Andrew Kowal

Andrew Kowal is a Partner with Francisco Partners， and focuses primarily on investments in the hardware and systems sectors， with a specific emphasis on the semiconductor and communications industries. Mr. Kowal serves on the board of directors of Ichor Systems， Mitel Networks and previously served on the board of directors of ADERANT， MagnaChip and Metrologic Instruments. Prior to joining Francisco Partners in 2001， Mr. Kowal was a member of Princes Gate Investors， the private equity arm of the Institutional Securities Division of Morgan Stanley， where he was responsible for the identification， evaluation and execution of private equity transactions in a variety of industries， including information technology.