Board of Directors

Mr. Sooch co-founded Silicon Labs in August 1996 and has served as Chairman of the Board since the company's inception. From 2011 to 2018, he served as the CEO of Ketra, a private solid-state lighting company. Mr. Sooch served as Chief Executive Officer from Silicon Labs’ inception through the end of fiscal 2003 and served as interim Chief Executive Officer from April 2005 to September 2005. From 1985 until founding Silicon Labs, Mr. Sooch held various positions at Crystal Semiconductor/Cirrus Logic, a designer and manufacturer of integrated circuits, including Vice President of Engineering, as well as Product Planning Manager of Strategic Marketing and Design Engineer. From May 1982 to March 1985, Mr. Sooch was a Design Engineer with AT&T Bell Labs. Mr. Sooch holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, Dearborn and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

Matt Johnson serves as President and CEO of Silicon Labs, a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world. Prior to becoming CEO, Matt led the company’s Internet of Things (IoT) business unit through a period of accelerating growth and industry leadership. Silicon Labs is now solely focused on technology solutions to enable smart, connected devices, which are transforming industries, growing economies, and improving lives and our environment. Before joining Silicon Labs, Matt held leadership positions at NXP, Freescale, and Fairchild Semiconductor. Matt is dedicated to a strong company culture, innovative product development and operational excellence. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from the University of Maine and has completed executive programs at Harvard Business School and Stanford University. Matt currently serves on the boards of Dell Children’s Medical Center Foundation, the Global Semiconductor Alliance, and the Semiconductor Industry Association.

Mr. Bock initially joined Silicon Labs' board of directors in 2000 and served as Chairman of the Audit Committee until he joined the management team and was appointed CFO in 2006. He was re-appointed to the board of directors in mid-2011. Mr. Bock stepped down from Silicon Labs employment at the end of 2011, returning as interim CFO in early 2013 and was then appointed President in mid-2013. Mr. Bock subsequently retired from the management team again in early 2016. Mr. Bock brings more than 40 years of experience spanning finance, operations and sales. From 2001 to 2006, he participated in the venture capital industry, principally as a partner with CenterPoint Ventures. Prior to his venture career, Mr. Bock held senior executive positions with three venture-backed companies, Dazel Corporation, Tivoli Systems and Convex Computer Corporation. He began his career with Texas Instruments. Mr. Bock currently serves as Chairman of the Board of SailPoint Technologies Holding Inc. (NYSE: SAIL), as a Board Director of SolarWinds Corporation (NYSE: SWI) and a Board Director of N-able, Inc. (NYSE: NABL). He also currently serves on the Board of Tasktop, a private technology company. Mr. Bock holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Iowa State University and an M.S. in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.

Chair of the Audit Committee

Member of the Compensation Committee

Mr. Lowe has served as a Director of Silicon Labs since 2017. He is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Wolfspeed, a pioneer in Silicon Carbide and GaN solutions for both High Power and RF applications. Previously, Mr. Lowe served as President and CEO of Freescale Semiconductor from 2012 through 2015, when the company was acquired by NXP. Prior to joining Freescale, Mr. Lowe served as Senior Vice President of Analog at Texas Instruments, where he also directed TI's acquisition of National Semiconductor. Previously, he served in a variety of leadership positions during his tenure with TI, which began in 1984. Mr. Lowe currently serves on the boards of Wolfspeed (NASDAQ: WOLF), The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and St. Edward's High School in Lakewood, Ohio. Mr. Lowe earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and graduated from the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University. He is a recipient of the Rose-Hulman Institute's Career Achievement Award, honoring his community service and semiconductor industry accomplishments.

Chair of the Compensation Committee

Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Ms. Luther joined the Silicon Labs Board of Directors in 2022. She is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC), a global leader of low power programmable FPGAs. From 2002 to 2019, she was a senior financial executive at Coherent Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR), most recently serving as Corporate Vice President of Finance where she oversaw large scale acquisitions and provided thought leadership and strategic direction across 40 global sites. Prior to Coherent, she held a number of senior finance and accounting positions at companies including Quantum Corporation, Ultra Network Technologies and Arthur Andersen. She has been recognized for her high ethical and professional standards, and recently received the ‘CFO of the Year Award’ from the Business Journal in Portland, Oregon. Sherri is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and graduated from the Executive MBA Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a dual major in Accounting and Finance, from Wright State University.

Ms. Richardson has served as a Director of Silicon Labs since 2016. Ms. Richardson was previously the Chief Operating Officer at GoPro. She also held a variety of executive positions at global EMS provider, Flex, including Vice President of strategic accounts. Ms. Richardson has been an operations and management consultant for a diverse group of companies including Tesla Motors, Solaria and TouchTunes Interactive Networks. Ms. Richardson is currently a Managing Director of Three Rivers Energy, an energy services company she co-founded in 2004. Ms. Richardson is also a board member of public companies, Resideo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: REZI), a global provider of comfort and security solutions; Cohu, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHU), a global provider of back-end semiconductor equipment and services; and Eargo (NASDAQ:EAR), hearing device provider. She is also a board member Willow Innovations and Revelle, privately held companies in biomedical solutions; Mythic, a privately held edge computing analog device company; and Tonal, a privately held smart-fitness equipment and services company. She holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University and an Executive MBA from Pepperdine University.

Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Mr. Sadana has served as a Director of Silicon Labs since 2015 and became Lead Director in 2022. He is currently the Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer at Micron Technology. Prior to this role, Mr. Sadana was the President of Sunrise Capital Management, a technology, M&A and financial consulting/advisory firm from 2016 to 2017. Prior to this role, Mr. Sadana served as SanDisk's Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and General Manager of Enterprise Solutions from 2015 to 2016, as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer from 2012 to 2015, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Sadana was President of Sunrise Capital, a technology and financial consulting firm, from 2008 to 2010. Mr. Sadana was also Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Freescale Semiconductor from 2004 to 2008, as well as Freescale's Chief Technology Officer from 2006 to 2007. Mr. Sadana started his career at IBM Corporation where he held several hardware design, software development, operations, strategic planning, business development and general management roles. Mr. Sadana has a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur (India) and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Mr. Wood has served as a Director of Silicon Labs since 1997 and was Lead Director from 2005-2021. Since 2018, Mr. Wood has been a direct investor in early stage technology companies. Since 1996, Mr. Wood has also served as General Partner of various funds associated with Silverton Partners, a venture capital firm. From 1984 to 2003, Mr. Wood was a General Partner, and for certain funds created since 1996, a special limited partner, of various funds associated with Austin Ventures, a venture capital firm. Mr. Wood holds a B.A. in History from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Finance Committee

Ms. Wyatt became a Director of Silicon Labs in 2019. She is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Absolute Software Corporation, which specializes in self-healing endpoint security technology. From 2016 through 2018, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Dtex Systems, a leading user behavior intelligence and insider threat detection company. Previously, Ms. Wyatt served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Good Technology Corporation, where she doubled annual revenue and increased international penetration prior to an acquisition by BlackBerry. Ms. Wyatt has held leadership positions at various high-tech and enterprise companies including Citigroup, Motorola Mobility, Apple, and Palm. She was named a “Top 50 Women Entrepreneur in America” by Inc. Magazine, “CEO of the Year” by Information Security Global Excellence Awards, and a “Most Influential Women in Wireless” by Fierce Wireless. She is also a board member of Absolute Software Corporation (OTCMKTS: ALSWF).

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Compensation Committee