Corporate Board Profile
Tech Score: 6/100
1 mention(s) identify CHRISTINE KING as having software/technology expertise.
| Company | Filing Date | Evidence | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS, INC. | 2021-07-02 | Ms. King received a B.S. from the Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1976 in Electrical Engineering. Ms. King began her career at IBM, where she held various engineering, business and management positions, including as Vice President of Semiconductor Solutions. | Ms. King has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and extensive experience in semiconductor companies including engineering and executive roles, indicating technical and programming skills. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2021-07-02 | Ms. King received a B.S. from the Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1976 in Electrical Engineering. Ms. King began her career at IBM, where she held various engineering, business and management positions, including as Vice President of Semiconductor Solutions. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2014-06-02 | Christine King was appointed as a director in October 2013. She was formerly a director and President and Chief Executive Officer of Standard Microsystems Corporation. The Governance and Nominating Committee believes that Ms. King's senior management and operational experience in a number of high technology and semiconductor companies, prior Board service, and knowledge of the semiconductor industry provide the Board with significant financial, strategic, and operational expertise. Director Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2014 shows total compensation of $245,275. |
| 2015-06-02 | Ms. King, age 66, was formerly a director and President and Chief Executive Officer of Standard Microsystems Corporation... The Governance and Nominating Committee believes that Ms. King's senior management and operational experience... Director Compensation Table: Total $199,700. |
| 2016-05-31 | Ms. King, age 67, was formerly a director and President and Chief Executive Officer of Standard Microsystems Corporation... The Governance and Nominating Committee believes that Ms. King's senior management and operational experience... provide the Board with significant financial, strategic, and operational expertise. Director Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2016 shows total compensation of $206,101. |
| 2017-05-31 | Ms. King, age 68, was formerly a director and President and Chief Executive Officer of Standard Microsystems Corporation... The following table sets forth information regarding the cash and equity-based compensation paid to our non-employee directors for services as members of the Board or any Committee during fiscal year 2017. Christine King $65,206 fees earned in cash, $169,968 stock awards, total $235,174. |
| 2018-06-06 | Ms. King, age 69, was formerly a director and President and Chief Executive Officer of Standard Microsystems Corporation... The following table sets forth information regarding the cash and equity-based compensation paid to our non-employee directors for services as members of the Board or any Committee during fiscal year 2018. Christine King received $269,062. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2014-03-26 | Christine King, age 64, has been a director since January 2014. She served as a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Standard Microsystems Corporation, a developer of silicon-based integrated circuits utilizing analog and mixed-signal technologies, from 2008 until the company's acquisition by Microchip Technology, Inc., in 2012. |
| 2015-04-08 | Christine King, age 65, has been a director since January 2014. She served as a director and as Chief Executive Officer of Standard Microsystems Corporation (a developer of silicon-based integrated circuits utilizing analog and mixed-signal technologies) from 2008 until the company's acquisition by Microchip Technology, Inc., in 2012. Prior to Standard Microsystems, Ms. King was Chief Executive Officer of AMI Semiconductor, Inc., from 2001 until it was acquired by ON Semiconductor Corp. in 2008. From 1973 to 2001, Ms. King held various engineering, business, and management positions at IBM Corp., including Vice President of Semiconductor Products. Ms. King serves on the Boards of Directors of Cirrus Logic, Inc., IDACORP, Inc., and QLogic Corporation (each a publicly traded company), and on the Board of Directors of Idaho Power Company (a subsidiary of IDACORP). She previously served as a director of Analog Devices, Inc., and Atheros Communications, Inc., prior to its acquisition by Qualcomm, Inc. We believe that Ms. King is qualified to serve as a director because of her extensive management and operational experience in the high tech and semiconductor industries. In particular, through her experience as Chief Executive Officer of Standard Microsystems and AMI Semiconductor, as well as her service as a director of other public companies, Ms. King provides the Board of Directors with significant strategic, operational, and financial expertise. |
