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Paul V. Walsh, Jr. is an independent director at Semtech Corporation (SMTC), serving as Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee and Technology and Strategy Committee since April 2023.[[1]](https://www.semtech.com/company/executive-leadership/paul-v-walsh-jr)[[2]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/SMTC/people/paul-walsh-jr)[[8]](https://www.semtech.com/company/executive-leadership) Age 60-61, he was initially appointed pursuant to a stockholder cooperation agreement, later terminated, and the board has affirmed his independence under Nasdaq rules.[[2]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/SMTC/people/paul-walsh-jr)
Walsh brings over 30 years of financial leadership in the semiconductor industry, most notably as CFO, Senior Vice President, and Treasurer at Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. from 2014 to February 2022, and prior CFO roles at Rocket Software, Inc. (2013-2014) and Silicon Laboratories Inc. (2011-2013), with earlier positions there as Chief Accounting Officer (2006-2011).[[1]](https://www.semtech.com/company/executive-leadership/paul-v-walsh-jr)[[2]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/SMTC/people/paul-walsh-jr)[[3]](https://theorg.com/org/semtech/org-chart/paul-v-walsh-jr) His career includes finance roles at PerkinElmer Inc., Teradyne Inc., and Analog Devices Inc., starting as a mechanical engineer at R.G. Vanderweil Engineers LLP (1987-1990).[[3]](https://theorg.com/org/semtech/org-chart/paul-v-walsh-jr)[[6]](https://www.marketscreener.com/insider/PAUL-WALSH-A08OSV/) He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maine, an M.B.A. from Boston University, and a Graduate Certificate in Accountancy from Bentley University.[[3]](https://theorg.com/org/semtech/org-chart/paul-v-walsh-jr)[[6]](https://www.marketscreener.com/insider/PAUL-WALSH-A08OSV/) Currently, he serves on the boards of Kopin Corporation (Audit Committee Chair) and Wolfspeed, Inc. (Audit Committee Chair), with past roles at Anokiwave, Inc., Nitero, Inc., and Grande Communications Networks, LLC.[[1]](https://www.semtech.com/company/executive-leadership/paul-v-walsh-jr)[[2]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/SMTC/people/paul-walsh-jr)[[4]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/WOLF/people/paul-walsh-jr)[[7]](https://investor.wolfspeed.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=7168361c-fdeb-41d5-b523-72606d8d7d6c)
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