Dato Yap

Dato Yap has over 30 years of experience in the optoelectronics semiconductor industry including manufacturing, materials, marketing and sales executive management roles.Holding positions as senior vice president and managing director of the Siemens OSRAM Opto Semiconductor operations in Penang, Malaysia, Dato Yap led the growth of the Penang and Wuxi China operations to over 2,000 employees.He successfully established the first Siemens Opto factory in Wuxi, China and pioneered the use of captive manufacturing partners to build custom optoelectronics products.Penang, Malaysia, Wuxi, and China operations were part of the Siemens Optoelectronics Division until 1999.Dato Yap was also a board member of Siemens Malaysia.

Under Dato Yap's leadership the Penang, Malaysia operation won a number of prestigious semiconductor industry quality awards, including the Malaysia Quality Award and the Prime Minister's Excellence Award as well as the Siemens Corporate Quality Award.Dato Yap has extensive expertise in deployment of best practices including ISO standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), 6 Sigma and Design to Cost (DTC).Many companies throughout the industry have used the Penang operation as a benchmark for Total Quality Management practices.

Dato Yap earned a bachelor of mathematical statistics from LaTrobe University, Victoria, Australia under the prestigious Colombo Plan Scholarship.He is the past vice president and president of the Free Industrial Zone, Penang Companies Association and member of the Penang Industrial Council, Semiconductor & Electronics Components Task Force.Read more.

For his contribution to the State of Penang and the semiconductor industry Mr. Yap has been awarded a Datoship.

Dato Yap Peng Hooi, Vice President & Managing Director of Asia Operations

Dato Yap has over 30 years of experience in the optoelectronics semiconductor industry including senior VP, Managing Director and Board Member of the Siemens OSRAM Opto Semiconductor in Penang, Malaysia. Dato Yap successfully established the first Siemens Opto Factory in Wuxi China and led over 2,000 employees.

Under his leadership, the Penang operation won the Malaysia Quality Award, the Prime Minister's Excellence Award and the Siemens Corporate Quality Award in Semiconductor industry. He also has extensive expertise in deployment of best practices including ISO standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), 6 Sigma, and Design to Cost (DTC).

Dato Yap is the past President of the Free Industrial Zone, Penang companies Association and a member of the Penang Industrial Council, Semiconductor & Electronics Components Task Force.

Dato Yap Peng Hooi, Vice President & Managing Director of Asia Operations
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Dato Yap Peng Hooi, VP & Managing Director of Asia Operations, OptoElectronix