Visteon Corporation has appointed Gary Hicok to its board of directors, effective 1 July 2026, where he will serve on the Technology Committee. Hicok brings nearly 25 years of leadership experience at Nvidia, where he served as Senior Vice President across multiple business units including the automotive division.

At Nvidia, Hicok led the company’s automotive business and directed the Mobile (Tegra) and PC core logic divisions alongside Xbox chip development programmes. In addition, he played a key role in developing infrastructure for AI-driven platforms, robotics systems and real-time computing.

Before Nvidia, Hicok held engineering and business leadership roles at Trident Microsystems, Cirrus Logic and VLSI Technology, covering PC audio, 3D graphics and system-on-chip architectures. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University and is named on 40 US patents.

In a statement, Francis Scricco, Chair of Visteon’s Board, said: “We are delighted to welcome Gary Hicok to Visteon’s board of directors. Gary brings a unique combination of automotive, semiconductor and systems leadership experience gained over decades at the forefront of technology innovation. His leadership in building Nvidia’s automotive business and advancing complex computing platforms will provide valuable perspective as Visteon continues to accelerate innovation for software-defined vehicles and next-generation cockpit solutions.”

Source: Visteon