Umesh is a published author and well recognized senior IT executive. Umesh currently serves as the Corporate VP and Chief Information Officer at Amkor since February 2015. Umesh has a deep background in semiconductors and IT. He began his career with Motorola Semiconductor, holding engineering and operations positions in Singapore, Phoenix and Austin from 1993-2002. He was CIO of Silicon Labs (Austin, TX) from 2002-2007, and CIO of Cree, Inc. from 2008-2015. He holds a BE degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ambedkar Marathwada University in India, an MS in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University (ASU) and an MBA from ASU. Umesh published his first IT management book, Perfect Imbalance in 2019. He is also a recipient of four prestigious CIO of the year awards – 2005 Austin CIO of the year, 2013 Triangle CIO of the Year, 2014 TTEC IT Executive of the year and Finalist of AZ CIO of the Year 2020 awards.