Semtech Corporation announced the appointment of Julie Garcia Ruehl to the Company?s board of directors, effective December 1, 2023. Ms. Ruehl has extensive experience as a CFO and across multiple industries including specialty finance, consumer products, electronics manufacturing services, digital engineering services and ecommerce. Ms. Ruehl will also join the audit committee of the board.

The appointment of Ms. Ruehl comes after the July appointment of Dr. Hong Hou to the board of directors. With this latest appointment, the number of directors on Semtech?s board will now be 12. Julie Garcia Ruehl has 25+ years of finance leadership experience, including as CFO and CAO at public and private equity backed companies and as an audit partner at Arthur Andersen.

She currently serves as an independent director for one public company and one private equity backed company as well as recently serving as an independent director for a second private equity backed company. Her background includes specialty finance, consumer products, electronics manufacturing services, digital engineering services and ecommerce. She has held positions at Fly Leasing (formerly NYSE:FLY), Big Heart Pet Brands (formerly Del Monte Corp.) and Sanmina.

Effective when she joins the Board, Ms. Ruehl has been appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board.