One of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers, GlobalFoundries (GF) announces the appointment of Elissa Murphy as its board’s new member. Elissa will join the company’s board of directors with immediate effect as an independent director.
Elissa is currently the vice president of engineering at Google and has previously served as the chief technology officer and executive vice president of Cloud Platforms at GoDaddy.
“I’m delighted to welcome Elissa to GF’s board,” said Ahmed Yahia, board chair of GlobalFoundries. “The depth and breadth of her experience in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, machine learning and cyber security will help guide GF’s technology and product roadmap. Elissa’s insights will be enormously valuable in helping to accelerate GFs long-term growth in these areas.”
“As GF redefines innovation in semiconductor manufacturing, we need experienced technology leaders with the foresight and vision to guide our growth strategy,” said Tom Caulfield, CEO at GF. “Elissa is an accomplished engineer and Silicon Valley executive, with a proven record of leading teams that push the boundaries of technology. Her appointment will help us further position the company as an innovative manufacturer with a broad portfolio of feature-rich solutions.”
Elissa brings with her over 25 years of technology leadership experience. Prior to her role with GoDaddy, she was the vice president of engineering at Yahoo!. Earlier to this, she has spent 13 years with Microsoft where she was a part of the original team responsible for the company’s shift to the cloud.
