Michael B. Gustafson Joins PDF Solutions

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) announced that Michael B. Gustafson has joined the company’s board of directors effective August 27, 2018.

PDF Solutions is a leading provider of process-design integration technologies to enhance integrated circuit (IC) manufacturability. Gustafson is currently executive chairman at Druva, a cloud data protection management company.

As quoted in the press release:

“Mr. Gustafson’s more than 25 years as a successful leader of multiple technology companies and teams, including public and private, across infrastructure and software offerings make him a valuable advisor to the Company,” said Joe Bronson, member of PDF Solutions’ Board.

“I look forward to working with the Board and management of PDF Solutions to help align strategy, technology, and solutions that will position the Company for growth,” said Mr. Gustafson about joining the Board.

“I enthusiastically welcome Mr. Gustafson to our Board,” said Dr. John Kibarian, President and CEO of PDF Solutions. He continued, “Mr. Gustafson has operating experience as CEO and GM of multiple businesses in the enterprise IT space, across data center infrastructure and software companies, which experience will be key to PDF as we guide the Company through a number of changes, including a focus on our new software offerings, both on premise and SaaS and organizing the company to cost effectively support both our core products and the new products.”

Mr. Gustafson is currently Executive Chairman and Independent Board Director at Druva, Inc., a cloud data protection and management company, and a member of the Board of Directors of Everspin Technologies, Inc. a Nasdaq-listed memory solutions company, Reltio Inc., a cloud based master data management company, and Matterport, Inc., an immersive 3D media company. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President at Western Digital Corporation, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Virident Systems, Inc., Senior Vice President and General Manager of File & Content Business at Hitachi Data Systems, and Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of BlueArc Corporation. Before that, he held various executive roles at McData Corporation and was with International Business Machines Corporation early in his career.  Mr. Gustafson received his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis.

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