BARBARA V. SCHERER

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ANSYS INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2013-04-08 Barbara V. Scherer has served as a Director of the Company since April 2013. Ms. Scherer was senior vice president, finance and administration and chief financial officer of Plantronics, Inc., a global leader in audio communication devices for businesses and consumers from 1998-2012. ... Our Audit Committee currently consists of the following four (4) Directors: Ajei S. Gopal, Bradford C. Morley (Chairman), Barbara V. Scherer and Michael C. Thurk, each of whom is not an affiliate or employee of the Company and is considered independent as required by Rule 5605(c) of the NASDAQ listing requirements and the Exchange Act and as such term is defined in Rule 5605 of the NASDAQ listing requirements. ... Director Compensation table shows Barbara V. Scherer total compensation as $0.
2014-04-07 Barbara V. Scherer has served as a Director of the Company since April 2013. ... Our Audit Committee currently consists of the following four (4) Directors: Ajei S. Gopal, Bradford C. Morley (Chairman), Barbara V. Scherer and Michael C. Thurk. ... Barbara V. Scherer compensation: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $34,063 Stock Awards $207,471 Total $241,534.
2015-04-02 Barbara V. Scherer has served as a Director of the Company since April 2013. ... Ms. Scherer provides the Company with practical and strategic insight into complex financial reporting and management issues as well as significant operational expertise. ... Our Audit Committee currently consists of the following four (4) Directors: Ajei S. Gopal, Bradford C. Morley (Chairman), Barbara V. Scherer and Michael C. Thurk ... Director Compensation ... Barbara V. Scherer ... $50,000 fees earned in cash, $441,938 stock awards, total $491,938.
2016-03-31 Barbara V. Scherer has served as a Director of the Company since April 2013. Ms. Scherer was senior vice president, finance and administration and chief financial officer of Plantronics, Inc., a global leader in audio communication devices for businesses and consumers from 1998-2012, and was vice president, finance and administration and chief financial officer from 1997-1998. Prior to Plantronics, Ms. Scherer held various executive management positions spanning eleven years in the disk drive industry, was an associate with The Boston Consulting Group, and was a member of the corporate finance team at ARCO in Los Angeles. Ms. Scherer is a director of Netgear, Inc., a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. Ms. Scherer is also a director of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc., a semiconductor equipment manufacturing company. From 2004 through 2010 she served as a director of Keithley Instruments, a publicly traded test and measurement company, until its acquisition by Danaher Corporation. With a career spanning more than 30 years including 25 in senior financial leadership roles in the technology industry, Ms. Scherer provides the Company with practical and strategic insight into complex financial reporting and management issues as well as significant operational expertise. 2015 Director Compensation Table 2015: Barbara V. Scherer Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 50,000, Stock Awards ($) 504,798, Total ($) 554,798
2017-03-31 Barbara V. Scherer has served as a Director of the Company since April 2013. She serves on the Audit Committee. Her total compensation as a director was $580,228.
2018-04-06 Ms. Scherer's qualifications to serve on the ANSYS Board of Directors include her practical and strategic insight into complex financial reporting and management issues and significant operational expertise. She is a member of the Audit Committee.
2019-04-05 Barbara V. Scherer Age 63 Independent Director since 2013 Chair of the Audit Committee
2020-03-31 Barbara V. Scherer Age 64 Independent Director since 2013 Chair of the Audit Committee Ms. Scherer was Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Plantronics, Inc.
2021-03-31 Barbara V. Scherer Age 65 Independent Director since 2013 Chair of the Audit Committee Ms. Scherer was Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Plantronics, Inc. ("Plantronics"), an audio communications equipment manufacturer from 1998 to 2012, and was Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer from 1997 to 1998. Prior to Plantronics, Ms. Scherer held various executive management positions spanning 11 years in the disk drive industry, was an associate with The Boston Consulting Group, and was a member of the corporate finance team at ARCO in Los Angeles. From 2004 through 2010, she served as a director of Keithley Instruments, a publicly traded test and measurement company. Ms. Scherer's qualifications to serve on, and make contributions to, the Board include her practical and strategic insight into complex financial reporting and management issues and significant operational expertise, gained over a career spanning more than 30 years, including 25 years in senior financial leadership roles in the technology industry. Ms. Scherer serves on the Board of Directors of Netgear, Inc., a multinational computer networking company, and Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc., a developer and supplier of equipment for the semiconductor industry. Ms. Scherer's total compensation for fiscal year 2020 was $357,781.
2022-03-28 Class II 6 Term Expires 2022 Barbara V. Scherer 66 2013 Former Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Plantronics, Inc. YES AC Barbara V. Scherer Age 66 Independent Director since 2013 Chair of the Audit Committee Director Compensation Table Fiscal Year 2021 Barbara V. Scherer $65,000 $278,152 6 $343,152
2023-03-28 Barbara V. Scherer Age 67 Independent Director since 2013 Audit Committee Director Compensation Table Fiscal Year 2022: $360,175 total compensation
2024-04-10 Barbara V. Scherer, Independent, Age: 68, Director since: 2013, Former Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Plantronics, Inc. Ms. Scherer ceased service as a member of the Audit Committee on March 1, 2024. Director Compensation Table Fiscal Year 2023: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $115,000, Stock Awards $287,673, Total $402,673.

