Board of Directors

  • Zen Suzuki

    Yoshihiro Suzuki

    Chairman of the Board; Senior Vice President, Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.

    Chairman of the Board
    Joined Allegro MicroSystems Board: 2001

    Yoshihiro (Zen) Suzuki is Director and Senior Vice President at Sanken Electric Co. Ltd. Mr. Suzuki has served as the Chairman of the Allegro board of directors since 2018 and previously served on our board of directors since 2001. Since July 2005, Mr. Suzuki has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Polar Semiconductor, Inc. In addition, since 2005, Mr. Suzuki has served as a member of the board of directors of Polar Semiconductor LLC and its predecessor entity. From 2013 to 2018, Mr. Suzuki served on the board of directors of Sanken North America Inc. Mr. Suzuki has also served on the board of directors of a variety of other Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. affiliates and has over 40 years of experience with Sanken Electric Co., Ltd and its affiliates. Since joining Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. in 1980, Mr. Suzuki has held various senior leadership positions and general management roles, including Chief Executive Officer of Sanken North America, Inc. Mr. Suzuki received his B.S. in Physics and Engineering Science from Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan in 1982.

    Chairman of the Board
  • David J. Aldrich

    David J. Aldrich

    Former CEO, Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    Joined Allegro MicroSystems Board: 2021

    David J. Aldrich was Chairman of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. from 2018 to 2021, and served as its Executive Chairman from 2016 to 2018. Prior to his appointment as Executive Chairman, Mr. Aldrich served as Skyworks’ Chief Executive Officer, a position he held since 2002, when the company was created via a merger between Alpha Industries and Conexant Systems' wireless business. Before the creation of Skyworks, Mr. Aldrich was President and Chief Executive Officer of Alpha Industries beginning in 2000. Mr. Aldrich currently serves on the board of directors of indie Semiconductor, an automotive semiconductor and software innovator, as well as Belden, a publicly traded provider of end-to-end signal transmission solutions. Mr. Aldrich also serves on the board of directors of various non-profit organizations, including Project Kompass, Inc. and Trinity Boston Connects. Mr. Aldrich received a B.A. in political science from Providence College in 1979 and an M.B.A. from the University of Rhode Island in 1981. Over his career, Mr. Aldrich has received numerous awards and recognition, including being named the 2014 CEO of the Year by the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council.

  • Andrew Dunn

    Andrew Dunn

    Managing Director, One Equity Partners (OEP)

    Joined Allegro MicroSystems Board: 2017

    Andrew Dunn is a Managing Director at One Equity Partners and has served as a member of our board of directors since 2017. Since 2008, Mr. Dunn has worked on a range of investments in the business services, technology, media and telecommunications industries at OEP. From December 2010 to July 2017, Mr. Dunn served as a member of the board of directors of Netas Telekomuikasyon AS, a Turkey-based telecommunications OEM and technology services provider publicly traded on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. Prior to and during the last five years, Mr. Dunn has also served and continues to serve on the board of directors of various OEP portfolio companies including Neology, Inc., Leone Media Inc. (d/b/a “MediaKind”) and Orion Business Innovation. Mr. Dunn also serves on the board of directors of the American Friends of Eton College, a private non-profit organization. Prior to joining OEP, Mr. Dunn worked at the Boston Consulting Group, where he primarily served clients in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors. Mr. Dunn received a B.A. in Modern History from the University of Oxford in 2002 and his M.P.P. focused on International Trade and Finance from Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government in 2005.

  • Kojiro (Koji) Hatano

    Kojiro (Koji) Hatano

    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Polar Semiconductor, LLC

    Mr. Hatano joined our Board in June 2022. Mr. Hatano has served as General Manager of U.S. Business Enhancement for Sanken since April 2022. He was recently named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Polar Semiconductor, LLC, effective May 24, 2022. Mr. Hatano has also served as Manager of Business Performance for the Company since January 2006. In addition, since May 2021, Mr. Hatano has served as a member of the board of directors of Polar Semiconductor LLC, and he has served on the board of directors of Sanken Electric Europe Limited since March 2020. Mr. Hatano received his B.A. in Social Science from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan in 1991.

  • Kawashima

    Katsumi Kawashima

    Head of Corporate Design, Sanken Electric Co., Ltd.

  • Reza Kazerounian

    Reza Kazerounian

    President, ALIF Semiconductor

    Joined Allegro MicroSystems Board: 2018

    Reza Kazerounian is the President of Alif Semiconductor, which he co-founded in 2019. He has served as a member of our board of directors since 2018. From 2005 to 2009, Dr. Kazerounian served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Americas region of STMicroelectronics, Inc. Prior to being appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Americas region, Dr. Kazerounian served in various senior management positions at STM Microelectronics. Dr. Kazerounian began his career at WaferScale Integration, which was later acquired by STMicroelectronics, where he was Chief Operating Officer at the time of the acquisition. From 2009 to 2012, Dr. Kazerounian served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Automotive, Industrial, and Microcontroller Solutions Group of Freescale Semiconductors, Inc. From 2013 to 2016, Dr. Kazerounian served as Senior Vice President and General Manager at Atmel Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of semiconductors. Dr. Kazerounian has registered 14 patents and authored and co-authored over 22 publications. Dr. Kazerounian received a B.S. from the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle in 1980 and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1985, each in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

  • Richard Lury

    Richard Lury

    Life Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

    Joined Allegro MicroSystems Board: 2007

    Richard Lury was previously a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, a New York-based law firm, which he joined in September 1989 and practiced until his retirement from the firm in 2015. He has served as a member of our board of directors since 2007. Mr. Lury has served on the board of directors of Sanken since June 2015, where he also serves on various committees. Mr. Lury has also served on the board of directors for Hitachi Zosen Corporation, a Japanese industrial and engineering corporation since June 2016. Mr. Lury received his B.A. in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969. Mr. Lury received his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law in 1972. He has been a member of the New York State Bar since May 1974 and the New Jersey State Bar since March 2003.

  • Susan Lynch

    Susan Lynch

    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Vectrus.

    Joined Allegro MicroSystems Board: 2021
    Susan Lynch joins Allegro’s Board with more than 25 years of financial experience though senior leadership roles in the technology, aerospace and defense, and industrial manufacturing industries. Ms. Lynch currently serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Vectrus, Inc. Previously, Ms. Lynch was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Sungard Availability Services. Before joining Sungard AS, Ms. Lynch was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Hitachi Data Systems (now Hitachi Vantara). Ms. Lynch holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration from MidAmerica Nazarene University and is a certified public accountant.

  • Joe Martin

    Joseph (Joe) Martin

    Former Vice Chairman of Fairchild Semiconductor

    Chairman, Audit Committee
    Joined Allegro MicroSystems Board: 2017

    Joseph Martin was Co-Chairman of Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. and also served as the Vice Chairman of its board of directors until his retirement in 2006. Mr. Martin has served as a member of our board of directors since 2017. Since 2001, Mr. Martin has been a member of the board of directors of Brooks Automation and since 2006, has served as the board’s Chairman. Since 2018, Mr. Martin has served on the board of directors of Bionik Labs, a global healthcare company. Mr. Martin also serves on the board of directors of Collectors Universe, a publicly traded company which provides authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of coins, trading cards, event tickets, autographs, sports and historical memorabilia. From 2004 to 2017, Mr. Martin served on the board of directors of Soitec, and also currently serves on the board of trustees of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Mr. Martin received a B.S. in Aeronautics in 1974 and was awarded an honorary Ph.D. in 2018, both from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Mr. Martin received an M.B.A. from the University of Maine in 1976. Mr. Martin holds an Executive Masters Professional Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors, a director education and credentialing organization.

  • Vineet Nargolwala

    Vineet Nargolwala

    President and Chief Executive Officer

    Vineet Nargolwala has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board since June 2022. He is a technology executive with over 25 years of global executive leadership experience.

    Prior to joining the Allegro, Vineet served as Executive Vice President of Sensing Solutions at Sensata Technologies. Prior to Sensata, he was with Honeywell International Inc. for over nine years in business strategy and P&L leadership roles of increasing responsibility. He has been a member of the board of Brady Corporation since February 2022.

    Vineet holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Maharaja Sayajirao University in Baroda, India, a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas and a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University.
  • Paul Chip Schorr

    Paul Carl (Chip) Schorr IV

    Senior Managing Director, One Equity Partners

    Chairman, Compensation Committee
    Joined Allegro MicroSystems Board: 2017

    Paul Carl (Chip) Schorr IV is a Senior Management Director at One Equity Partners and has served as a member of our board of directors since 2017. From 2011 to 2015, Mr. Schorr served as Chairman and Managing Partner of Augusta Columbia Capital, a private equity firm of which he was a founder, which was acquired by OEP in 2015. In addition, Mr. Schorr was a Senior Managing Director at The Blackstone Group Inc. from 2005 to 2011, where he served as the Global Head of Technology Investing. Mr. Schorr was also a Managing Partner at Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners from 1996 to 2005. Since 2018, Mr. Schorr has served on the board of directors of Rizing, LLC, ePAK International, Inc. and Orion Business Innovation. Since 2010, Mr. Schorr has served on the board of directors of Ameritas Mutual Holding Company and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. Since 2019, Mr. Schorr has served on the board of directors of CDI, a provider of IT infrastructure hardware and software, consulting and managed services. Mr. Schorr has served on the board of directors of Emso Asset Management Limited, a London-based alternative asset manager focused on emerging markets, since 2014 and has served on the board nominating committee of Crayon Group Holding ASA, a Norwegian public company specializing in IT and digital transformation services since 2020. Since 2020, Mr. Schorr has served on the board of directors of each of Spartronics, Inc., an electronic manufacturing services company and Infobip, a CPaaS company. Mr. Schorr also serves on the board of directors of various non-profit organizations including Jazz at Lincoln Center, Snowmass Village Chapel and the Whitney Museum in New York City. Mr. Schorr received a B.S.F.S. from The School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University in 1989. Mr. Schorr received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1993. We believe Mr. Schorr’s extensive experience in leadership positions at financial institutions and his knowledge and insight in the technology sector, as well as his private and public company board experience, make him well qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors.

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