CHARTERED APPOINTS ROY KANNAN AS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
SINGAPORE - October 2, 2003 - Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing (Nasdaq: CHRT and SGX-ST:
Chartered), one of the world's top three dedicated semiconductor foundries, today announced the appointment of
Roy Kannan as chief information officer (CIO). Kannan, who brings more than 20 years of experience in information
services and technology, leads Chartered's global information technology organization. His responsibilities include
driving the Company's strategic initiative of extending a dynamic eBusiness network for enabling information sharing
and fostering supply-chain collaboration among its customers, partners, suppliers and employees. Kannan is based at
Chartered's headquarters in Singapore and reports directly to Chia Song Hwee, president & CEO.
"Chartered is committed to empowering supply-chain players and enabling faster and more effective decision-making,"
said Chia. "Having someone with the right expertise, who can provide leadership to drive innovative information
solutions, is a must. We are pleased to welcome Roy, who has a proven track record of achievement, to the Chartered
team to further strengthen our overall eBusiness platform and solutions to address and anticipate the industry's
evolving needs."
Prior to joining Chartered, Kannan was CIO of the RGM Group, a multi-divisional
conglomerate, where his key role was e-transformation. His responsibilities
included the revamp of the company's data, voice, network and
security
infrastructure, as well as the management of information services
(IS) operations and data centers. Prior to that, Kannan was
director of the manufacturing solutions practice at Compaq Asia
Pacific. In this position,
he was responsible
for expanding the company's computer-integrated manufacturing and
supply-chain solutions capabilities to support the broad-based
outsourcing requirements of manufacturing companies in the Asia
Pacific region. Kannan
has also held senior
positions at leading IS solutions companies such as Mastek Asia Pacific,
Digital Equipment India and Patni Computer Systems. Kannan holds
a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute
of Technology,
Madras,
and a post-graduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute
of Management, Ahmedabad.
Kannan assumes the role of CIO from Tang Yong "TY" Ang, Chartered's vice president of quality and reliability assurance
(QRA) and fab support operations. Ang had served as acting CIO since the position was created in August 2002, and he
will now be able to focus on his QRA and fab support responsibilities.
About Chartered
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, one of the world's top three dedicated semiconductor foundries, is forging a
customized approach to outsourced semiconductor manufacturing by building lasting and collaborative partnerships with
its customers. The Company provides flexible and cost-effective manufacturing solutions for customers, enabling the
convergence of communications, computing and consumer markets. In Singapore, Chartered operates five fabrication
facilities and has a sixth fab, which will be developed as a 300mm facility.
A company with both global presence and perspective, Chartered is traded on both the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: CHRT)
and on the Singapore Exchange (SGX-ST: CHARTERED). Chartered's 3,500 employees are based at 11 locations around the
world. Information about Chartered can be found at www.charteredsemi.com.
