indie Semiconductor, Inc. announced the promotion of a few outstanding senior executives within the organization. These individuals have demonstrated exceptional leadership, business acumen and automotive industry relationships, and have already made significant contributions to the success of indie in relatively short order. In their new roles, these key management team members will help drive indie?s market outperformance and realize the Company?s vision of creating an Autotech powerhouse.

Peter Gulden appointed Executive Vice President of Radar Systems and Software. Dr. Gulden was formerly Senior Vice President of indie?s Radar Systems and Software business unit and Managing Director of Symeo, an indie Semiconductor company. He joined indie in January 2022, via the acquisition of Analog Device?s Radar Systems Group where Dr. Gulden was the Engineering Director for automotive and industrial radar systems. Previously, Dr. Gulden was Chief Technology Officer for Symeo, a leader in radar sensor technology for automotive and industrial markets.

He started his career at Siemens, where he led the research and product development for radar and LiDAR systems. Dr. Gulden earned his Master?s in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University and earned his Doctorate in Engineering and Electronics Communication Technology from The University of Siegen, Germany. Abhay Rai appointed Chief Product Officer. Mr. Rai previously held the position of Executive Vice President and General Manager of indie?s Vision business unit and has been a leader in expanding indie?s sensing portfolio through accelerated internal development, complemented with inorganic growth.

Prior to joining indie in January 2021, Mr. Rai was the Global Vice President of Product Marketing for Visteon, responsible for new product development, introduction, and expansion into the automotive electronics and electrification market. Mr. Rai has previously held senior product marketing and commercial positions at automotive sensor leaders Sony and Aptina. Mr. Rai earned his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University, and an Executive MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.

Michael Wittmann appointed Chief Operating Officer Mr. Wittmann previously held the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager of indie?s Power business unit, responsible for business execution, product definition and portfolio planning. Prior to joining indie in March 2021, he was with Intel, serving in a variety of senior and General Manager roles in wireless connectivity. Before Intel, Mr. Wittmann held senior marketing and business development positions with Infineon technologies, including Director of Automotive Power Modules at International Rectifier.

Mr. Wittmann received a Diploma in Electrical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University, Germany.