Enovix Corporation (“Enovix”) (Nasdaq: ENVX), an advanced silicon
battery company, today announced the appointment of Joseph Malchow,
founding partner at HNVR Technology Investment Management and board
member at Enphase Energy, Inc., and Bernard Gutmann, a 40-year
semiconductor industry veteran and former CFO at On Semiconductor,
to its Board of Directors (the “Board”) effective June 22, 2023.
These appointments expand the Board to eight directors, six of whom
are independent.
“I am committed to the operational success of Enovix and the
addition of Joe and Bernard enhances our Board’s skillset and
demonstrates our commitment to drive long-term value to our
shareholders,” said T.J. Rodgers, Chairman of the Board. “Joe’s
entrepreneurial and investment experience, with expertise in scaled
computing infrastructure, software-driven business, energy
technology, and artificial intelligence and Bernard’s successful
40-year track record in the semiconductor industry holding
financial leadership roles, will help position Enovix for
success.”
“We are excited to welcome Joe and Bernard to our Board,” said
Dr. Raj Talluri, President and CEO at Enovix. “Their expertise in
finance and strategy complements our Board and provides additional
guidance as we experience rapid growth. I’m looking forward to
working with them as we execute against our goals on our journey to
scale.”
Since 2013, Mr. Malchow has served as the founding partner at
HNVR Technology Investment Management, a venture capital firm based
in Portola Valley, California. Mr. Malchow serves on the board of
directors of Enphase Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENPH), a global energy
technology company, where he has helped to architect a
transformation to software-defined distributed clean energy
systems. Mr. Malchow served on the board of directors of Archaea
Energy Inc., a renewable natural gas company, until its acquisition
in December 2022; and he is a member of the board of directors of
the National Civic Arts Society in Washington, D.C. From December
2020 through July 2021, he served on the board of directors of
Rodgers Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp, a special purpose
acquisition company which completed a business combination with
Enovix. Mr. Malchow holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College and a J.D.
from Stanford University.
“I have been a supporter of Enovix technology for years and I’m
excited to play a role in helping the company bring high-speed
precision manufacturing to batteries,” said Malchow. “I look
forward to working closely with the management team as Enovix
accelerates its global manufacturing buildout.”
“On a personal note,” he added, “for years I have heard software
engineers describe power limitations (and their derivative: compute
limitations), as the bottleneck in deploying advanced models to the
phones, tablets, EVs, cameras, and edge devices of the future. But
the jellyroll battery, a distant cousin of the ancient reel-to-reel
audiotape, has struggled to keep pace. I am impressed by the high
safety, precision machining, and thermal characteristics of the
Enovix battery platform, to be sure. But I am most excited about
working with management to unlock pent-up software innovation that
already exists, but is currently stuck in power purgatory.”
Mr. Gutmann brings nearly 40 years of experience in the
semiconductor space. Most recently he was the Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer of ON
Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), a position he held from September 2012
to February 2021. Before that, he was Vice President, Corporate
Analysis & Strategy of SCI LLC from April 2006 to September
2012. In these roles, his responsibilities included finance
integration, financial reporting, restructuring, tax, treasury and
financial planning and analysis. From November 2002 to April 2006,
Mr. Gutmann served as Vice President, Financial Planning &
Analysis and Treasury of SCI LLC and from September 1999 to
November 2002, he held the position of Director, Financial Planning
& Analysis of SCI LLC. Mr. Gutmann served in various financial
positions with Motorola from 1984 to 1999, including controller of
various divisions and an offshore wafer and backend factory,
finance and accounting manager, financial planning manager and
financial analyst. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Management
Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in
Massachusetts.
“Enovix has an incredible opportunity to be an industry leader
in a space that is in desperate need of innovation,” said Gutmann.
“I look forward to working with the management team and guiding the
company into an industry-leading global corporation.”
About EnovixEnovix is on a mission to power the
technologies of the future. Everything from IoT, mobile and
computing devices, to the vehicle you drive, needs a better
battery. The company’s disruptive architecture enables a battery
with high energy density and capacity without compromising safety.
Enovix is scaling its silicon-anode, lithium-ion battery
manufacturing capabilities to meet customer demand. For more
information visit www.enovix.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
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For investor inquiries, please contact:
Enovix CorporationCharles AndersonPhone: +1 (612) 229-9729Email:
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