“I expect that Roberto’s continued leadership in the region will allow Intersil to expand its presence in Europe, go after strategic growth markets and engage with new customers,” said Peter Oaklander, Intersil’s senior vice president of Worldwide Sales. “Roberto’s strong sales background, as well as his long tenure with Intersil and in the semiconductor industry, makes him ideally suited for these expanded responsibilities.”
Magnifico has been in the semiconductor industry since 1984. Prior to Intersil, he worked for Phillips Semiconductor for nine years. He began his career in 1984 at ST Microelectronics as a product engineer in the Power Audio Amplifier ICs product group. Magnifico holds a BSEE from L. Settembrini, Milano Tech Institute.