Analog Devices Hires Ex-Acacia Legal Head as Sector Consolidates

Analog Devices Inc. announced Tuesday its hire of Janene Asgeirsson as a senior vice president, chief legal officer, and corporate secretary.

Asgeirsson comes to Analog after the Norwood, Mass.-based company closed last month on a $21 billion acquisition it announced last year of Maxim Integrated Products Inc., a competitor in the consolidating semiconductor sector.

“I’m excited to join the ADI team at such a pivotal time for the company,” Asgeirsson said in a statement, adding that she’s eager “to advance ADI’s vision of solving the world’s toughest engineering challenges.”

The addition of Asgeirsson comes as a global shortage of microchips ...