Biography
George Dimitropoulos has more than 20 years of experience in the semiconductor and consumer electronics industry, ranging from small startups and mid-sized companies to multinational corporations. Mr. Dimitropoulos is currently holding the position of Director in Adveos, a fabless semiconductor company which specializes in the development of wireless connectivity solutions.
Mr. Dimitropoulos business background in multi-cultural and international environments and his broad knowledge of silicon ecosystems and market trends enabled him to co-found and drive Adveos to a substantial growth which led to the company’s acquisition by the Chinese multinational Beken Corporation in 2020.
Prior to co-founding Adveos, Mr. Dimitropoulos held various engineering and management positions at Nortel Networks (UK), Bookham Technology (UK), Theon Sensors (Greece) and Crystal Audio (Greece / China).
Throughout his professional career, he has been involved in the product development of semiconductor components and electronic devices for the optical communications and consumer electronics industry and he has significant project management experience in technology and process transfers for foundry locations as well as low-cost manufacturing locations in SE Asia.
Mr. Dimitropoulos holds a BSc degree in Physics from the University of Patras, Greece, an MSc degree in Optoelectronics from the Essex University, UK and an MBA degree from the Aston Business School, UK.