People: Synaptics Inc (SYNA.OQ)

SYNA.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market

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1 Aug 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Francis Lee

60 2009 Chairman of the Board

Richard Bergman

48 2011 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Kathleen Bayless

56 2009 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary

Kevin Barber

52 2011 Senior Vice President, General Manager - Handheld Division

Mark Vena

50 2010 Senior Vice President, General Manager - PC Products

James Harrington

2012 Senior Vice President - Global Human Resources

Bret Sewell

51 2012 Senior Vice President - Corporate Development

Stanley Swearingen

52 2012 Senior Vice President - Strategic Technology

David Wang

2012 Senior Vice President - Silicon Engineering

Hing Chung Wong

57 2010 Senior Vice President - World Wide Operations

Jeffrey Buchanan

56 2012 Lead Independent Director

Russell Knittel

2011 Director

Nelson Chan

51 2007 Independent Director

Keith Geeslin

59 1986 Independent Director

Richard Sanquini

78 1994 Independent Director

James Whims

57 2007 Independent Director

Jennifer Jarman

Investor Relations Officer

Biographies

Name Description

Francis Lee

Mr. Francis F. Lee is Chairman of the Board of Synaptics Incorporated since October 2008. He has been a director of company since December 1998. Mr. Lee served as Chief Executive Officer of company from December 1998 until July 2009 and President of company from December 1998 to July 2008. Mr. Lee was a consultant from August 1998 to November 1998. From May 1995 until July 1998, Mr. Lee served as General Manager of NSM, a Hong Kong-based joint venture between National Semiconductor Corporation and S. Megga. Mr. Lee held a variety of executive positions for National Semiconductor from 1988 until August 1995. These positions included Vice President of Communication and Computing Group, Vice President of Quality and Reliability, Director of Standard Logic Business Unit, and various other operations and engineering management positions. Mr. Lee holds a Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Davis.

Richard Bergman

Mr. Richard A. Bergman is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Synaptics Inc., since September 2011. Prior to joining company, Mr. Bergman was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Advanced Micro Device’s, or AMD, Product Group from May 2009 to September 2011. From October 2006 to May 2009, Mr. Bergman served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of AMD’s Graphics Product Group. Mr. Bergman’s career at AMD began in October 2006 when AMD acquired ATI Technologies, or ATI, where he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of PC Group. Prior to ATI, Mr. Bergman served as Chief Operating Officer at S3 Graphics, a division of SonicBlue Inc. Mr. Bergman has held senior level management positions in the technology field since his early roles at Texas Instruments, Inc. and IBM. Mr. Bergman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado.

Kathleen Bayless

Ms. Kathleen A. Bayless, CPA is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary of Synaptics Inc. Ms. Bayless served as the Senior Vice President – Finance of the company from March 2009 to September 2009. Ms. Bayless spent 13 years at Komag, supplier of thin-film disks to the disk drive industry, where she served most recently as Executive Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Financial Officer beginning in September 2002. Prior to joining Komag, Ms. Bayless held the position of Senior Audit Manager at the public accounting firm of Ernst & Young. Ms. Bayless holds a Bachelor of Science degree from California State University Fresno and is a certified public accountant.

Kevin Barber

Mr. Kevin D. Barber is Senior Vice President, General Manager - Handheld Division of Synaptics Inc. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Barber was Chief Executive Officer of ACCO Semiconductor since 2008. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Barber served as a principal consultant at PRTM focused on the electronics industry. Mr. Barber was Senior Vice President, General Manager of the Mobile Solutions business at Skyworks Solutions from 2003 to 2006 where he was responsible for delivering innovative RF products to the mobile industry. Mr. Barber was Senior Vice President of Operations at Skyworks Solutions from 2002 to 2003 and Conexant Systems from 2001 to 2002. Previously, Mr. Barber held senior operations positions at Conexant Systems and Rockwell Semiconductor. Mr. Barber holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University and Masters of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.

Mark Vena

Mr. Mark N. Vena is Senior Vice President, General Manager - PC Products of Synaptics Inc. Mr. Vena served as Vice President, PC Business of the company from April 2007 to July 2010. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Vena served as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing of Alienware from October 2005 to March 2007. From 1982 to 2005, Mr. Vena held business and product marketing leadership positions at Dell, Compaq, Epson, and IBM. Mr. Vena holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, cum laude, from Boston College.

James Harrington

Mr. James Harrington serves as Senior Vice President - Global Human Resources of Synaptics Inc. He has served as Vice President of Global Human Resources of company since July 2005. He was Vice President of Human Resources for BroadVision from 2000 to 2005. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Harrington provided Human Resource consulting and leadership to emerging companies in the technology sector. Previously, Mr. Harrington held leadership roles with Norand, Panda Management, Capitol Records, Syncor International, Allied/Signal and Rockwell International. Mr. Harrington holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Mt. Mercy College and a Masters of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.

