ARM's CEO Warren East to step down after 12 years

By Rosalba O'Brien and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Warren East, who led ARM Holdings from start-up to near monopoly designer of smartphone chips, with its processors at the heart of Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy, is to step down as chief executive after 12 years. Group president Simon Segars will replace 51-year-old East from July, the British company said on Tuesday. ...

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