Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has named Rose Castanares as the next president of its Arizona subsidiary that oversees operations of the chipmaker’s growing north Phoenix factory site.Castanares succeeds Brian Harrison as president of TSMC Arizona, effective Oct. 1. Harrison is retiring from the company at the end of 2024.“As we will soon start manufacturing cutting-edge semiconductor wafers for our U.S. customers, it is fitting to welcome Rose to Phoenix with over three decades of industry experience and deep familiarity with our customers’ needs,” TSMC said in a statement.Castanares joined TSMC in 1998. Most recently, she was senior vice president of business management at TSMC North America, where she was responsible for sales and service for the company’s U.S. customers.“I know firsthand how important it is to our customers to have this world-leading manufacturing capability in the United States,” Castanares said in a statement to the Business Journal.expandRose Castanares was named president of TSMC Arizona, effective Oct. 1.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.Harrison will serve as a senior adviser to the chairman of the chipmaker’s subsidiary until his retirement at the end of the year, according to the company.Harrison joined TSMC in 2021Harrison has more than 40 years of experience in the tech and semiconductor industries and spent nearly four years at the helm of TSMC Arizona, which he joined in 2021.“What many don’t know is that I was already in retirement when I first learned about TSMC’s planned investment in Phoenix,” Harrison said in a statement. “I was completely energized by this news, and willingly put my retirement on pause for the chance to contribute to this historic undertaking.”Harrison has led TSMC Arizona’s operations through several key project achievements, including a critical milestone in which the company reached a trial production yield rate similar to its fabs in Taiwan, signaling its north Phoenix project is on track for mass production in 2025.expandBrian Harrison, left, has served as pr …
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