Liam K. Griffin Elected Chairman of the Board of Skyworks
May 13 2021 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWKS), an innovator of
high-performance analog semiconductors connecting people, places
and things, today announced that David J. Aldrich has retired as
the company’s chairman of the board and that Liam K. Griffin has
been appointed to succeed him. Mr. Griffin will continue to serve
as president and CEO of Skyworks. The board’s lead independent
director, Christine King, will also continue to serve in her
current role.
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Liam K. Griffin Elected Chairman of the
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Mr. Aldrich joined the company in 1995 and began serving as CEO
and as a director in 2000. He was appointed chairman of the board
in May 2014 and served as executive chairman from May 2016 to May
2018.
“On behalf of the entire board, I want to congratulate Dave for
his distinguished career and thank him for his steadfast service to
Skyworks,” said Ms. King. “Given Liam’s nearly 20-year tenure at
the company serving in executive roles, including the last five
years as CEO, he possesses both the experience and skills that
uniquely qualify him to lead the Skyworks board. I look forward to
working with him as the company’s lead independent director as we
embark on achieving Skyworks’ compelling long-term vision.”
“I want to thank Dave for his unwavering commitment to Skyworks
for over two decades,” said Mr. Griffin. “As a result of his strong
leadership, Skyworks has established an industry-wide reputation
for innovation, creativity and tenacity and built a track record of
delivering best-in-class connectivity solutions. His vision and
counsel have been invaluable to the company, and more personally, I
have benefited greatly from Dave’s advice, guidance and
friendship.”
“It has been an honor to watch Skyworks grow and flourish over
the years, and a true privilege to work alongside the creative and
driven individuals that I’m proud to call my colleagues,” said Mr.
Aldrich. “I have the utmost confidence in Liam, the board and the
Skyworks team, and believe that the company’s best days are
ahead.”
About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is empowering the wireless networking
revolution. Our highly innovative analog semiconductors are
connecting people, places and things spanning a number of new and
previously unimagined applications within the aerospace,
automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, connected home,
industrial, medical, military, smartphone, tablet and wearable
markets.
Skyworks is a global company with engineering, marketing,
operations, sales and support facilities located throughout Asia,
Europe and North America and is a member of the S&P 500® and
Nasdaq-100® market indices (Nasdaq: SWKS). For more information,
please visit Skyworks’ website at: www.skyworksinc.com.
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