Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 3, 2021, Qorvo, Inc. (the "Company") announced the appointment of Philip Chesley, age 50, as President of the Company's Infrastructure & Defense Products segment, effective November 1, 2021. Mr. Chesley succeeds James L. Klein, who previously announced his intention to retire from the Company.

Mr. Chesley most recently served as vice president and general manager of the Industrial and Communications Business Unit at Renesas. He was previously senior VP and general manager of the Automotive, Aerospace and Analog Product Group at Intersil, which was acquired by Renesas in 2017. He joined Intersil in 2004 and served in several executive leadership roles. Prior to that, he was a founder and a director at Primarion, a pioneer in software-programmable digital multiphase power architectures, which was purchased by Infineon.

In connection with Mr. Chesley's appointment, the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors approved the following compensation elements: (i) an annual base salary of $465,000; (ii) a target short-term incentive opportunity of 90% of base salary under the Company's Short-Term Incentive Plan; and (iii) an up-front service-based restricted stock unit award with a grant date value of $3,000,000, vesting in increments of one-third per year over three years. The Company and Mr. Chesley also entered into a Change in Control Agreement, the form of which was previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2015.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 3, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Chesley's appointment as President of the Company's Infrastructure & Defense Products segment. The press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.                    Description

         99.1                    Press release, dated November 3, 2021
         104                   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
                               document)

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