Semiconductor manufacturing company ON Semiconductor announced the appointment of Bernard Colpitts Jr. as chief accounting officer of ON Semiconductor Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary Semiconductor Components Industries (SCILLC). Colpitts will also serve as vice president, finance of SCILLC.

Colpitts returns to ON Semiconductor after departing in late 2019 to serve as senior vice president and chief accounting officer at video game retailer GameStop. He was progressively promoted over the course of seven years at ON Semiconductor, previously holding the position of chief accounting officer from 2017-19.

Colpitts will once again lead the accounting function at ON Semiconductor and act as the principal accounting officer, reporting directly to the chief financial officer. He will manage the strategic direction and lead a global team of over 160 financial professionals. His team is responsible for financial reporting, Securities and Exchange Commission reporting, coordination with external audit, global stock administrative plan, and oversight of global accounting policies and procedures.