The NMI has announced the appointment of Stan Boland, CEO of Neul, as the new chairman. Boland takes over from predecessor David Wollen, who has been Chair
over the past decade since 2010.
The electronic systems trade organisation is also enlisting the government relations and public affairs expertise of Brooke Hoskins, Raytheon UK’s director of government relations and Stephen Pattison, ARM’s Vice President of public affairs, who will be joining the board.
Stan Boland is CEO at Neul and has held senior management positions at NVIDIA, Icera, Broadcomm and Acorn Computer Group. He was a founder of co-founder of Icera and founder of Element 14 Inc, which he sold to NVIDIA and Broadcomm for a total of $1.1 billion.
Speaking about his appointment, Stan said: “The UK continues to hold its own in electronics, with many company making vitally important contributions.
“The NMI has many strong programmes in place and I’m looking forward to help steer a coherent presentation of our industry and define actionable steps that can accelerate our progress in the future.”
Derek Boyd, NMI CEO said: “Stan has an enviable track record and will play a significant role in growing the electronic systems industry within the UK.
“The appointments of Brooke and Stephen reflect our growing need to work with government to highlight the importance of this industry in order to best support our members.”
Brooke Hoskins is an expert in government relations and prior to joining Raytheon in 2010 she spent many years at the Department of Trade and Industry, working alongside the secretary of state. Additional positions at the DTI included Manager of Internet policy, where she ensured the interests of the internet industry were heard within government.
Stephen Pattison is responsible for ARM’s involvement with, and contribution to, policy and government thinking across the world. Prior to joining ARM, Stephen was CEO of the International Chamber of Commerce UK, where he represented the interests of a range of companies and focused on various policy and international trade issues. He has also served as a British diplomat at the British Embassy in Washington, and a director at the Foreign Office in London.
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