Tronics announced changes to the company's executive team. Effective October 15, 2018, Dr. Antoine Filipe will serve as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), succeeding Tronics founder and current CTO, Dr. Stephane Renard, while still driving the operations of Tronics' high performance inertial products division. Furthermore, Vincent Gaff will step up to lead Tronics' Corporate Marketing, Sales and Business Development activities for high performance standard MEMS inertial sensors, in addition to the foundry activities he will still be managing. Dr. Stephane Renard, who has served as CTO since 1997, is retiring. He will continue to serve Tronics as an active technical advisor with his tremendous expertise in MEMS and years of experience in RD, ensuring technology intelligence, patent follow-up and various other IP-related tasks for the company. Dr. Antoine Filipe, Director High-Performance Inertial Products, succeeds Dr. Renard as CTO. He will continue to drive the operations of the Business Unit he has been managing for more than 10 years. With close to 20 years of experience in semiconductors and sensors, he will be in charge of supporting Tronics' product and technology roadmap, by building strong and sustainable synergies within TDK Corporation. Prior to working at Tronics, Dr. Filipe was CEO of Spintron. Vincent Gaff, Director Microsystems Solutions, will now serve as Director Marketing, Sales and Business Development in addition to his role within the Foundry services Business Unit that he heads. Gaff will be responsible for commercial and customer strategy related to current and future standard products roadmap, as well as for the company's MEMS Foundry activities. He will also be in charge of maximizing Tronics' business opportunities in the field of MEMS inertial sensors, in close collaboration with TDK Corporation.