree, we`re always on. We believe that meaningful change happens through sheer force of will and the determination of a team solving a problem, and we`re unafraid to kick down the door to make it happen. That`s how we inspired the LED revolution and continue to create brilliantly affordable, radically simple, uncompromisingly efficient solutions that transform the way we experience light. From inventing America`s best-selling light bulb to commercializing the brightest lighting-class LEDs, our vision isn`t just to cultivate a thriving business – it`s to better the world. And we don`t take no for an answer. Be part of what`s next. Our growing multi-billion dollar start-up is impressing the biggest names in tech. Join one of Fast Company`s The World`s 50 Most Innovative Companies 2015 and a 2014 MIT Technology Review “50 Smartest Company.” Let`s revolutionize energy efficiency and transform the way we experience light.
About the Person
John W. Palmour, Ph.D. is a Co-Founder of Cree Inc. and has been its Chief Technology Officer of Advanced Devices since September 2008. Dr. Palmour served an Executive Vice President of Advanced Devices of Cree Inc. from August 5, 2002 to September 28, 2008 and he was responsible for all aspects of Cree Inc.'s wide bandgap RF, microwave and power switching device businesses and also managed its contract research programs. He served as a Director of Advanced Devices since 1995 and managed all of the research and development programs of Cree Inc. focused on wide band gap RF, microwave and power devices. He serves as a Director of Novan, Inc. He served a Director of The Board of Directors of Cree Inc. since October 1995 and Previously served as its Director from 1992 to 1993.
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