Remi El-Ouazzane Explained

Remi El-Ouazzane (born June 4, 1973) is a French businessman and embedded systems engineer who has led various initiatives in mobile computing, machine vision and embedded artificial intelligence. El-Ouazzane is STMicroelectronics (ST) President, Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group and has held this position since January 1, 2022.[1] He is a member of ST's executive committee.

Early life and education

El-Ouazzane was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on June 4, 1973. He was born to a Tunisian (Tozeur) father and a French (Avallon) mother. El-Ouazzane grew up with three brothers in Épinay-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris. In 1996, he obtained a master's degree in semiconductor physics engineering from Grenoble Institute of Technology. The following year, El-Ouazzane graduated in economics and finance from the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies. In 2004, he completed Harvard Business School’s General Management (GMP) program.[2] El-Ouazzane lives in Silicon Valley with his wife and two children.

Career

Texas Instruments

In 1997, El-Ouazzane joined Texas Instruments (TI) as part of the TI Young Leader Program. After graduating from the Young Leaders program, he has served in various business units within Texas Instruments, including the Broadband Communications Group and the Wireless Business Group before becoming the Vice President and Worldwide General Manager of the Open Multimedia Applications Platform (OMAP) Business Unit.[3]

Notable achievements at Texas Instruments

Movidius

In early 2013, El-Ouazzane accepted the position of chief executive officer of Movidius.[7] After having repositioned the company in the fields of embedded machine vision and artificial intelligence, he has led the company's technology into products from companies like Google, Lenovo and DJI, as well as raising over $40 million in funding to accelerate adoption of Movidius technology.[8]

Notable Achievements at Movidius

Intel

In November 2016, El-Ouazzane joined the New Technology Group at Intel following the acquisition of Movidius, assuming the role of Vice President. In this role, El-Ouazzane was responsible for continuing the engineering development, integration and commercial deployment of Movidius technologies.

In August 2018, El-Ouazzane assumed the role of vice president and chief operating officer of Intel's Artificial Intelligence Products Group (AIPG) where he is responsible for overseeing all engineering efforts in the group, including product management activities.

In January 2020, El-Ouazzane took over the role of Chief Strategy Officer for Intel's Data Platforms Group.[16]

STMicroelectronics

In January 2022, El-Ouazzane left Intel to join STMicroelectronics as president, Microcontrollers and Digital ICs Group. He is a member of ST's executive committee.[1]

Awards

In 2009, El-Ouazzane was selected as the recipient of the French-American Foundation's Young Leaders Award.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: REMI EL-OUAZZANE - STMicroelectronics. STMicroelectronics. fr.
  2. Web site: About Our Team. Movidius.com. 1 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Executive Profile: Remi El-Ouzzane. Bloomberg.com. 1 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Executive Profile: Remi El-Ouazzane. Bloomber.com. 1 August 2016.
  5. Web site: Texas Instruments and iRobot team up to shape future robotic innovation. iRobot.com. iRobot. 3 August 2016.
  6. Web site: HARMAN and Texas Instruments collaborate to redefine premium automotive infotainment experiences. Harman.com. 3 August 2016.
  7. News: Kar. Saroj. Movidius Raises $16 Million to Boost Augmented Reality Portfolios. 1 August 2016. Silicon Angle. July 10, 2013.
  8. News: Newcomer. Eric. Movidius, Vision-Processor Startup, Gets $40 Million in Funding. 1 August 2016. Bloomberg L.P.. April 14, 2015.
  9. Web site: Movidius Works with Google to Bring Visual Awareness to the Next Wave of Intelligent Mobile Apps. aibseedcapitalfund.ie. AIB Seed Capital. 3 August 2016.
  10. News: Movidius Launches Improved Version Of The Vision Processor That Powers Google's Project Tango. 3 August 2016. Techcrunch. 30 June 2014.
  11. Web site: Movidius Raises $40 Million in Funding to Accelerate Adoption of Visual Sensing. Movidius.com. 3 August 2016.
  12. Web site: Google and Movidius to Enhance Deep Learning Capabilities in Next-Gen Devices. Movidius.com. Movidius. 3 August 2016.
  13. Web site: Movidius and DJI Bring Vision-Based Autonomy to DJI Phantom 4. Movidius.com. Movidius. 3 August 2016.
  14. Web site: Movidius Brings Artificial Visual Intelligence to FLIR System's Latest Thermal Imaging Product. Movidius.com. Movidius. 3 August 2016.
  15. Web site: Lenovo to Adopt Movidius VPU Technology for Next Generation VR Products. Movidius.com. Movidius. 3 August 2016.
  16. Web site: STMicroelectronics announces changes in the Executive Committee live . live.euronext.com . 10 June 2022 . 18 November 2021.
  17. Web site: French American Foundation Announces Selection for 2009 Young Leaders.