Kevin Smith has been at ARM since January 2001 and was appointed as VP, Segment Marketing in 2009. Kevin has held various roles since joining ARM, including Global Distribution Manager, where he was responsible for driving ARM's initial development tools distribution strategy. This was followed by a 2-year period within ARM’s Processor division as Senior Licensing Manager, before being appointed to the position of VP, Foundry Sales, which he held from January 2005 until his current marketing role.

Previous semiconductor experience was gained over a 7-year period in various technical/ sales and marketing positions at both Texas Instruments and Mitsubishi Electric. Kevin holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from City University London.