News: Microelectronics
7 September 2022
Guerrilla RF appoints Susan Barkal to board
Guerrilla RF Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA – a provider of radio-frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for wireless applications – has appointed Susan Barkal to its board, which now consists of seven directors.
“Susan brings with her extensive quality, operational and technical expertise,” comments CEO & founder Ryan Pratt. “Her incredible depth of experience and insight will be very beneficial to us as we continue to grow as a public company.”
Barkal is currently senior VP of quality, supply chain executive, chief compliance officer, and CFIUS security officer at Yageo Corp, overseeing global quality and compliance functions for over 30,000 staff in 40 manufacturing sites as well as 20 R&D centers spanning 16 countries.
Of note, she has served as an inside board director for the KEMET/TOKIN Electronics joint venture, a $200m acquisition where she provided input and oversight of the acquisition financing strategy. Following Yageo’s acquisition of KEMET Corp in 2020, Barkal was promoted to her current role.
Guerrilla RF says that, throughout her career, she has gained extensive experience in global quality and compliance as well as technology and chemical manufacturing. Barkal is an experienced executive in the technology sector with a proven track record of driving global technology roadmaps, portfolio management strategies, and new product development.
Barkal also holds a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University.
Guerrilla RF common stock begins trading on OTCQX Best Market
