Upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the board of directors has appointed McKenna to serve on the audit committee and the compensation committee, in addition to a newly formed strategy committee.
“We’re delighted to welcome Dennis to our Board,” said Ajay Shah, chairman of the board of SMART Modular. “His 25 years of experience in the electronics industry covers the electronics supply chain end to end and, among other areas, includes broad and global experience in sales and marketing, strategic product development and operations. The addition of Dennis will expand the depth of expertise at SMART and provide us with a valuable resource as we continue to drive our business forward.”
Prior to that, McKenna served as interim chief executive officer and president of SCP Global Technologies, a private company specializing in semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment, during its sale process in 2005. In 1997, McKenna founded ChipPAC, a provider of semiconductor assembly and test services. He took ChipPAC public on the NASDAQ and served as its chairman, chief executive officer and president until its sale in 2004 to form STATSChipPAC.
McKenna currently serves as chairman of the board of Skycross, Inc., a privately held global wireless company. In addition, he has served on the board of directors of Legerity, Inc, a privately held fabless semiconductor company, from 2005 until its sale to Zarlink in 2007. McKenna holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
As disclosed in SMART’s proxy statement filed last December, Mercer did not stand for re-election. Mercer, who currently serves as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Conexant Systems, Inc, completed his term, which ended on January 28, 2009, when SMART held its annual shareholders’ meeting. Commenting on Mercer’s retirement from SMART’s board of directors, Shah added, On behalf of the Board, I want to acknowledge and express our deep appreciation for Scott’s significant contributions to SMART during his tenure. We will miss his support and presence on the Board.
