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Remi El-Ouazzane (born June 4th, 1973) is a French-Tunisian businessman and semiconductor engineer who has led various initiatives in mobile wireless computing, machine vision and embedded artificial intelligence. El-Ouazzane currently serves as CEO of Movidius.
Early Life
El-Ouazzane was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France on June 4th, 1973. He was born to a Tunisian (Tozeur) father and French (Avalon) mother. El-Ouazzane grew up with three brothers in Epinay-sure-Seine, a suburb of Paris. In 1996, he obtained a masters degree in semiconductor physics engineering from Grenoble Institute of Technologyin economics. The following year, El-Ouazzane obtained a bachelor in economics and finance from the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies. In 2004, he graduated from Harvard Business School’s General Management (GMP) program.[1] El-Ouazzane lives in the United States with his wife and two children.
Career
Texas Instruments
In 1997 El-Ouazzane joined Texas Instruments (TI) as part of the TI Young Leader Program: a worldwide rotation program to foster next generation leaders of the company. After graduating from the Young Leaders program, he has served in various business units with Texas Instruments, including the broadband communications group and the wireless business group before becoming the Vice President and Worldwide General Manager of the Open Multimedia Applications Platform (OMAP) Business Unit.[2]
Notable Achievements at Texas Instruments
- 2009: Pioneered the first OMAP application processor for the Android platform and spearheaded the development of the OMAP 4 platform.[3] The OMAP architecture powered many of the first notable Android devices such as the Motorola Droid line of phones and Galaxy Nexus smartphone co developed by Google and Samsung.
- 2012: Created a partnership with iRobot to bring use develop robotic technologies using TI's OMAP architecture.[4]
- 2012: Spearheaded a deal with global audio and infotainment group Harman to incorporate TI's OMAP 5 processors into premium automotive platforms.[5]
Movidius
In 2013, El-Ouazzane accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer of Movidius.[6] His efforts have driven the company’s technology into products from companies like Google, Lenovo and DJI, as well as raising over $40 million in funding to accelerate adoption of Movidius technology[7].
Notable Achievements at Movidius
- 2012: Re-located Movidius headquarters to the Silicon Valley.[8]
- 2013 Created partnership with Google's Project Tango group.[9]
- 2014: Launched the Myriad 2 Vision Processing Unit (VPU).[10]
- 2015: Raised $40 million in funding to accelerate adoption of Movidius technology.[11]
- 2016: Closed deals with major technology companies including Google, DJI, FLIR Systems, and Lenovo, bringing Movidius technology to mainstream consumer devices.
Awards
In 2009, El-Ouazzane was selected as recipient of the French-American Foundation’s Young Leaders Award.[12]
References
- ^ "About Our Team". Movidius.com. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Executive Profile: Remi El-Ouzzane". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Executive Profile: Remi El-Ouazzane". Bloomber.com. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Texas Instruments and iRobot team up to shape future robotic innovation". iRobot.com. iRobot. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "HARMAN and Texas Instruments collaborate to redefine premium automotive infotainment experiences". Harman.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Kar, Saroj (July 10, 2013). "Movidius Raises $16 Million to Boost Augmented Reality Portfolios". Silicon Angle. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Newcomer, Eric (April 14, 2015). "Movidius, Vision-Processor Startup, Gets $40 Million in Funding". Bloomberg. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Image Processor IC Startup Snags Funding, New CEO". EE Times. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Movidius Works with Google to Bring Visual Awareness to the Next Wave of Intelligent Mobile Apps". aibseedcapitalfund.ie. AIB Seed Capital. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Movidius Launches Improved Version Of The Vision Processor That Powers Google's Project Tango". Techcrunch. 06/30/2014. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Movidius Raises $40 Million in Funding to Accelerate Adoption of Visual Sensing". Movidius.com. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "French American Foundation Announces Selection for 2009 Young Leaders".