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    Shankaran Janardhanan is Senior Vice President of Radio Frequency (RF) Business at GF, a position he was appointed to in 2025. In this role, Mr. Janardhanan leads the company\u2019s RF business organization that enables customers to deliver solutions for smart mobile devices, home and industrial Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, communications infrastructure and data center. <\/p>\n

    Mr. Janardhanan joined GF in 2011 and has served in various leadership roles including vice president of the Smart Mobile Devices business unit, where he expanded business in GF\u2019s largest end market, providing customers with differentiated connectivity, display, audio, imaging and power management technology solutions. Prior to that position, Mr. Janardhanan led GF\u2019s Mobile RF business, which doubled in size under his leadership, and supported by the acquisition of the IBM Microelectronics business in 2015, broadening GF\u2019s differentiated RF portfolio and manufacturing footprint. In a previous role at GF, he managed RF & Power management business development and field applications. <\/p>\n

    Prior to GF, he held various roles in design engineering, technology and product management for RF and Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) products at TowerJazz. <\/p>\n

    Mr. Janardhanan holds an MBA from the University of California\u2013Berkeley and a master\u2019s degree in electrical engineering from Temple University. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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