| 2016-03-31 | Christine King, age 66, has been a director since January 2014. Since August 2015, she has served as Executive Chairman of QLogic Corporation (a publicly traded developer of high performance server and storage networking connectivity products). |
| 2017-04-03 | Christine King, age 67, has been a director since January 2014. |
| 2018-04-02 | Christine King, age 68, has been a director since January 2014. Ms. King served as Executive Chairman of QLogic Corporation (a publicly traded developer of high performance server and storage networking connectivity products) from August 2015 until August 2016, when it was acquired by Cavium, Inc. Previously, she served as a director and as Chief Executive Officer of Standard Microsystems Corporation (a publicly traded developer of silicon-based integrated circuits utilizing analog and mixed-signal technologies) from 2008 until the company’s acquisition in 2012 by Microchip Technology, Inc. Prior to Standard Microsystems, Ms. King was Chief Executive Officer of AMI Semiconductor, Inc., a publicly traded company, from 2001 until it was acquired by ON Semiconductor Corp. in 2008. From 1973 to 2001, Ms. King held various engineering, business, and management positions at IBM Corp., including Vice President of Semiconductor Products. Ms. King currently serves as a director of Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a publicly traded provider of integrated circuits for audio and voice signal processing applications), IDACORP, Inc. (a publicly traded holding company), and Idaho Power Company (a subsidiary of IDACORP). She previously served as a director of QLogic Corporation, Analog Devices, Inc., and Atheros Communications, Inc., prior to its acquisition by Qualcomm, Inc. |
| 2019-03-29 | Christine King, age 69, has been a director since January 2014. Ms. King served as Executive Chairman of QLogic Corporation (a publicly traded developer of high performance server and storage networking connectivity products) from August 2015 until August 2016, when it was acquired by Cavium, Inc. Previously, she served as a director and as Chief Executive Officer of Standard Microsystems Corporation (a publicly traded developer of silicon-based integrated circuits utilizing analog and mixed-signal technologies) from 2008 until the company’s acquisition in 2012 by Microchip Technology, Inc. Prior to Standard Microsystems, Ms. King was Chief Executive Officer of AMI Semiconductor, Inc., a publicly traded company, from 2001 until it was acquired by ON Semiconductor Corp. in 2008. From 1973 to 2001, Ms. King held various engineering, business, and management positions at IBM Corp., including Vice President of Semiconductor Products. Ms. King currently serves as a director of IDACORP, Inc. (a publicly traded holding company), and Idaho Power Company (a subsidiary of IDACORP). |
| 2020-03-27 | Christine King Lead Independent Director Director since: 2014 Age: 70 Committee(s): Audit, Compensation (Chair) |
| 2021-03-26 | Christine King, Lead Independent Director Director since: 2014 6 71 Ms. King has been Lead Independent Director since 2019. She served as Executive Chairman of QLogic Corporation (a publicly traded developer of high-performance server and storage networking connectivity products) from August 2015 until August 2016, when it was acquired by Cavium, Inc. Previously, she served as Chief Executive Officer of Standard Microsystems Corporation (a publicly traded developer of silicon-based integrated circuits utilizing analog and mixed-signal technologies) from 2008 until the company's acquisition in 2012 by Microchip Technology, Inc. Prior to Standard Microsystems, Ms. King was Chief Executive Officer of AMI Semiconductor, Inc., a publicly traded company, from 2001 until it was acquired by ON Semiconductor Corp. in 2008. Qualifications:We believe that Ms. King's qualifications to serve as a director include her extensive management and operational experience in the high-tech and semiconductor industries as well as her significant strategic and financial expertise. Committee(s) 6 6 Audit 6 6 Compensation (Chair) 6 Other Public Company Boards 6 Current 6 IDACORP, Inc. 6 Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. 6 Past 5 Years 6 Cirrus Logic, Inc. (until 2018) 6 QLogic Corporation (until 2016) |
| 2023-03-24 | Christine King, Lead Independent Director Director since: 2014 • Age: 73 Ms. King has been Lead Independent Director since 2019. Committee(s) Audit Compensation (Chair) Total annual compensation: $352,458 (from Director Compensation Table) |
| 2024-03-28 | Christine King, Lead Independent Director Director since: 2014 Age: 74 Committee memberships: Audit, Compensation (Chair) Total compensation: $390,006 (fiscal year 2023) |
| 2025-03-28 | Ms. King has been Chairman of the Board since February 2025. She first joined the Board in 2014 and served as Lead Independent Director from 2019 to February 2025. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30