Patrick Vandenameele

Dr. Patrick Vandenameele has been CEO of imec, the world-leading R&D and innovation hub for nanoelectronics and digital technologies, since April 2026. He was previously imec’s Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, and before that its Chief Portfolio Officer, where he led business development, portfolio management and venture creation. He first joined imec in 1996 in its wireless communications programme. In 2000 he left to found and lead several deep-tech start-ups, three of them built on imec technology. He also held senior positions at Qorvo and HiSilicon/Huawei, where he led 11 product launches with more than 100 million units shipped. He returned to imec in 2017 to expand its venture activities with the imec.xpand fund. He holds a PhD from KU Leuven.