London, United Kingdom — May 23, 2018 — Imagination Technologies announces that: The company appoints Nigel Leeder as executive vice president and heads its PowerVR business unit. Leeder has been a senior executive in the PowerVR business for more than 10 years, leading the PowerVR graphics processor. (GPU) evolution, and the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Leeder was the first senior executive appointed by Imagination's new CEO Dr. Li Liyou after joining the company in April 2018.
Dr. Li Liyou, CEO of Imagination Technologies, stated: “Since Imagination started to create GPUs in the United Kingdom 25 years ago, it has had a huge impact on the world. PowerVR kernel shipments have exceeded 6 billion. Nigel has always been a success of PowerVR. The driving force behind this, so we are very pleased to see him succeed, and can lead the team in the moment. I believe his insight will enable us to focus more on customer success and meet their needs. PowerVR has achieved a number of first Milestones - the first commercially available block delay renderer, the first mobile 3D GPU, the first mobile HD video solution, and the latest in the first variable precision mobile AI accelerator. Under the leadership of Nigel experts, we Will see PowerVR achieve more first. '
Nigel Leeder said: “I am very proud and very excited to lead the PowerVR business in such an exciting time for the company and the PowerVR team. We have a proactive plan that includes providing breakthrough performance and efficiency, as well as new And exciting market implementation expansion. Our powerful combination of GPU, computing and AI technology puts Imagination in an enviable position to drive markets from mobile to consumer, automotive, autonomous systems and smart vision, and we The United States, Europe, and Asia as a whole have already established exciting partnerships. We believe this is just a wonderful start. Imagination will drive technology development into more exciting chapters.
Previously, Leeder led the customer engineering team, which is responsible for delivering all of Imagination's technical achievements and providing support services to customers, and guiding the evolution of the company's roadmap based on these in-depth interventions. In the entire development history of Imagination's IP business, he Has always been an intrinsic factor in the success of the company's most important and influential customer cooperation.