XCENA Appoints Steve Fingerhut as Chief Business Officer
Fingerhut will lead global commercialization of XCENA's MX1, a CXL-based compute memory solution aimed at AI infrastructure.
XCENA announced on October 14, 2026, that it has appointed Steve Fingerhut as its Chief Business Officer, according to datanet.co.kr.
In the role, Fingerhut will oversee XCENA's global business, including sales, business development, product planning and management, strategic partnerships, marketing and go-to-market strategy. He will also lead the commercialization of MX1, the company's CXL-based compute memory solution.
XCENA plans to apply MX1 to the AI infrastructure of hyperscalers, cloud service providers and enterprise customers. CEO Kim Jin-young said the company will apply its developed and verified technology to customers' actual operating environments and expand its business.
Fingerhut most recently led data center technology collaboration with Meta at Qualcomm. He said XCENA's memory-centric computing technology computes close to where data is stored, which he sees as highly promising.
Background
At Qualcomm, Fingerhut coordinated technology development directions and expanded cooperation in AI, computing and networking, and led a contract to supply Qualcomm data center CPUs to Meta's next-generation servers across multiple generations. His earlier roles include Intel's Data Center Group, where he handled strategy, product management and sales, and Pliops, where he built the business organization as President and CBO. He also served as Senior Vice President of the storage business unit at Marvell, and held positions at Micron, Kioxia and SanDisk.
Quick answers
Who is XCENA's new Chief Business Officer?
XCENA appointed Steve Fingerhut as Chief Business Officer on October 14, 2026.
What product will Steve Fingerhut commercialize at XCENA?
He will lead the commercialization of MX1, XCENA's CXL-based compute memory solution for AI infrastructure.
Where did Steve Fingerhut work before joining XCENA?
He most recently led data center technology collaboration with Meta at Qualcomm, and previously worked at Intel, Pliops, Marvell, Micron, Kioxia and SanDisk.