Clara has over 20 years of experience in the automotive semiconductor industry. Shortly after she graduated with a Master of Science in Physics she started working at Philips Research and later continued growing her career at NXP in various leading R&D roles. In her previous roles, Clara was a leading driver behind NXP’s company-wide system strategy and drove progress across the company on envisioning, defining, developing and releasing a broad set of automotive system solutions and automotive innovations. Most recently she took over the role as Sr. Director of System Marketing, responsible for Vertical Marketing and System Solutions, focusing on maximizing impact and creating and executing comprehensive system solutions and vertical marketing strategies. Clara also holds leadership roles for the Eindhoven Site Management and as a Board Member for NXP’s European Women’s Leadership team.