Mr. Foate has served as Plexus Chairman of the Board since 2013. Mr. Foate retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Plexus in 2016 after serving in such roles since 2002. He joined Plexus in 1984 and held various other executive roles, including prior services as its Chief Operating Officer. He was director of Regal Rexnord Corporation, a manufacturer of electric motors, electrical motion controls, power generation and power transmission products, as well as a member of its Corporate Governance & Director Affairs Committee, until 2021. Mr. Foate earned a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the Milwaukee School of Engineering.