Lantronix, Inc. announced that Saleel Awsare will be joining the company as CEO of the company, effective November 20, 2023. Awsare comes to Lantronix from Synaptics Inc., where he has most recently served as senior vice president and general manager of its Enterprise and Mobile Division. After joining Synaptics in 2017, Awsare was an integral part of Synapticss pivot from Mobile to the IoT and enterprise markets, a move that proved instrumental in driving its multi-fold increase in market valuation.

Between 2012 and 2017, prior to his tenure at Synaptics, Awsare served in several senior roles including president of Conexant Systems, LLC. There, he successfully positioned Conexant as a market leader in audio and voice technologies, resulting in its successful acquisition in 2017 by Synaptics. From 2008 to 2012, Awsare was president of Nuvoton Technology Corporation America, where he was responsible for U.S.-based operations.