Beaverton, OR, August 26, 2025 – The FiRa® Consortium, dedicated to the development and promotion of interoperable Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology, is proud to announce its 2025–2026 Board officers and Working Group Chairs. This leadership team reflects FiRa’s commitment to cross-industry collaboration and technological advancement in the UWB ecosystem.
The newly appointed Board officers and Working Group Chairs will help steer the consortium’s strategic priorities, drive innovation, and strengthen initiatives across key areas such as certification, regulatory engagement, marketing, research, and security.
FiRa Board Officers
- SK Yong (Apple, Inc) – Board Chair
- Luc Darmon (Qorvo, Inc.) – Board Vice-Chair
- Ramesh Songukrishnasamy (HID) – Treasurer
FiRa Working Group Chairs
Certification & Compliance
Michael Stark, NXP Semiconductors
Jieun Keum, Samsung Electronics
Marketing
Benjamin Guilloud, Qorvo, Inc.
Regulatory
Dries Neirynck, Qorvo, Inc.
Tobias Vieracker – Apple Inc.
Requirements
Frank Dawidowsky, Sony
Srivathsa Masthi Parthasarathi, NXP Semiconductors
Security
Hugues de Perthuis, NXP Semiconductors
Raj Munjuluri, Infineon Technologies
Technical
Brian Redding, Qualcomm, Inc.
Dominic Pirker, Infineon Technologies
Core Sub Group
Rojan Chitrakar, Huawei Technologies
Guillaume Vivier, Qorvo, Inc.
Framework & Profiles Sub Group
Anders Mellqvist, Sony
Dominic Pirker, Infineon Technologies
Leadership Perspective
“As UWB expands into new sectors, FiRa’s role in promoting global interoperability is more important than ever,” said SK Yong, Chair of the FiRa Consortium Board. “This leadership team is well-positioned to drive the next phase of ecosystem growth. Together, we’ll continue shaping the future of secure, precise, and interoperable UWB technology.”
Learn more about FiRa's Board, its structure, Working Groups, and Chairs.
About FiRa Consortium
The FiRa Consortium is a member-driven organization dedicated to transforming the way we interact with our environment by enabling precise location awareness for people and devices using the secured fine-ranging and positioning capabilities of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology. FiRa does this by driving the development of technical specifications and certification, advocating for effective regulations, and by defining a broad set of use cases for UWB. To learn more about UWB and the FiRa Consortium, visit www.firaconsortium.org.
For more information, please contact:
Benjamin Guilloud
FiRa Consortium
Marketing Working Group Chairman
Telephone: +336 51 04 85 39
Email: press@firaconsortium.org
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