Bret Sewell

Mr. Bret C. Sewell is Senior Vice President - Corporate Development of Synaptics Inc. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Sewell served as Executive Vice President at Coulomb Technologies from 2010 to 2011, and served as Chief Executive Officer of Venturi Wireless from 2005 to 2007 and Kiwi Networks from 2003 to 2004. After SnapTrack’s acquisition by Qualcomm, he served as president of Qualcomm’s SnapTrack subsidiary and Senior Vice President in Qualcomm’s semiconductor division. Earlier in his career, Mr. Sewell served as general manager for the Asia Pacific divisions of Octel Communications and Aspect Telecommunications. Mr. Sewell holds a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Arts in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Anthropology from Harvard University.

Stanley Swearingen

Mr. Stanley A. Swearingen, Jr., is Senior Vice President - Strategic Technology of Synaptics Inc. Mr. Swearingen was also responsible for corporate development from July 2010 through May 2012. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Swearingen served as a member of the Office of the President at MiniCircuits from March 2009 to October 2009 where he was responsible for strategy and corporate development. From August 2004 to November 2008, Mr. Swearingen was the Vice President and General Manager of the Linear Product business unit at Skyworks Solutions, Inc., which designs, manufactures, sells, and supports a diverse portfolio of RF products and licensing of intellectual property. Mr. Swearingen was Vice President and General Manager of Agere Systems Computing Connectivity division, where he was responsible for the design and manufacturing of wired and wireless connectivity solutions from November 2000 to August 2004. From July 1999 to November 2000, Mr. Swearingen served as Chief Executive Officer of Quantex Microsystems, a direct provider of personal computers, servers, and Internet infrastructure products. Mr. Swearingen has also held senior management positions at National Semiconductor, Cyrix, and Digital Equipment Corp.

David Wang

Mr. David Wang serves as Senior Vice President - Silicon Engineering of Synaptics Inc. Most recently, David had SOC development responsibility for all of AMD/ATI’s processor products (GPU, CPU, and APU). David was a key member of ArtX which was acquired by ATI in 2000. While at ArtX, ATI, and AMD, David also has played key roles in developing solutions for the game consoles, including the last three generations of Nintendo products. Prior to ArtX, David had held various technical and management positions at Silicon Graphics and LSI Logic. He has a BSEE from National Chiao-Tung University in Taiwan and MSEE degree from the University of Washington.

Hing Chung Wong

Mr. Hing Chung Wong is Senior Vice President - World Wide Operations of Synaptics Inc. Mr. Wong served as Vice President of World Wide Operations of the company from September 2006 to July 2010. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Wong served the company as Managing Director of Hong Kong and Director of Operations. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Wong held management positions with National Semiconductor Corporation, including General Manager for National Joint Ventures in China and Hong Kong and Director of Corporate Business Development. Mr. Wong holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from California State University at Northridge and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of East Asia, Macau.

Jeffrey Buchanan

Mr. Jeffrey D. Buchanan is Lead Independent Director of Synaptics Incorporated. He has been a Director since September 2005. Mr. Buchanan has been the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation, a Nasdaq Global Select Market-listed company that is a U.S.-based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, since January 2011. Mr. Buchanan served as Secretary of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation from January 2011 until April 2012. Mr. Buchanan also served on the Board of Directors and as the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation from November 2004 until December 2010. He was Of Counsel to the law firm of Ballard Spahr LLP from May 2010 until December 2010. Mr. Buchanan served as a Senior Managing Director of CKS Securities, LLC, a registered broker-dealer, from August 2009 until May 2010 and as a Senior Managing Director of Alare Capital Securities, L.L.C., a registered broker-dealer, from November 2006 until July 2009. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Buchanan was principal of Echo Advisors, Inc. Mr. Buchanan served in various positions for Three-Five Systems, Inc., a publicly traded electronic manufacturing services company, including Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer, from May 1996 until February 2005. In September 2005, Three-Five Systems, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Mr. Buchanan was a business attorney from 1986 until 1996 for the law firm of O’Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth & Beshears and for the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP from 1984 until 1986. He was a senior staff person at Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1982 to 1984. Mr. Buchanan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Arizona State University, a Juris Doctor degree in law from the University of Arizona, and a Masters of Law degree in tax from the University of Florida.

Russell Knittel

Mr. Russell J. Knittel is Director of Synaptics Incorporated since October 2010. Mr. Knittel served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of company from October 2010 until September 2011, as Executive Vice President of company from July 2007 to October 2010, and as acting General Manager of Handheld Division from July 2010 to October 2010. Mr. Knittel served as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer of company from November 2001 through September 2009; as Senior Vice President of company from November 2001 until July 2007; and as Vice President of Administration and Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary of company from April 2000 through October 2001. Mr. Knittel serves as a director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of MarineMax, Inc. and as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of OCZ Technology Group, Inc., which are both publicly held companies. Mr. Knittel also serves as a director of Source Photonics, a privately held company. Mr. Knittel holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from California State University at Fullerton and a Masters of Business Administration from San Jose State University.

