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CARLO EMANUELE OTTAVIANI
Corporate Vice President, Communication, STMicroelectronics
President of STMicroelectronics Foundation
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Emanuele Ottaviani was born in Voghera (Italy) in 1943.
He developed a passion for electronics early on and, while studying
Political Science at university in Milan, he also specialized
in electronics and telecommunications.
He began his career in 1965 in the Advertisement and Public Relations
Office of SIT-SIEMENS, today known as ITALTEL. Along with the
promotion of the audio business of the company, he soon took over
responsibility for the activities of the associate semiconductor
company ATES Electronic Components. As his responsibilities at
SIT-SIEMENS broadened to cover all corporate sectors related to
electronics, his involvement and commitment to the field of semiconductors
have steadily grown to this day.
ATES merged with the Milanese-based SGS in 1971, and Ottaviani
was given the responsibility of Marketing Communications of the
newly formed SGS-ATES. In 1975, he was appointed Head of Corporate
Communications worldwide, and has maintained this position ever
since. The company, renamed SGS Microelettronica, merged with
Thomson Semiconducteurs of France in 1987, making SGS-THOMSON
a global player in the semiconductor industry. In May 1998, the
company changed its name to STMicroelectronics.
Today, STMicroelectronics has over 45,000 employees, 13 main
manufacturing sites and 78 sales offices in 36 countries. The
Corporate Communication Department activities include media relations,
advertising, exhibitions, and public relations.
ST went public in 1994 at the New York Stock Exchange and Paris
Bourse (presently called Euronext Paris) and since 1998 is listed
at the Borsa Italiana in Milan. In the meantime, it has consolidated
its position both in ranking and technological leadership amongst
international semiconductor companies.
In January 2002, Ottaviani was also appointed President of STMicroelectronics
Foundation, a non-profit organization created by the corporation
to disseminate specific aspects of ST corporate culture: deep-rooted
commitment to sustainable development as illustrated by its accomplishments
over the past 15 years in energy conservation, recycling, and
research in alternate energies; and firm belief in corporate social
responsibility with active involvement in and sponsorship of humanitarian
projects such as its computer literacy program deployed in countries
worldwide where ST operates.
May 2008
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