Hassane S. El-Khoury
Summary
Hassane S. El-Khoury has served as onsemi’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Director since December 2020. ([investor.onsemi.com](https://investor.onsemi.com/management/hassane-el-khoury?utm_source=openai))
Biography
El-Khoury joined onsemi after serving as President, Chief Executive Officer and a board member of Cypress Semiconductor until its sale to Infineon in April 2020. During 13 years at Cypress, he held roles in business-unit management, product development, applications engineering and business development. ([investor.onsemi.com](https://investor.onsemi.com/management/hassane-el-khoury?utm_source=openai)) He began his career as a senior design engineer at Continental Automotive Systems. El-Khoury earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Lawrence Technological University and a master’s degree in engineering management from Oakland University. He was recognized in Silicon Valley’s 40 Under 40 in 2018 and has served on the board of Sakuú. ([investor.onsemi.com](https://investor.onsemi.com/management/hassane-el-khoury?utm_source=openai))
Notable achievements
- Led onsemi’s shift toward intelligent power and sensing technologies focused on automotive, industrial and data-center applications. ([onsemi.com](https://www.onsemi.com/company/about-onsemi?utm_source=openai))
- Oversaw a strategy and portfolio realignment announced after taking the CEO role, with an emphasis on differentiated products and target growth markets. ([investor.onsemi.com](https://investor.onsemi.com/news-releases/news-release-details/onsemi-new-brand-and-promise-sustainable-future?utm_source=openai))
- Helped expand onsemi’s silicon-carbide relationship with NIO from 400V platforms toward next-generation 900V electric-vehicle architectures. ([investor.onsemi.com](https://investor.onsemi.com/news-releases/news-release-details/onsemi-and-nio-expand-strategic-collaboration-accelerate-next?utm_source=openai))
- During the first quarter of 2026, onsemi reported that AI data-center revenue had more than doubled year over year, alongside new power and vehicle-system design activity. ([investor.onsemi.com](https://investor.onsemi.com/news-releases/news-release-details/onsemi-reports-first-quarter-2026-results?utm_source=openai))
- Maintained leadership through a period in which onsemi reported record 2025 free cash flow of $1.4 billion, although the result reflects the broader management team rather than the CEO alone. ([onsemi.com](https://www.onsemi.com/company/newsroom/news-and-insights/onsemi-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results?utm_source=openai))
Problem areas / controversies
- In February 2025, onsemi announced a company-wide restructuring expected to eliminate approximately 2,400 jobs, reflecting weaker business conditions and the need to reduce spending. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097864/000119312525035138/d928094d8k.htm?utm_source=openai))
- The 2025 manufacturing realignment produced $496.0 million of non-cash impairment charges and additional exit, accelerated-depreciation and contract-termination costs, highlighting the cost of earlier capacity decisions. ([investor.onsemi.com](https://investor.onsemi.com/static-files/e062d441-b39d-45e0-b1be-23f6a6e11666?utm_source=openai))
- The company faced softness in automotive and industrial demand and inventory digestion during the 2024–2025 period, placing pressure on revenue and utilization. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097864/000162828025004557/on-20241231.htm?utm_source=openai))
- A shareholder lawsuit concerning statements about long-term supply agreements was allowed to proceed at an early stage before a later ruling rejected the challenged statements as actionable puffery; the matter concerned company disclosures, not a finding of personal misconduct by El-Khoury. ([news.bloomberglaw.com](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/onsemi-defeats-investor-suit-over-demand-stability-for-now?utm_source=openai))