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February 16, 2017 | IPCEstimated reading time: 1 minute
The Nominating and Governance Committee of the IPC Board of Directors presented one candidate for election at the IPC Annual Meeting on February 14, held in conjunction with IPC APEX EXPO 2017 at the San Diego Convention Center.
Cao Xi, technical director at Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd, was elected as a new Board member and will serve a four-year term through February 2021.
Cao has more than 20 years' experience in DFM, DFR and process technology research and application and is a main contributor of Huawei’s electronics assembly technology platform and DFX standard system.
"IPC is privileged to have Mr. Cao added to our current slate of Board members. He is an active contributor to IPC initiatives and we look forward to his continued contributions to advancing IPC and our industry," said John Mitchell, IPC president and CEO.
About IPC
IPC is a global industry association based in Bannockburn, Illinois, dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its 3,900 member companies which represent all facets of the electronics industry, including design, printed board manufacturing, electronics assembly and test. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of an estimated $2 trillion global electronics industry. IPC maintains additional offices in Taos, N.M.; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; Brussels, Belgium; Stockholm, Sweden; Moscow, Russia; Bangalore and New Delhi, India; Bangkok, Thailand; and Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Suzhou and Beijing, China.
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