Kirchner Named Xperi CEO; Ex-Gemstar, Rovi Exec Armaly to Head IP Licensing
Jon Kirchner will head the new Xperi, following completion of the Xperi-TiVo merger June 1, and Samir Armaly, whose tenure at TiVo goes back 25 years to executive roles at Gemstar-TV Guide and Rovi, becomes president-IP licensing. Armaly’s track record…
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is “an important asset” for the company’s intellectual property business going forward “and ultimately upon its separation from the product business,” said Kirchner Monday. Murali Dharan was named chief operating officer of Xperi’s majority-owned machine learning platform startup, Perceive, which exited stealth mode in March. Other executive posts are Robert Andersen, chief financial officer; Petronel Bigioi, chief technology officer; Paul Davis, chief legal officer; Michael Hawkey, general manager-TiVo; Matt Milne, chief revenue officer; John Pernin, chief strategy and corporate development officer; and Geir Skaaden, chief products and services officer. The companies agreed in December to combine in an all-stock transaction with a combined enterprise value of $3 billion.