Mr. Keiji Jono was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Tower Partners Semiconductor Co -TPSCo (formerly TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor) in December 2019 after serving as TPSCo Vice President of Operational Excellence from January 2019. Prior to his roles in TPSCo, he worked at Micron Memory Japan, K.K. (formerly Elpida) as Fab Manufacturing Sr. Director. Previously he served as Vice President of Operations of TowerJazz Newport Beach site for (2014 – 2016) after serving as V.P. of TowerJazz Japan as Fab manager for three years (2011- 2014). Prior to joining Tower, he served in various management positions at Micron Japan, Ltd. and also did an EXPAT assignment at Micron Technology, Inc. in the US, serving as Global Central engineering manager for two years.
Mr. Jono received an MBA from Kobe University and a B.S. degree in Metallurgy Engineering from Kyusyu University.