News: Microelectronics
30 May 2025
Skyworks appoints Robert Schriesheim as interim CFO
Skyworks Solutions Inc of Irvine, CA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) says that, due to an unforeseen medical condition, Mark Dentinger will not be joining it as chief financial officer. It had been announced on 7 May that on 2 June he would be succeeding Kris Sennesael, who has stepped down as CFO to pursue another opportunity.
Instead, Robert Schriesheim, a member of the board of directors, has been appointed interim CFO while Skyworks conducts a comprehensive search for a successor.
“We are pleased that Rob has stepped into this interim role and are confident in his ability to guide our financial strategy and team during this transition,” states CEO & president Phil Brace.
Schriesheim has been a director since 2006 and is currently chairman of Truax Partners LLC, partnering with CEOs, boards and institutional investors as a private investor and director. He has extensive financial, strategic and governance expertise, having served on 12 public boards ranging from under $1bn in revenue to Fortune 500 in size. He has served as CFO of four public companies with revenue from $1bn to $40bn, including Sears Holdings, Hewitt Associates and Lawson Software. His experience has been in the software, communications, semiconductor, information technology, financial services and retail sectors. He also serves as an adjunct associate professor of finance at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, focused in the area of Corporate Governance and Activism. Schriesheim currently serves as lead independent director of Houlihan Lokey and as a director of Alight Solutions. He has an AB in chemistry from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
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