WILLIAM D. WATKINS - Corporate Board Profile

FLEX LTD.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2015-07-09	William D. Watkins (age 62)Mr. Watkins has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2009. ... Mr. Watkins's operational expertise and broad experience in the technology industry and with international corporations, particularly with product development companies, provides critical insight and perspective relating to the Company's customer base.
2017-07-05	William D. Watkins Former Chief Executive Officer of Imergy Power Systems, Inc. Director Since: 2009 Age: 64 Board Committees: Audit Committee Summary: Mr. Watkins has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2009. Mr. Watkins was Chief Executive Officer of Imergy Power Systems, Inc., a leading innovator in cost-effective energy storage products from September 2013, and appointed Chairman of the Board in January 2015, until August 2016. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Bridgelux, Inc. from February 2013 to December 2013 and as its Chief Executive Officer from January 2010 to February 2013. He previously served as Seagate Technology's Chief Executive Officer from 2004 through January 2009, and as Seagate's President and Chief Operating Officer from 2000 until 2004. During that time, he was responsible for Seagate's hard disc drive operations, including recording heads, media and other components, and related R&D and product development organizations. Mr. Watkins joined Seagate in 1996 with the company's merger with Conner Peripherals. Mr. Watkins currently serves on the board of directors of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Qualifications: Mr. Watkins's operational expertise and broad experience in the technology industry and with international corporations, particularly with product development companies, provides critical insight and perspective relating to the Director Summary Compensation in Fiscal Year 2017 William D. Watkins $ 100,000 $ 174,993 $ 274,993
2018-07-05	Mr. Watkins has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2009. ... Board Committees: Audit Committee (rotating off the Audit Committee and appointed as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee effective as of the date of the 2018 annual general meeting) ... The following table sets forth the fiscal year 2018 compensation for our non-employee directors. ... William D. Watkins $102,514 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $184,984 Share Awards, Total $287,498.
2019-07-09	Mr. Watkins has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2009. ... Director Summary Compensation in Fiscal Year 2019 table shows total compensation of $325,999.
2020-06-26	William D. Watkins Former Chief Executive Officer of Imergy Power Systems, Inc. Director Since: 2009 Age: 67 INDEPENDENT Board Committees: Compensation Nominating and Corporate Governance Other Public Company Boards: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (since 2008) Avaya Holdings Corp. (since 2017, Chair of the Board)
2021-06-25	William D. Watkins; Retired Chief Executive Officer, Imergy Power Systems, Inc.; Director Since: 2009; Age: 68; INDEPENDENT; Board Committee(s): Compensation and People, Nominating and Corporate Governance; Compensation: $315,050
2022-06-30	William D. Watkins Retired Chief Executive Officer, Imergy Power Systems, Inc. Director Since: 2009 Age: 69 INDEPENDENT Board Committee(s): Nominating, Governance and Public Responsibility Other Public Company Boards: Avaya Holdings Corp. (since 2017, Chair of the Board)
2023-06-21	William D. Watkins; Retired Chief Executive Officer, Imergy Power Systems, Inc.; Director Since: 2009; Age: 70; Board Committee(s): Nominating, Governance and Public Responsibility; Other Public Company Boards: Nextracker Inc. (Flex subsidiary); Compensation: $415,481
2024-06-25	William D. Watkins; Retired Chief Executive Officer, Imergy Power Systems, Inc.; Director Since: 2009; Age: 71; Board Committee(s): Nominating, Governance and Public Responsibility; Other Public Company Boards: Nextracker Inc.; Fiscal Year 2024 Total Compensation: $590,781