Soitec announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Laurent Rémont as Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026.

Rémont, 54, currently serves as Senior Vice President at Infineon Technologies, where he led the Radio Frequency and Sensors business. He previously was Chief Technology Officer at Kontron AG and spent more than fifteen years at STMicroelectronics in general management and R&D roles. His international background spans markets central to Soitec’s strategy—including mobile communications, automotive and artificial intelligence—and brings extensive experience managing complex technological and industrial operations.

The Board underscored its intent to build on the Group’s recent progress, enhancing the value of Soitec’s diversified product and technology portfolio—particularly around AI—and seizing opportunities across the semiconductor market. “We are convinced that Laurent Rémont has all the right attributes to lead Soitec into the next stage of its development,” said Frédéric Lissalde, Chairman of Soitec’s Board of Directors. “His knowledge of the semiconductor industry and value chains, upstream and downstream, is a great match for the profile the Board was seeking to oversee implementation of the Group’s strategic priorities. We were particularly impressed by his innovative mindset, his strategic vision and his proven ability to design and deploy transformative roadmaps. I would like to thank Pierre Barnabé for his ongoing commitment during a particularly demanding period for Soitec.”

“I am proud to join Soitec and grateful for the trust placed in me,” said Laurent Rémont. “Our industry is undergoing rapid change, driven by innovation and the emergence of new technologies that are profoundly transforming how we use technology. Soitec plays a key role at the heart of these transformations, and I look forward to working alongside the management team and all employees to build the next phase of the Group’s development.”

Rémont will join Soitec on March 16, 2026, as a special advisor to CEO Pierre Barnabé before succeeding him at the beginning of the following month. Pierre Barnabé, who announced his resignation on October 1, 2025, will step down on March 31, 2026.

The appointment follows a rigorous selection process led by the Board of Directors and recommended by the Board’s Compensation, Nominations and Board Governance Committee. Rémont’s appointment as a director remains subject to shareholder approval at Soitec’s Annual General Meeting in July 2026; subject to that approval, his three-year term as director will commence on that date.

Original – Soitec