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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 27, 2024, Silicon Laboratories Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Dean Butler as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 15, 2024 (the “Effective Date”). As of the Effective Date, Mark Mauldin will cease serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer and will continue to serve in his role as Chief Accounting Officer.
Mr. Butler, age 41, joins Silicon Labs from Synaptics Incorporated, where he has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since October 2019. Prior to joining Synaptics, Mr. Butler served as Vice President of Finance at Marvell Technology, Inc. from July 2016 to October 2019, served as Controller of the Ethernet Switching Division at Broadcom, Inc. from January 2015 through July 2016, and served in senior finance positions at Maxim Integrated from May 2007 to December 2014. Mr. Butler received his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Minnesota Duluth and is a graduate of Stanford University's Strategic Financial Leadership Program. Mr. Butler has served on the Board of Directors of Pixelworks, Inc., a leading provider of innovative video and display processing solutions, since May 2022.
In connection with his appointment as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Butler will be entitled to an annual base salary of $475,000 and eligible for an annual target bonus of 100% of his base salary, prorated for 2024, pursuant to the Company’s 2024 Bonus Plan. Additionally, subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, Mr. Butler will receive the following equity awards (the “Equity Awards”): (a) a new-hire grant of performance stock units, expected to be made on May 15, 2024, with a grant date value of $1,500,000 (which will vest on January 17, 2027 contingent upon Mr. Butler’s continued service through such date and the achievement of applicable performance criteria), (b) a new-hire grant of restricted stock units, expected to be made on May 15, 2024, with a grant date value of $1,500,000 (which will vest in three equal annual installments contingent upon Mr. Butler’s continued service through each such date), and (c) a one-time grant of restricted stock units, expected to be made on May 15, 2024, with a grant date value of $2,000,000 (which will vest in two equal annual installments contingent upon Mr. Butler’s continued service through each such date). The Equity Awards will be granted pursuant to the Company’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s standard form of award agreements for such awards. Mr. Butler will also receive a cash sign-on bonus of $1,000,000, one-half of which will be paid within 30 days of the Effective Date and one-half of which will be paid on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, which must be repaid by Mr. Butler under certain circumstances if his employment with the Company ends on or before the second anniversary of the Effective Date. Mr. Butler will also be entitled to reimbursement of certain relocation expenses. The Company will enter into an executive severance agreement and an indemnification agreement with Mr. Butler, each substantially in the form as applicable to other similarly situated executive officers of the Company.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Butler and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Butler and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as an executive officer.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press Release of Silicon Laboratories Inc. dated February 27, 2024, announcing the appointment of Dean Butler as Chief Financial Officer | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
SILICON LABORATORIES INC.
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| February 27, 2024 | /s/ Néstor Ho | |
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Néstor Ho Vice
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Exhibit 99.1
Silicon Labs Names Dean Butler as Chief Financial Officer
AUSTIN, Texas – February 27, 2024 – Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world, today announced that Dean Butler will join the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective May 15, 2024. Butler will be responsible for Silicon Labs’ financial strategy and lead the global finance organization. Butler will succeed Mark Mauldin, currently serving as interim CFO.
Butler joins Silicon Labs from Synaptics Incorporated, where he has served as Senior Vice President and CFO since October 2019. He previously held financial leadership positions at Marvell Technology, Inc., where he led a number of strategic initiatives during a period of rapid growth, and at Broadcom, Inc., where he led the finance organization of a multibillion-dollar division. Butler began his career at Wells Fargo and Maxim Integrated. He received his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Minnesota Duluth and is a graduate of Stanford University's Strategic Financial Leadership Program. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Pixelworks, a leading provider of innovative video and display processing solutions.
“Dean is an accomplished CFO and well-respected financial leader who has deep experience in the semiconductor industry. He brings a proven track record of driving strong financial results, instilling financial and operational discipline, and demonstrating outstanding leadership,” said Matt Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Silicon Labs. “Most of all, Dean embodies our corporate values, and we are thrilled to have him join the team as we focus on capturing the incredible growth opportunities ahead of us. I want to express my gratitude to Mark Mauldin for his critical contributions during his time as interim CFO and for leading the finance team during the transition.”
“Without question, Silicon Labs has become the world’s leading IoT pure-play company with a demonstrated track record of success across a broad wireless technology portfolio,” said Dean Butler. “I’m excited to join Matt and the entire Silicon Labs team to build upon their incredible design win momentum to further accelerate market share expansion and drive earnings growth for all stakeholders.”
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