GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF ) today announced the appointment of David Reeder as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). David will draw on his more than 20 years of global financial and executive management experience with public and private companies to support GF's growth and continued success as the world's leading specialty foundry as well as accelerate the company's journey to IPO.

Reeder brings with him an extensive background including experience in corporate finance, strategic planning, operations, investor relations, and risk management along with CEO and CFO experience at four different companies, both private and publicly-held.

Reeder has served in senior finance and operations positions in global high technology companies including Texas Instruments, Broadcom, Cisco and Electronics for Imaging (EFI). Most recently, Reeder served as CFO and as CEO of Lexmark International, a $4 billion publicly-traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and as CEO of Tower Hill Insurance Group. As a global citizen, David has spent time in leadership roles in Malaysia, Singapore, France, the United Kingdom and the United States.