Jure Sola, born in 1951 in Croatia, co-founded Sanmina Corporation in 1980 with Milan Mandarić as a printed circuit board manufacturer, named after Mandarić's daughters.( He earned a BS in engineering from San Jose State University in 1972.( Sola joined Sanmina as Vice President of Sales (1980-1987), then Vice President and General Manager (1987-1989), President (1989-1996), and became CEO in April 1991 and Chairman shortly after, leading the company through its 1993 Nasdaq IPO and expansions into telecommunications and OEM manufacturing.( He previously worked at Lika Corporation (1972-1980).(

Sola held CEO roles at Sanmina until October 2017 (with Chairman positions intermittently from 1991-2017), then became Executive Chairman.( He reassumed Chairman and CEO in August 2020 following Hartmut Liebel's departure, overseeing strategic direction for the San Jose-based firm with 34,000 employees providing integrated manufacturing solutions worldwide.( He has also served as Chairman and CEO of Altron Incorporated and Essex AB.( Married to Michelle with three children, Sola is a Republican.(

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