President & CEO, Silicom
Search every verified Liron Eizenman interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a 2021 interview, Liron Eizenman, then Chief Operating Officer of Silicom, discussed the company's response to supply chain disruptions and tariffs. He stated that Silicom had transitioned its manufacturing out of China to facilities in Israel, the Philippines, and Europe in response to tariffs. Eizenman noted that component lead times had extended to 30 weeks, with total product delivery times reaching seven to eight months, and emphasized the need for the company to maintain safety stock and anticipate material constraints. Eizenman also described his background, noting he joined Silicom five years prior as president of the edge networking division before becoming COO. He characterized the company's approach to customer relationships as a partnership, stating that Silicom would take actions that "sometimes are against what you would think makes sense" to support long-term clients.
“At that point we decided that we will transition our manufacturing out of China, and we did so — today we're not manufacturing in China anymore; we're manufacturing in Israel, the Philippines and other places in Europe as well.”
“Some of the items that we need in order to build products have gone to a lead time of 30 weeks; if you add manufacturing time after that you're getting two to seven, eight months to get a product — no one will wait that time.”
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