Analyst Profile

Andrew Phillips

Managing VP

19 years at Gartner , 28 years industry experience
Beijing China

Roles and Responsibilities

Andrew Phillips is a Managing Vice President in Gartner Research, based in Gartner's Beijing office. He leads research on electronics production in the semiconductor and electronics research team, and also manages analysts worldwide. In recent years, Mr. Phillips' research has extended to advising CIOs and IT leaders in China-based enterprises and local Chinese technology providers as they seek to advance their IT in line with an expanding local economy. Mr. Phillips also advises non-China-based organizations on IT operations in China, including local hiring and staff management best practices in the region.

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Background

Previous Experience

Mr. Phillips has 24 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Phillips managed semiconductor chip design-ins for semiconductor distributor SEI Macro and was responsible for commercial and technical promotion for major European, U.S. and Japanese semiconductor vendor products.

Professional Background

Macro Group (Now Avnet), Business Development Manager, 9 years

Education

B.Sc., with Honors, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Polytechnic of North London, U.K.

Languages

English

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