April 28 (Reuters) - NXP Semiconductors NV ( NXPI ) said
on Monday that its CEO Kurt Sievers will retire by the end of
the year, and Rafael Sotomayor, currently a Vice President at
the chipmaker, will succeed him.
Shares of the Eindhoven, Netherlands-based company fell
nearly 7% in extended trading.
Sotomayor will take on the role of the president effective
Monday and will assume the role of chief executive in October.