Sector: Information Technology
Director information for SYNAPTICS INC (data for year 2025)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James L. Whims | Partner at Alsop Louie Partners; Independent Director | 70 | ["Partner at Alsop-Louie Partners", "Managing Director at Techfund Capital", "Executive Vice President of Sony Computer Entertainment of America", "Experience with high-technology enterprises", "Expertise in e-communications and marketing"] | ["CC", "N&CGC", "Compensation", "N&CG", "Nominations & Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2025 |
| Jeffrey D. Buchanan | Consultant; Independent Director; Current Member | 70 | ["Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.", "Chief Administrative Officer of Smith & Wesson Brand, Inc.", "Chair of the Audit Committee of Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.", "Of Counsel to the law firm of Ballard Spahr LLP", "Senior Managing Director of CKS Securities, LLC", "Senior Managing Director of Alare Capital Securities, L.L.C.", "Principal of Echo Advisors, Inc.", "Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Three-Five Systems, Inc.", "Business attorney for O\u2019Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth & Beshears", "Business attorney for Davis Wright Tremaine LLP", "Senior staff person at Deloitte & Touche LLP", "Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Arizona State University", "Juris Doctor degree from the University of Arizona", "Master of Laws degree in Tax from the University of Florida", "financially literate", "audit committee financial expert"] | ["AC (Chair)", "Audit (Chair)", "N&CG", "Audit Committee"] | 2025 |
| KEITH B. GEESLIN | Director; General Partner of Francisco Partners | 72 | ["General Partner of Francisco Partners", "Managing General Partner of the Sprout Group", "Member of the board of directors and Chair of the Compensation Committee of CommVault Systems, Inc.", "Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering", "Master\u2019s of Science degree in Engineering and Economic Systems from Stanford University", "Master of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford University", "Long career at leading private equity and venture capital firms"] | ["Compensation", "CC"] | 2025 |
| Michael Hurlston | Former President and Chief Executive Officer | [] | [] | 2025 | |
| Nelson C. Chan | Former Executive and Executive Chair of the Board of Synaptics; Executive Chair, Chair of the Board | 64 | ["former chief executive officer of Magellan", "senior leadership roles at global technology companies", "extensive public company board service", "perspective gained as Chair and Executive Chair of Synaptics"] | [] | 2025 |
| Patricia Kummrow | Former Executive; Independent Director; Chair | 55 | ["senior management positions with other semiconductor companies", "extensive knowledge of the semiconductor industry", "engineering background", "understanding of embedded hardware and software"] | ["N&CGC (Chair)", "CC", "N&CG (Chair)", "Compensation", "Nominations & Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2025 |
| Rahul Patel | President and Chief Executive Officer of Synaptics; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director; President and CEO | 56 | ["extensive leadership experience in the semiconductor industry", "record of overseeing multi-billion dollar connectivity and networking businesses at major companies", "deep product knowledge"] | ["audit committee", "nominating and corporation governance committee", "compensation committee"] | 2025 |
| Susan J. Hardman | Former Executive; Independent Director; Current Member | 64 | ["Senior management positions across multiple semiconductor companies", "Extensive knowledge of the semiconductor industry", "Engineering and business background", "Knowledge and experience in the consumer and automotive technology sectors", "financially literate"] | ["AC", "CC (Chair)", "Audit", "Compensation (Chair)", "Audit Committee"] | 2025 |
| Vivie “YY” Lee | Director; Consultant; Current Member | 58 | ["board experience", "previous senior management positions with technology companies", "mathematics background", "deep understanding of software and software applications", "financially literate"] | ["Audit", "N&CG", "AC", "N&CGC", "Audit Committee", "Nominations & Corporate Governance Committee"] | 2025 |
