Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
|---|---|
| 2023-04-05 | William Wentworth, age 57, was nominated to be elected as a director effective with the 2023 annual meeting on May 18, 2023. He is Chief Strategy Officer of Planar Semiconductor since February 2022. He was a co-founder of Source Electronics Corporation in 1988, and he led a majority exit with HIG Capital in 2001 and navigated the business through the 2001 technology recession with a successful exit in 2008 to Avnet Inc. At Avnet Logistics Services Mr. Wentworth was Senior Vice President and General Manager from 2008 to 2012. In January of 2013 he joined Avnet Technology Solutions where he served as Senior Vice President and Global Leader of Services until 2016. Currently he is the Managing Director of Blankfactor, a global technology partner that provides end-to-end digital services. He has previously served as a board member of Excellarate, a Frontenac Company, and Prime Technology Group from January 2020 through February 2022. Mr. Wentworth was named New Hampshire’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2001 and was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1999, 2000, and 2001. Mr. Wentworth has extensive experience in the semiconductors and technology sector for which the Board of Directors believes he is qualified to serve as a director of Data I/O. |
| 2024-04-03 | William Wentworth, age 58, was appointed a director of Data I/O effective May 18, 2023. He has been the Chief Strategy Officer of Planar Semiconductor since February 2022. He was a co-founder of Source Electronics Corporation in 1988, and he led a majority exit with HIG Capital in 2001. He navigated the business through the 2001 technology recession with a successful exit in 2008 to Avnet Inc. Mr. Wentworth was Senior Vice President and General Manager at Avnet Logistics Services from 2008 to 2012. In January of 2013 he joined Avnet Technology Solutions serving as Senior Vice President and Global Leader of Services until 2016. Currently, he consults with IT Services Firms to launch GTM Strategies (Services, Solutions) in the Cloud, and Data and Analytics space (Snowflake/Databricks). He works with several Private Equity firms/Family Offices advising on Technology acquisitions.is the Managing Director of Blankfactor, a global technology partner that provides end-to-end digital services. He served as a board member of Excellarate, a Frontenac Company, and Synerzip/Prime Technology Group (led the business/investment rational) from January 2020 through February 2023. Mr. Wentworth was named New Hampshire’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2001 and was a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 1999, 2000, and 2001. Mr. Wentworth has extensive experience in the semiconductors and technology sector for which the Board of Directors believes he is qualified to serve as a director of Data I/O. |
| 2025-04-02 | Mr. Wentworth has an associates degree in Electronics from ATI Technical Institute. Mr. Wentworth has extensive executive experience in the semiconductors, programming services, and technology sector and his role as our President and CEO gives him knowledge as well as unique insight into our challenges, opportunities and operations. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-10-12