Kathleen A. Bayless served as Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of Synaptics Incorporated, a leader in human interface technology, from 2009 until her retirement in 2015. Before Synaptics, Ms. Bayless served as Executive Vice President, CFO and Secretary at Komag Incorporated, a leading supplier of thin-film disks to the hard disk drive industry, and held other financial leadership positions during her tenure with Komag from 1994 to 2008. Ms. Bayless was previously with the public accounting firm of Ernst & Young for 15 years. Ms. Bayless currently serves on the Boards of Ballard Power Systems, a developer and manufacturer of proton exchange membrane fuel cell products, and Amprius Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-energy, high power lithium-ion battery cells. Ms. Bayless also served, within the past five years, on the Board of Energous Corporation, which specializes in the advancement of wireless charging technology. Ms. Bayless has significant experience in the semiconductor industry and related fields, which has resulted in a broad understanding of the operational, financial and strategic issues facing companies operating in our space. Ms. Bayless has extensive management experience and is well versed on the various challenges and opportunities in our marketplace, offering a unique and valued perspective to the Board.