Nelson Chan

Mr. Nelson C. Chan is Independent Director of Synaptics Incorporated since February 2007. From December 2006 until August 2008, Mr. Chan served as the Chief Executive Officer of Magellan, consumer, survey, GIS, and OEM GPS navigation and positioning markets. From 1992 through 2006, Mr. Chan served in various senior management positions with SanDisk Corporation, flash memory cards, including most recently as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Business. From 1983 to 1992, Mr. Chan held marketing and engineering positions at Chips and Technologies, Signetics, and Delco Electronics. Mr. Chan is a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Affymetrix, a Nasdaq Global Select Market-listed company, which develops, manufactures, and sells products and services for genetic analysis to the life science research and clinical healthcare markets. Mr. Chan is also a member of the Board of Directors of Coinstar, Inc., a Nasdaq Global Select Market-listed company, which is a provider of automated retail solutions offering convenient services that make life easier for consumers and drive incremental traffic and revenue for retailers. Mr. Chan was a member of the Board of Directors of Silicon Laboratories, Inc., a Nasdaq Global Select Market-listed company, which is a fabless, analog-intensive mixed-signal semiconductor company. Mr. Chan also serves on the Boards of Directors of several private companies. Mr. Chan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Santa Clara University.

Keith Geeslin

Mr. Keith B. Geeslin is Independent Director of Synaptics Incorporated since 1986. Mr. Geeslin has been a General Partner of Francisco Partners, a firm specializing in structured investments in technology companies undergoing strategic, technological, and operational inflection points, since January 2004. From 2001 until October 2003, Mr. Geeslin served as Managing General Partner of the Sprout Group, a venture capital firm, with which he became associated in 1984. In addition, Mr. Geeslin served as a general or limited partner in a series of investment funds associated with the Sprout Group, a division of DLJ Capital Corporation, which is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. Mr. Geeslin is a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of CommVault Systems, Inc., a public company that provides data management software. Mr. Geeslin formerly served on the Board of Directors of Blue Coat Systems, Inc., a public company that provides hardware and software products to secure and accelerate delivery of business applications over wide area networks and the Internet, and Hypercom Corp., a public company that designs, manufactures, and sells electronic payment solutions. Mr. Geeslin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters of Science degree in Engineering and Economic Systems from Stanford University and a Masters of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford University.

Richard Sanquini

Mr. Richard L. Sanquini is Independent Director of Synaptics Incorporated since 1994. Mr. Sanquini is a consultant in the semiconductor industry and is the former Chairman of the Board of PortalPlayer, Inc., a public company that developed the silicon and operating system firmware for the Apple iPod, and was acquired by NVIDIA Corporation in January 2007. Mr. Sanquini retired from National Semiconductor in 1999, after a 20-year tenure, where he managed key business units, including microprocessors and microcontrollers, served as Chief Technology Officer, managed business development and intellectual property protection, and was Chairman of the Board for two China joint ventures. Prior to National Semiconductor, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Information Storage Devices and in various executive positions at RCA. Mr. Sanquini is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pixelworks Inc., a public company, and on the Boards of Directors of four private companies. Mr. Sanquini formerly served on the Board of Directors of ZiLOG, Inc., a public company, which is a fabless semiconductor supplier of microprocessor and microcontroller semiconductor devices, or micrologic products. Mr. Sanquini holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering, Wisconsin.

James Whims

Mr. James L. Whims is Independent Director of Synaptics Incorporated since October 2007. Mr. Whims has been a Partner at Alsop Louie Partners, a venture capital firm focused on identifying promising entrepreneurs, since February 2010. From 1996 to 2006, Mr. Whims was a Managing Director of TechFund Capital I, L.P. and TechFund Capital II, L.P., and since 2001, a Managing Director and Venture Partner of TechFund Capital Europe, venture capital firms concentrating on high-technology enterprises. Since 1997, Mr. Whims has been a director of THQ, Inc., independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, which is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Mr. Whims also serves on the Boards of Directors of numerous private companies, including Ruckus Media, Kidlandia, Phizzle, and Waveconnex. Mr. Whims was Executive Vice President of Sony Computer Entertainment of America from 1994 to 1996, where he was responsible for the North American launch of the PlayStation, and Executive Vice President of The Software Toolworks Inc. from 1990 to 1994. Mr. Whims co-founded Worlds of Wonder, an American toy company that distributed products including Teddy Ruxpin, Lazer Tag, and the United States launch of Nintendo, where he also served as an executive from 1985 to 1988. Mr. Whims holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Communications from Northwestern University and a Masters of Business Administration degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Arizona.

Jennifer Jarman

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Francis Lee

3,352,890

Richard Bergman

5,915,020

Kathleen Bayless

1,098,820

Kevin Barber

1,431,950

Mark Vena

--

James Harrington

--

Bret Sewell

1,210,380

Stanley Swearingen

1,715,820

David Wang

--

Hing Chung Wong

824,766

Jeffrey Buchanan

--

Russell Knittel

1,270,950

Nelson Chan

--

Keith Geeslin

--

Richard Sanquini

--

James Whims

--

Jennifer Jarman

--
As Of 29 Jun 2012

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