Efinix Appoints Kate Schuelke to Board of Directors
Key Highlights
- ➤Efinix appoints Kate Schuelke to its Board of Directors
- ➤Schuelke brings semiconductor, governance, and cybersecurity expertise
- ➤Schuelke previously negotiated Altera’s $16.7 billion sale to Intel
- ➤Schuelke serves on SiTime’s (SITM) board of directors
Expert Statements
Sammy Cheung, Co-founder and CEO of Efinix
“Kate has spent her career at the center of our industry, with deep roots in FPGAs from her years at Altera. Her expertise in corporate governance, intellectual property, cybersecurity, and international compliance is exactly what Efinix needs as we enter our next stage of development. Kate’s judgment and perspective will be invaluable to our board and we are delighted to welcome her.”
Kate Schuelke, Efinix board member
“I am honored to join the Efinix board at such an important point in the company’s development. Over my career in the FPGA and technology industries, I have worked with leadership teams and boards on governance, intellectual property, and corporate transactions. I look forward to putting that experience to work alongside Sammy, the management team, and my fellow directors in support of Efinix’s next stage of development.”
Former Seagate Chief Legal Officer and Altera General Counsel brings deep semiconductor, governance, and cybersecurity expertise to the Efinix board
Efinix®, Inc ., the FPGA pioneer accelerating edge AI innovation, today announced that Kate Schuelke has joined its Board of Directors. Schuelke is an accomplished technology executive and public company director with more than three decades of experience spanning the semiconductor and broader technology industries. Throughout her career, she has held senior leadership roles guiding global organizations through complex legal, regulatory, governance, and business challenges, bringing a deep understanding of the strategic and operational issues facing technology companies. Schuelke currently serves on the board of directors of SiTime Corporation (Nasdaq: SITM), a semiconductor company serving AI data center, communications, automotive, industrial automation, and aerospace and defense markets, where she chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. She is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Certified Director and an Executive Advisor in the Corporate practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, advising general counsel, senior executives, and boards on legal, governance, and strategic matters. She also serves on the Nominating and Governance and Network Development Committees of American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley, a non-profit organization.
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