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10 GlobalFoundries operations leaders
These ten current and former GlobalFoundries operations leaders hold or have held director, senior director and vice president roles in operations at GlobalFoundries. A reader can learn how operations leaders build and run their teams at GlobalFoundries.
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01—10Chris Gillman
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Manufacturing Operations and Automation · GlobalFoundries
Senior Director - Manufacturing Operations and Automation at GlobalFoundries since December 2021; the profile says the role is responsible for an organization of 650 people delivering the output, productivity and cost goals for the GLOBALFOUNDRIES 200mm Semiconductor Factory in the Burlington, VT area. Former Director - Manufacturing Engineering (Photolithography, Cleans, Metrology & Automation) at GlobalFoundries (2018–2021).
Dan Mead
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Operations · GlobalFoundries
Former Director Of Operations (2019–2020) and Sr Manager, Deputy Director - Manufacturing Ops Fab8 (2018–2019) at GlobalFoundries. Vice President, Manufacturing Engineering at GlobalFoundries since October 2023, and former Senior Director, Post Fab Engineering (2021–2023) and Director, Module Engineering (2020–2021) at GlobalFoundries.
Daniel Forcier
LinkedInExperience: Director, Fab 9 Facilities Operations · GlobalFoundries
Director, Fab 9 Facilities Operations at GlobalFoundries since January 2026, and former Deputy Director - Facilities Operations at GlobalFoundries (2021–2025). Former Director, Advanced Operations at Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (2018–2021) and Director Of Operations at Keurig Green Mountain, Inc. (2016–2018).
Deb Leach
LinkedInExperience: V.P. Fab 8 Business Operations · GlobalFoundries
V.P. Fab 8 Business Operations at GlobalFoundries since September 2019; the profile describes a three pronged manufacturing role leading R&D technology program management, input cost reduction and industrial engineering. Former Vice President, Global Supply Management (2018–2020) and Sr. Director Technology Program Management and Yield Engineering (2018) at GlobalFoundries.
Irwan Mohammad
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director - Global Planning and Packaging Operations · GlobalFoundries
Senior Director - Global Planning and Packaging Operations at GlobalFoundries since March 2025. Former Director, Industrial Engineering (2023–2025), Deputy Director, Manufacturing Operations (2021–2023), Manager Production Planning & Control (2018–2021) and Sr Section Manager Manufacturing Ops (2012–2018) at GlobalFoundries.
Jonathan Oh
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Frame and Tapeout Operations · GlobalFoundries
Former Senior Director, Frame and Tapeout Operations (2024–2025) and Director, Frame and Tapeout Operations (2021–2024) at GlobalFoundries. Senior Director, Mask Management & Fab Readiness at GlobalFoundries since January 2025, and former Director, Mask and Tapeout Management (2019–2021) and Director, Mask and Technology Management (2018–2019) at GlobalFoundries.
Kevin Soukup
LinkedInExperience: VP, Finance, Operations, and Pricing · GlobalFoundries
Former VP, Finance, Operations, and Pricing at GlobalFoundries (2021–2022), a role the profile says led finance, operations and pricing for all business units. Former SVP GM Silicon Photonics (2024–2026), Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) (2022–2024) and VP, Business Transformation (2018–2021) at GlobalFoundries.
Ronnie Nutt
LinkedInExperience: Director of Operations and Infrastructure · GlobalFoundries
Former Director of Operations and Infrastructure at GlobalFoundries (2010–2021), a role the profile places in Malta, New York at director level in operations. Former Senior Manager, Product Engineering at GlobalFoundries (2010–2014), and former Global Engineering Manager (2007–2008) and Module Manager (2006–2007) at Spansion is Cypress Semiconductor.
Vidya Krishnan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Global Operations · GlobalFoundries
Vice President of Global Operations at GlobalFoundries since April 2024, a role the profile lists at president/vice president level in operations. Former Smart Manufacturing Lead (2023–2024), Factory Manager (2021–2023), Branch Manager (2019–2021) and Engineering Section Manager (2014–2019) at Texas Instruments.
Yvonne Keil
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director GFES Operations Malaysia India · GlobalFoundries
Sr Director GFES Operations Malaysia India at GlobalFoundries since March 2024, based in Malaysia. Former Senior Director Global Procurement (2019–2024), Manager Linecontrol Planning (Postfab) (2015–2019) and Manager Industrial Engineering Planning BTF (2012–2015) at GlobalFoundries, and former Factory Automation Engineer at AMD (2005–2012).
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- 01How does a foundry plan and protect output, productivity and cost goals in a high-volume fab?
- 02What operations metrics do foundry leaders watch most closely, and how do they respond when a line falls behind?
- 03How do foundry operations teams coordinate capacity planning and facilities work across sites in different countries?
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