Pros
Entrepreneurial spirit. Good investor funding. Good talent from varied backgrounds including competitors. Spirit to succeed. New CEO is bringing strong operational focus. This is one of the few opportunities in semiconductor manufacturing with the potential to change the landscape of the industry as a new player.
Cons
Still building key business processes and capabilities necessary to become world-class. Shallow depth of leadership plus some missing key leadership positions such as COO have resulted in a strain on the existing leadership team. The company never successfully completed an integration of the company's original manufacturing roots to create a unified GLOBALFOUNDRIES culture. Many employees remain dissatisfied until this unified talent-enabling culture is fully established.