Christopher Bretz

Christopher Bretz is an accomplished executive with over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor and technology industries, currently serving as Vice President of Advanced Power Systems at NXP Semiconductors since February 2017. Previous roles include Senior Director of Safety and Power Management at the same company, Product Line Manager at Texas Instruments where responsibility included a $200+ million P&L for ASICs in the hard disk drive sector, and Business Unit Director at STMicroelectronics, overseeing a $241 million revenue-generating business unit. Bretz also has a background as Marketing Manager at LSI Logic and Technical Marketing Manager at Baker Instrument Company. Educational qualifications include an MBA in International Business from Regis University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University.