QORVO INC (QRVO)
Sector: Information Technology
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Sector: Information Technology
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Director information for QRVO
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QRVO | General Partner of Harding Partners, LP; Director | 71 | ["Consultant in the fabless semiconductor design and manufacturing field","General Partner of Harding Partners, LP","Co-founder of eSilicon Corporation","Former President and Chief Executive Officer of eSilicon","Former President, Chief Executive Officer and director of Cadence Design Systems, Inc.","Held senior management positions at Zycad Corporation","Positions with TXL and IBM Corporation","Served on the board of directors of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.","Leadership roles at Drew University and Indiana University","Member of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness' Steering Committee","Former member of the National Academies Committee for Software, Growth and the Future of the U.S. Economy","Served on the board of directors of the Global Semiconductor Alliance","Director and Chair of Meta Materials Inc. from August 2022 to September 2024","Director of SandFirst, Inc. from April 2021 to December 2024","Advisory board member of Alpha Design AI, Inc.","Frequent international speaker on innovation, entrepreneurship and semiconductor trends and policies"] | ["C","Audit"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Mr. Harding has served on the Board of Directors since January 2015. From 2006 until 2015, he served as a director of RFMD. Since January 2020, Mr. Harding has served as a consultant in the fabless semiconductor design and manufacturing field as the General Partner of Harding Partners, LP. Mr. Harding co-founded eSilicon Corporation, a privately held company that designed and manufactured complex custom chips for a broad portfolio of large and small firms. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of eSilicon from its inception in May 2000 until it was acquired by Inphi Corporation in January 2020. Before starting eSilicon Corporation, Mr. Harding served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of publicly traded Cadence Design Systems, Inc., which acquired his former employer, Cooper & Chyan Technology, Inc. Mr. Harding held a variety of senior management positions at Zycad Corporation, and his career also includes positions with TXL and IBM Corporation. From 2012 to 2016, Mr. Harding served on the board of directors of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Mr. Harding has also held leadership roles at Drew University, where he was Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Indiana University, where he was a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. In addition, Mr. Harding served as a member of the Steering Committee at the U.S. Council on Competitiveness and was a former member of the National Academies Committee for Software, Growth and the Future of the U.S. Economy. From 2004 to 2020, Mr. Harding served as a member of the board of directors of the Global Semiconductor Alliance. From August 2022 to September 2024, Mr. Harding served as a director and Chair of the board of Meta Materials Inc., a publicly traded developer of high-performance materials and nanocomposites, and from April 2021 to December 2024, as a director of SandFirst, Inc., an Electronic Design Automation company. Since August 2025, Mr. Harding has served on the advisory board of Alpha Design AI, Inc. He is a frequent international speaker on the topics of innovation, entrepreneurship and semiconductor trends and policies. Key Skills and Qualifications: Mr. Harding brings to the Board and its committees a deep understanding of the challenges facing semiconductor companies gained from his experience as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of eSilicon Corporation. Additionally, Mr. Harding has substantial operational experience, business acumen and expertise in corporate strategy development gained from his global business experience.