Sequans Communications S.A. announced the shareholder approval of Dr. Sailesh Chittipeddi to its board of directors, effective June 24, 2022. Dr. Sailesh Chittipeddi has served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the IoT and Infrastructure Business Unit of Renesas Electronics Corporation since July 2019. Before joining Renesas, he served as Executive Vice President of Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer for IDT Corporation.

Prior to IDT, Dr. Chittipeddi was President and CEO of Conexant Systems and served on its Board of Directors. At Conexant, he led the company in its transition from a public company to private ownership and through its debt restructuring efforts. Dr. Chittipeddi holds five degrees, including an M.B. A from the University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in physics from The Ohio State University.

Dr. Chittipeddi has earned 64 U.S. patents related to a semiconductor process, package, and design and has been published in nearly 40 technical articles. Dr. Chittipeddi will replace the seat vacated by Alok Sharma, who has stepped down from the board. Mr. Sharma joined the board in 2011.