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    Faisal Saleem is Senior Vice President, Head of End Markets Strategy and Business Development, a position he was appointed to in 2023. Mr. Saleem leads a team of technical experts responsible for deep understanding of customer needs and emerging trends across various end-use sectors, and for aligning GF\u2019s product development plans accordingly.<\/p>\n

    Mr. Saleem initially joined GF in 2007 as a sales account executive, rising through various roles with a proven track record of creating value for customers, driving sales and business development at strategic accounts, and building successful teams. He was appointed vice president of U.S. sales in 2019 and took on the role of vice president of commercial strategy and operations in 2021. Prior to joining GF, Mr. Saleem served in a variety of engineering roles at Vitesse Semiconductor, Agere Systems Lucent Technologies and Cirrus Logic.<\/p>\n

    Mr. Saleem holds a bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Lehigh University.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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