In order to support its growth dynamic and to accelerate the development of its various activities in the strategic markets it serves, the Egide Group announced the creation of a Business Development team with the appointment of two experts,to strengthenits sales and marketing operations in the United States and Europe. Gary WATERHOUSE is appointed Director of Business Development for North America. Gary WATERHOUSE joins Egide with a technical background in metallurgy and organizational management (University of Surrey, UK and University of Phoenix, USA). He has over 20 years of experience in electronics and the semi-conductor industry, working for Amkor Technology, Texas Instruments and Tessera. His business development experience includes responsibilities in the US, Asia and Europe. David HIEN is appointed Director of Business Development for Europe and Asia. David HIEN is a graduate engineer from ISEN (École d'Ingénieurs des Hautes Technologies et du Numérique). As senior expert in business development and marketing in the electronics industry, he has worked for Texas Instruments in Europe, Taiwan and Dallas, and for Dekra in Spain. He will provide the Group with his understanding of the use of packaging and electronic components. David will be based in Bollène (Vaucluse - France). Gary WATERHOUSE and David HIEN will be in charge of a new organization named Customer Solutions, which will bring together design activity, application engineering, pricing, business development and marketing. Each position will be tailored to the operations of the geographic locations with which they operate.