NETGEAR, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2017-04-21 Barbara V. Scherer ... 61 ... Director/Nominee ... Ms. Scherer serves as Chair of our Audit Committee ... Barbara V. Scherer ... 2016 ... Total ($) 259,971
2018-04-20 Barbara V. Scherer ... Director/Nominee ... Age 62 ... Ms. Scherer serves as Chair of our Audit Committee ... Audit ... Barbara V. Scherer (Chair) Jocelyn E. Carter-Miller Grady K. Summers ... Compensation ... Thomas H. Waechter (Chair) Jocelyn E. Carter-Miller Jef T. Graham Barbara V. Scherer ... Total ... 268,964
2019-04-19 Barbara V. Scherer ... Director/Nominee ... Audit Committee (Chair) ... Compensation Committee ... Total ($) 274,969
2020-04-20 "Barbara V. Scherer has served as one of our directors since August 2011" and the committee table lists her as Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee; director compensation table shows total of $274,977
2021-04-15 Barbara V. Scherer has served as one of our directors since August 2011... Committees: • Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) • Cybersecurity Committee... The Audit Committee currently consists of Barbara V. Scherer (Chair), Laura J. Durr, Bradley L. Maiorino and Janice M. Roberts.
2022-04-21 Barbara V. Scherer has served as one of our directors since August 2011. ... Committees: • Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) • Cybersecurity ... Fiscal Year 2021 Director Compensation ... Total($) 284,982.
2023-04-20 Barbara V. Scherer ... Director ... Director since: 2011 Age: 67 ... Committees: • Audit • Compensation (Chair) ... Total($) 284,994
2024-04-18 NETGEAR’s Board of Directors currently consists of eight (8) directors: ... Barbara V. Scherer ... Ms. Scherer will continue to serve as a member of the Board until the Annual Meeting... Compensation Committee consists of Ms. Butterfass, Ms. Roberts and Ms. Scherer ... Total ($) 284,990

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2015-04-27 Ms. Scherer received B.A. degrees from the University of California at Santa Barbara and her M.B.A. from the School of Management at Yale University.
2016-04-22 Ms. Scherer received B.A. degrees from the University of California at Santa Barbara and her M.B.A. from the School of Management at Yale University.
2017-04-21 Ms. Scherer was Senior Vice President, finance and administration and chief financial officer of Plantronics, Inc., a global leader in audio communication devices for businesses and consumers, from 1998 to 2012.
2018-04-19 Ms. Scherer received B.A. degrees from the University of California at Santa Barbara and her M.B.A. from the School of Management at Yale University.
2019-04-24 Ms. Scherer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara and her Master’s degree in Business Administration from the School of Management at Yale University.
2020-04-27 Ms. Scherer was Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Plantronics, Inc., ... In this position, she was responsible for all aspects of the company’s financial management, as well as information technology, legal and investor relations.
2021-04-26 Ms. Scherer has served as a member of the Board of Directors of NETGEAR, Inc., a global networking company, and ANSYS, Inc., a publicly traded engineering simulation software and services company, but her background is in finance and administration.
2022-04-25 Ms. Scherer received a B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. from the School of Management at Yale University.
2023-04-21 Ms. Scherer received a B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. from the School of Management at Yale University.
2024-04-26 Ms. Scherer received a B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an M.B.A. from the School of Management at Yale University.

Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-05-13