# Renesas Promotes Vivek Bhan to CTO as Gaurang Shah Takes Two Product Groups

> Renesas named Vivek Bhan CTO and Head of Engineering from January 1, 2027, with Gaurang Shah leading two product groups and Ananth Avva acting president of Altium.

- Published: 2026-11-04T02:36:42+00:00
- Section: Leadership
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-04/renesas-vivek-bhan-cto-leadership
- Source: [TradingView](https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:c87359b3b0c28:0-renesas-electronics-corporation-appoints-cto-and-reshapes-leadership/)

## Key takeaways

- Vivek Bhan becomes CTO and Head of Engineering at Renesas on January 1, 2027.
- Gaurang Shah will lead Embedded Processing and High Performance Computing from the same date.
- Ananth Avva becomes acting president of Altium after Aram Mirkazemi departs on December 31, 2026.

Renesas Electronics Corporation named Vivek Bhan chief technology officer and head of engineering, effective January 1, 2027, and appointed Gaurang Shah to lead its Embedded Processing and High Performance Computing groups from the same date. [TradingView](https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:c87359b3b0c28:0-renesas-electronics-corporation-appoints-cto-and-reshapes-leadership/) published the announcement on November 4, 2026.

## Bhan's Move From the Automotive Group

Bhan joins the technology leadership role from his position as senior vice president of the Automotive Group at [Renesas](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0007c69/renesas-electronics-corporation), according to company records. The appointment places long-term technology strategy and core intellectual property under a new leader, the company said.

Shah will lead two product groups from January 1, 2027. Renesas said the combined leadership across its compute businesses is intended to coordinate strategy and concentrate resources.

Aish Dubey was named head of Software & Digitalization. The company said the appointment puts software leadership with a new executive as Renesas develops software and tools for Renesas 365.

Ananth Avva was named acting president of Altium. The interim appointment follows the announced departure of Altium and Software & Digitalization leader Aram Mirkazemi on December 31, 2026.

## Renesas 365 and the 2035 Revenue Targets

At its Capital Market Day in June 2026, Renesas committed to doubling revenue from 2025 levels by 2030 and tripling it by 2035, targeting mid-teens compound annual growth and 25-30% operating margins, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The company set three growth pillars: AI Infrastructure and Compute, Physical AI and Software-Defined Vehicle, and Intelligence at the Edge.

Renesas acquired Pictorus, an Oakland, California-based cloud-native behavioral modeling platform that generates Rust code from block diagrams, in June 2026 and integrated the capability into Renesas 365. In May 2026 it acquired Irida Labs of Greece, adding its PerCV.ai vision AI software to edge AI embedded processing.

## Earlier Launches and India Hiring

Renesas launched the RX74M and RX74N 32-bit microcontrollers on a 22nm process with embedded MRAM, delivering up to 600 MHz performance, MarketScreener reported in October 2026. The devices offer more than twice the speed of their 240 MHz predecessors.

In September 2026, Renesas announced the SLG46801, its smallest GreenPAK configurable mixed-signal device, in WLCSP and STQFN packages, MarketScreener reported. The 9-ball WLCSP measures 1.155 mm by 1.155 mm.

Renesas crossed 1,000 employees in India and plans to open a Pune office later this year to deepen automotive, industrial and physical AI work, BusinessLine reported in September 2026.

## Altium Transition Date

Mirkazemi's departure as Altium and Software & Digitalization leader takes effect on December 31, 2026, the day before Bhan, Shah and Dubey begin their new roles.

## Companies in this story

- [Renesas Electronics Corporation company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0007c69/renesas-electronics-corporation) · website: https://www.renesas.com

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