Manufacturing & Pricing

Leading the company’s Component Price Tracking Service, Rick Pierson is responsible for leading, creating and delivering research and analysis on the electronics components market. He delivers business analysis and actionable advice to the suppliers and buyers of electronic components used across the electronics value chain. Pierson carries with him 21 years of combined experience in the semiconductor industry with an extensive background in semiconductor product manufacturing.

Most recently, Pierson was with International Rectifier (IR) for 19 years serving as the company’s senior business development manager for the Americas. In this capacity, he lead demand-creation, sales support, project management, marketing and communications for bare die sales in the Americas. Pierson was also responsible for the most profitable new business accounts, bringing in national as well as international clients with above-average margin incremental revenues.

Prior to his business development role, Person served as the global manager for Technical Assistance Centers at IR where he implemented and managed the company’s Global Technical Assistance Center establishing standard operating procedures and managing personnel in multiple time zones.