SEMTECH CORP (SMTC)
Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for SMTC
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMTC | Director; President and Chief Executive Officer | 62 | ["Accomplished multinational technology executive","Strong technical and business transformation record","Experience as President of the Semiconductor Group at Brooks Automation","Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the cloud networking group of Intel Corporation","Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Fabrinet","Chief Operating Officer at AXT, Inc.","President and Chief Executive Officer, and board member of EMCORE Corporation","Board member and compensation committee member of Wolfspeed, Inc."] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Dr. Hou has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since June 2024 and as a member of the Board since July 2023. Dr. Hou is an accomplished multinational technology executive, recognized as a global enterprise leader with a strong technical and business transformation record in dynamic ultra-competitive markets. From February 2023 to June 2024, Dr. Hou served as President of the Semiconductor Group at Brooks Automation, Inc., a leading provider of automated wafer handling and contamination control solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. From August 2018 to February 2023, Dr. Hou was Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the cloud networking group of Intel Corporation, a public company, with full P&L responsibility for a group delivering leadership hardware, software, and system products and technologies, including Ethernet controllers and NICs, infrastructure processor units, Ethernet switches, and silicon photonics optical transceivers. Prior to that, Dr. Hou was Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Fabrinet, Chief Operating Officer at AXT, Inc., and President and Chief Executive Officer, and board member of EMCORE Corporation, all of which are or were public companies when Dr. Hou worked or served as a director there. Since September 2025, Dr. Hou has served on the board of directors and compensation committee of Wolfspeed, Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer of wide-bandgap semiconductors, focused on silicon carbide materials and devices for power applications. Qualifications: Dr. Hou s qualifications to serve as a member of the Board include his extensive experience as an accomplished multinational technology executive in leading global enterprises and winning with complex products in dynamic ultra-competitive markets. Dr. Hou s current position as our President and CEO also brings to the Board knowledge of the day-to-day operations of the Company, which provides invaluable insight to our Board as it reviews the Company s strategic and financial plans.