Ambiq Names Dr. Kris Potrafka Vice President of Human Resources
AUSTIN, Texas — Dr. Kris Potrafka has joined the Ambiq as vice president of human resources (HR). In his role, Potrafka will take ownership of Ambiq’s global HR organization. He will also focus on prioritizing the company’s people, culture, and organizational health to accelerate its strategic mission — to put intelligence everywhere by creating the most energy-efficient technology platform and solutions for battery-powered IoT endpoint devices.
Kris has 20-plus years of experience in building impactful HR teams. Before Ambiq, he was the HR business partner for HW Engineering and the automotive business line at NXP. From 2013-2015, he served as the vice president of HR at AMD, supporting the global business units. He also has experience at Cisco Systems, MySpace, and Sun Microsystems; and launching a music-tech startup.