Rizwan Ahmed VP of Strategic Marketing, Everspin

Everspin Technologies, Inc. named Rizwan Ahmed as VP of strategic marketing

It also has promoted Jim Everett to VP of human resources.

Ahmed is responsible for product marketing, facilitating product strategy, roadmap planning and product management. He has an experience in semiconductor industry in R&D, marketing and P&L management. Previously, he was at Western Digital, responsible for the cloud storage business segment. Prior to that, he spent 20 years at SanDisk Corporation in various roles including management of client SSD marketing. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering from UC Berkeley. He also attended the Stanford Graduate School of Engineering and obtained his MBA from the Wharton School of Business.

Jim Everett was Everspin’s first director of human resources and served in that capacity for three years. As a member of company’s executive leadership team, he continues to be responsible for all areas related to the attraction, development, and retention of employees. The promotion is recognition of its contributions to Everspin including recruiting key executive talent and reshaping the company’s culture. Prior to joining Everspin, he held executive HR management positions at NextIO, Teralliance Technologies, and Advanced Micro Devices.

“We continue to build the strength of our leadership team at a fast pace. Rizwan’s technology-driven business acumen is a great addition to help the team drive our products to broader markets. And Jim has been an exceptional partner in helping me reorient our great team and we congratulate him on this well-deserved promotion,” said Kevin Conley, president and CEO.