Trident Microsystems, a provider of set-top box and TV semiconductor solutions, announced that Sylvia Summers Couder has resigned as CEO and as a director to pursue other opportunities. The company also announced that Mr. Philippe Geyres has been appointed as Interim CEO effective immediately and that the company has initiated a search for a CEO following this transition. Mr. Geyres is a candidate for the permanent CEO position.
Geyres joined Trident’s board in February 2010 following the company’s acquisition of certain assets of NXP. He was CEO of Oberthur Card Systems, a French publicly listed smart card company during 2007 and 2008. He was previously an executive at ST Microelectronics from 1983 to 2006, most recently as Executive Vice President, Consumer and Telecom Products. Prior to that, he held positions at Fairchild Semiconductor and IBM. Mr. Geyres serves as a member of the board of directors of Advanced Digital Broadcast, a Swiss company listed in Zurich, and of Arteris, a privately held networking IP company.
The company also announced that Christos Lagomichos has announced his departure from Trident and resignation as its President effective Feb. 9, 2011.
