Dr. Randhir Thakur

Dr Thakur joined Tata Electronics Private Limited as the CEO & MD in April 2023.  He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Tata Electronics since April 2021.  Dr Thakur has over 40 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, including global manufacturing, research and development, and profitable P&L management. 

 Dr Thakur was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2013 and holds more than 300 patents. He has extensive experience in product development, joint venture and M&A management, process technology equipment, ecosystem leadership and tight customer-ecosystem partner collaboration. 
  
Before joining Tata Electronics, Dr Thakur held several leadership roles at Intel. Most recently, he was the President of Intel Foundry Services where he launched and led the development and growth of one of Intel’s most important new businesses.  Before that, he was the Corporate Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Intel Corp. responsible for Intel’s global supply chain, driving ecosystem engagement across technology, design, manufacturing, and product supply chains.  

 Previously, Dr Thakur served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Silicon Systems Group at Applied Materials Inc. Before joining Applied Materials in 2008, Dr Thakur served as Executive Vice President at SanDisk Corp, General Manager at Steag Electronic Systems AG and held various technical leadership positions at Micron Technology.   
  
 Dr Thakur has a bachelor’s degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India; a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Saskatchewan in Canada; and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Oklahoma