Richard Fontaniere

Richard Fontaniere is an experienced industrial partnerships and international program manager at Soitec since 2001, where significant achievements include establishing a technological partnership with Shanghai Simgui that enhanced revenue potential by 20%. Richard has held various roles at Soitec, including product engineering manager, where oversight was given to a team focused on new product development, and project manager for BSI image sensors, successfully collaborating with a major European manufacturer. As product quality manager, Richard initiated impactful quality management systems, resulting in a significant reduction in customer claims, and implemented robust process improvements as process manager, increasing throughput by 50%. Previously, Richard worked with Motorola Semi-conducteurs in various roles related to production and process management. Richard holds a Certificate in International Business Development from Grenoble Ecole de Management and degrees from CentraleSupélec and the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne.