Dr. Bami Bastani
Chairman
Born 1953
Elected to the board: 2024
Education: PhD in Microelectronics, Ohio State University
Other board assignments: Executive chairman of Sivers Semiconductors Inc, Board member, IQE PLC, Chairman Advisory Board Lumeova Inc, B2 Global Consulting (Founder 17-June-2010).
Previous board assignments: Aquantia (NYSE: AQ), Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) , Glowpoint Inc (OT.GLOW), SkyCross (Private), CorMedix (NASDAQ: CRMD), Globespanvirata (NASDAQ: GSPN), MERU Networks (NASDAQ:MERU), Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ:TRID), ANADIGICS (NASDAQ:ANAD), Nitronex Corporation (Private), and VSSB Medical Nano Technologies (Private).
Other experience: Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Mobile and Wireless Infrastructure Business Unit at GlobalFoundries. President, CEO, and board member of Meru Networks, Trident Microsystems, and ANADIGICS Inc.
Independent in relation to Sivers Semiconductors and its management: No
Independent in relation to the larger shareholders: Yes | Own and closely related persons’ shareholdings as stated below.
Residency: USA
Shareholding: 450,000
Options: 750,000
Tomas Duffy
Vice Chairman
Born 1955
Elected to the board: 2016
Education: Technical licentiate, Royal Institute of Technology.
Other board assignments: Board member Stella Tech AB.
Previous board assignments: CST Global Ltd, Chairman of the Board, Qall Telcom AB, Telia Norge; Board member, Trio AB, Telenor AB, Svenska IT-Institutet. Commitment shareholder, Sevenco KB.
Other experience: Acting Director General EKN, Business Unit Manager for large companies, Exportkreditnämnden; Senior VP, Telia, responsible for mobile & fixed line; CEO, Mannesmann International Telecom, Net Insight, Halogen AB, AU System Communication AB.
Independent in relation to Sivers Semiconductors and its management: Yes.
Independent in relation to the larger shareholders: Yes | Own and closely related persons’ shareholdings as stated below.
Residency: Sweden
Shareholding: 1,170,000
Options: 0
Erik Fällström
Member of the Board
Born 1961
Elected to the board: 2017
Education: Stockholm School of Economics.
Other board assignments: EDC Advisors Ltd, Omnio London Ltd., DDM Debt AB (publ.) and DDM Finance AB.
Previous board assignments: Board member; Olympus S.A., Hoist Kredit AB, CST Global Ltd.
Other experience: Co-founder and former 40% owner of Hoist Finance, co-founder of Arkwright Capital which evolved into European Digital Capital. Overall over 40 years working in management consulting, corporate finance, venture capital and private equity.
Independent in relation to Sivers Semiconductors and its management: Yes.
Independent in relation to the larger shareholders: No | Own and closely related persons’ shareholdings as stated below.
Residency: Sweden
Shareholding: 32,684,140 shares held privately and
via associated companies.
Options: 0
Karin Raj
Member of the Board
Born 1972
Elected to the board: 2024
Education: Master of Science Engineering Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm; Executive MBA, Uppsala University.
Other board assignments: Board member of Radio Innovation AB.
Previous board assignments: Board member of Forsway AB.
Other experience: Chief Technology Officer at Acuvi AB; Chief Product Officer at JonDeTech Sensors AB; Product Director at Huawei Technologies Sweden AB, Sales Director at Ericsson AB.
Independent in relation to Sivers Semiconductors and its management: Yes.
Independent in relation to the larger shareholders: Yes | Own and closely related persons’ shareholdings as stated below.
Residency: Sweden
Shareholding: 0
Options: 0
Todd Thomson
Member of the Board
Born 1961
Elected to the board: 2021
Education: Master of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School; Bachelor of Economics, Davidson College.
Other board assignments: Board member Dynasty Financial Partners LLC, Century Bank (NM), Linnaeus Therapeutics Inc, Actuate Inc., NeuroBio Ltd, Delpor Inc, PteroDynamics Inc, NanoClear Inc., Behavioral Signals Inc.
Previous board assignments: Chairman Dynasty Financial Partners LLC, Board member Cyren Ltd, Bank of Virginia, CNAQ, and MixComm.
Other experience: CFO Citigroup and CEO Citigroup Global Wealth Management Division. GE Capital, Bain & Co, Booz Allen Hamilton and Barents Group.
Independent in relation to Sivers Semiconductors and its management: Yes.
Independent in relation to the larger shareholders: Yes | Own and closely related persons’ shareholdings as stated below.
Residency: USA
Shareholding: 13,060,758
Options: 0
Keith Desmond Halsey
Member of the Board
Born 1957
Elected to the board: 2024
Education: Imperial College in London.
Other board assignments: No.
Previous board assignments: CST/Sivers Ima; former Chairman of CST and board member of combined group; Boss and Co, Chairman; Demeter Technologies Inc, Chairman.
Other experience: Co-founder and shareholder of The Waterford distillery Co Ireland; Managing partner of Energicon Argentina; Director and shareholder Venda Ltd UK; Co-founder, director, shareholder Myacom Ltd UK; CEO and founder of Lyte-Optronics Inc. USA.
Independent in relation to Sivers Semiconductors and its management: Yes.
Independent in relation to the larger shareholders: No | Own and closely related persons’ shareholdings as stated below.
Residency: United Kingdom
Shareholding: 5,831,472 via company.
Options: 0
Vickram Vathulya
Group Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO)
Born 1974
Education: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania; MBA from the Berkeley Haas School of Business, University of California.
Employed since: 19 August 2024.
Experience: Dr. Vathulya brings over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry. As CEO, Vathulya has senior leadership experience, with an extensive network. Dr. Vathulya most recently served as President of Nuvotronics, spearheading a strategic, operational, and cultural transformation for long-term growth and value creation. Prior to that, he revitalized the standard products business at Maxim Semiconductors, the largest and most profitable business in the company portfolio. His experience also includes other executive leadership roles, such as successfully growing a variety of RF and wireless businesses at Maxim Integrated and NXP Semiconductors. Vathulya has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Berkeley Haas School of Business, University of California.
Residency: USA
Shareholding: 2,737,752
Options: 2,000,000
Lottie Saks
Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO)
Born 1967
Education: Bachelor of Economics from Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Employed since: June 2023.
Experience: Currently, Lottie is also Non-Executive Board member of Freemelt AB, AWA and Pierce AB. At Pierce AB she is Chairman of Audit Committee. From Jan 2021 to May, 2023 she was part of the Board of Sivers Semiconductors AB and Chairman of Audit Committee. Lottie Saks has a long and broad experience of management and leading financial roles in companies with significant international presence as well as from listed companies on Nasdaq Stockholm's main list. Lottie Saks most recently came from the role of CFO at Haldex and previously Cint. Before that, she worked for five years as CFO at OneMed. She has previously held leading positions at, among others, OMX Technology Financial Markets and Johnson & Johnson. She began her career in auditing at Arthur Andersen.
Residency: Sweden
Shareholding: 72,933
Options: 700,000
* Sivers Semiconductors will only be reporting Board, CEO and CFO holdings going forward.