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The Leader of the Company
Today
Steve Kelley | President & Chief
Executive Officer
Steve Kelley joined Amkor in May 2013 as
President and Chief Executive Officer and is
also a member of its Board of Directors. Mr.
Kelley has more than 25 years of experience
in the global semiconductor industry,
including as Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer of Cree from 2008
to 2011, and in executive roles at Texas
Instruments and Philips Semiconductors.
He has also held various managerial
positions at National Semiconductor and
Motorola. Before joining Amkor, Mr. Kelley
served as Senior Advisor to Advanced
Technology Investment Company, the Abu
Dhabi-sponsored investment company that
owns GlobalFoundries, until December
2012. Mr. Kelley holds a B.S. in Chemical
Engineering from Massachusetts Institute
of Technology and a J.D. from Santa Clara
University.
investors, customers, suppliers,
contractors and the members of the
communities in which the company
operates.
History of the Firm
It all began with a bicycle…
In 1935, Hyang-Soo Kim opened
his first business on the south side
of Seoul, Korea, selling imported
Japanese goods, including bicycles.
That business eventually grew to
include the manufacturing of bicycle
Steve Kelley, President & CEO
parts, resulting in the founding of
ANAM Industries in 1945.
Seeking greater economic vitality,
the Korean government looked to
semiconductors as the future, so
ANAM entered into semiconductor
manufacturing in 1968; starting
with just three-wire bonders and
two die bonders.
Soon after, with the help of his son,
Joo-Jin (James) Kim, founder of
Amkor Electronics, Inc., they began
to sell ANAM’s products around the
world. In the years since, Amkor
Technology, Inc. has grown to
become a world-class supplier in the
semiconductor industry, providing
the highest quality packaging and
test services.
Hyang-Soo’s principles were simple:
work for the customer’s trust;
maintain trust with quality and
patience, and cut costs wherever
possible. These values would help
drive the growth of Amkor, the
semiconductor industry and the
transformation of Korea’s economy.
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