Ash Chalaka

Ash Chalaka currently serves as the Director of Strategic Business Development at Ferrotec (USA) Corporation, a subsidiary of Ferrotec Holdings Corporation, since April 2023. Prior to this role, Ash held various significant positions, including involvement in Customer Support Business Group & Strategic Commodity Management at Lam Research from March 2018 to April 2023, and served as President & CEO at OnChip Devices from September 2006 to March 2018. Ash's career also includes a long tenure as Vice President of Sales & Marketing at ON Semiconductor, where key contributions were made in the commercialization of Silicon Integrated Passive Devices. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, and Executive Education in Product Management from UC Berkeley Extension.