National Instruments Appoints Karen Rapp As CFO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - National Instruments (NATI) announced Karen Rapp is joining the company as its new chief financial officer commencing on May 9. Rapp will oversee NI's global Finance and IT organizations and report to Alex Davern, NI CEO.

Rapp has over 25 years of experience in the technology industry. Most recently as senior vice president of Corporate Development at NXP Semiconductor, she led the integration efforts for the NXP/Freescale merger.

Before her current role at NXP, Rapp served as the vice president and chief information officer at Freescale Semiconductor. She was responsible for worldwide IT strategy, development and infrastructure, with a focus on business outcomes and efficient and effective business processes.