William M. Lowe
Board of Directors, Women in Electronics
CO-CEO, YAGEO Corporation
CEO, KEMET Corporation


William M. Lowe, Jr., was named KEMET Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Director in December 2018 and was named Co-CEO of YAGEO Corporation on January 1, 2021, resulting from the merger of the two companies in July of 2020. Mr. Lowe joined KEMET Corporation in July 2008 as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lowe was previously the Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Unifi, Inc., a producer and processor of textured synthetic yarns from January 2004 to October 2007. Prior to holding that position, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Metaldyne, an automotive components manufacturer. He also held various Financial management positions with ArvinMeritor, Inc., a premier global supplier of integrated automotive components. He began his career with the Internal Revenue Service in 1975 and then several years with the Public Accounting firm of Grant Thornton. He received his B.S. degree in business administration with a major in accounting from Tri-State University and is a Certified Public Accountant (non-practicing) in the state of Ohio.