Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq:SMTC), a leading supplier of analog and
mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced the appointment of Sylvia
Summers and Dr. Carmelo Santoro to its Board of Directors.
Ms. Summers has extensive experience in engineering, business
development and leadership, including serving as the Chief Executive
Officer and President of Trident Microsystems from 2007 to 2011. Prior
to that experience, she held senior positions at Spansion LTD, Cisco
Systems, Inc. and Storagetek. Ms. Summers currently serves on the Board
of Directors for Headwaters, Inc., a public company providing product,
technology and services to the heavy construction materials, light
building products, and energy industries. She holds a B.S. in Electrical
Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique Feminine in Paris, France, an M.S.
in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley,
and an M.B.A. from Thomson CSF, France.
Dr. Santoro is a business consultant with Santoro Technology Associates,
which provides general management, strategic planning, marketing and
operations services for the computer hardware and software,
semiconductor, disk drive, networking, technology services,
biotechnology and financial services industries. He previously served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Attensity, Inc., a leading
provider of social analytics and engagement solutions. His prior
experience includes executive positions with Platinum Software
Corporation and Silicon Systems. Dr. Santoro currently serves on the
boards of several privately-held companies. He earned his Ph.D. in Solid
State Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a B.S. in
Physics from Manhattan College.
“Our two newest board members together have more than 50 years of
distinguished experience in the high-technology industry,” said Rockell
Hankin, Semtech’s Chairman of the Board. “We are looking forward to
leveraging their insights and expertise to help guide Semtech’s
strategic direction.”
The appointment of Ms. Summers and Dr. Santoro brings Semtech’s total
board membership to 10, including Semtech’s President and Chief
Executive Officer Mohan Maheswaran. Stockholders of record will have the
opportunity to re-elect all Company directors at the upcoming annual
meeting to be held on June 20, 2013.
About Semtech
Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of analog and mixed-signal
semiconductors for high-end consumer, computing, communications and
industrial equipment. Products are designed to benefit the engineering
community as well as the global community. The company is dedicated to
reducing the impact it, and its products, have on the environment.
Internal green programs seek to reduce waste through material and
manufacturing control, use of green technology and designing for
resource reduction. Publicly traded since 1967, Semtech is listed on the
NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol SMTC. For more information,
visit http://www.semtech.com.
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