– USA, CA – Sigma Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGM) today announced the appointment Saleel Awsare, currently vice president and general manager, Audio and Imaging Business, at Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA) to Sigma’s Board of Directors, effective February 25, 2018. Mr. Awsare will serve on the Audit, Compensation and Nominating/Governance committees.
In addition, Mr. Elias Nader, Sigma’s interim President, Chief Executive Officer and current Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed to the Board of Directors, effective February 25, 2018. These two appointments bring the total number of board members to four.
“We are pleased to add Saleel to our board during this important time for Sigma Designs. His background in the semiconductor industry and experience as a member of Conexant’s leadership team during their sale to Synaptics will be valuable as we continue the process to divest our remaining assets and complete our previously announced liquidation plan,” said J. Michael Dodson, Lead Independent Director of Sigma Designs’ Board of Directors.
Prior to his current role at Synaptics, Mr. Awsare served as president of Conexant Systems, LLC, which was acquired by Synaptics in 2017. Before joining Conexant, Mr. Awsare served as president of Nuvoton’s U.S. operations and general manager of the company’s audio and voice divisions. In 2008, Mr. Awsare started the audio product line within Nuvoton, a spin-off of Winbond Electronics. Prior to Nuvoton, Mr. Awsare was the executive vice president and general manager of mixed signal products for Winbond Electronics Corporation America. Before Winbond, Mr. Awsare was director of engineering for Information Storage Devices, where he was part of the team that developed the first single-chip analog voice playback and record product based on embedded flash technology.
Mr. Awsare holds a B.S. from Stevens Institute of Technology and an M.S. from Santa Clara University. He has several patents and has written for multiple publications.
About Sigma Designs, Inc.
Sigma Designs, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGM) is a world leader in enabling smart home convergence. The company designs and builds semiconductor technologies for Internet of Things (IoT) smart home devices.
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