Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS), a leader in high-precision
analog and digital signal processing components, announced today that
John Carter and Tim Dehne have been nominated for election to Cirrus
Logic’s Board of Directors. Current Board members Suhas Patil and Walden
Rhines are stepping off the Board in July. The new director candidates
are seasoned business professionals who bring many years of technology
and management experience to the company’s Board.
Mr. Carter is currently the founder and principal of TCGen, a management
consulting and advisory services firm. A graduate of MIT, Mr. Carter’s
35 year career includes roles as CEO, CTO and founder, and he is a
widely respected advisor to technology firms. Mr. Carter spent 11 years
with the Bose Corporation and led product development efforts for many
of their leading consumer electronic products as chief engineer. Mr.
Carter founded two management consulting companies and has advised
numerous Fortune 100 firms, including Abbott, Apple, Cisco, HP, IBM
Lucent, Nortel, Xerox and 3M. Mr. Carter’s organizational leadership and
business acumen will be an excellent resource for Cirrus Logic.
Mr. Dehne recently retired as senior vice president of research and
development from National Instruments (NI), the leading supplier of
hardware and software for test, control, and embedded design
applications. He has led and managed a broad array of businesses and
professional disciplines to help grow a small $15M private company into
what is now a global $850M public corporation. Mr. Dehne’s leadership
ability and industry experience aligns well with Cirrus Logic’s business
strategies for innovation and growth.
“This September marks 25 years since Suhas and I co-founded Cirrus
Logic. I am proud to have worked side by side with Suhas as we pioneered
the fabless semiconductor model and helped to build Cirrus Logic into
one of the world’s leading semiconductor companies,” said Mike
Hackworth, Cirrus Logic chairman of the board of directors. “In
addition, Wally’s experience at Texas Instruments and later with Mentor
Graphics was invaluable during the time when Cirrus Logic was emerging
as a player in the SOC market. I would like to thank both Suhas and
Wally for their contributions to me personally and their service on the
Board of Directors.”
“John and Tim bring fresh perspectives to our Board and I’m very excited
to work with these guys,” said Jason Rhode, president and chief
executive officer, Cirrus Logic.
