Chip industry specialist boosts Pragmatic Semiconductor board

He has over 30 years technology industry experience – most recently half a decade at Intel Inc. where he served as the company’s Chief Engineering Officer and Global Group President of Intel’s Technology, Manufacturing and Systems Architecture Group.

Prior to Intel, he spent over a decade at Qualcomm Inc. as Executive Vice President, Qualcomm Technologies and Co-President, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. Previous experience spans technology and consumer electronics leadership roles at Skyworks Inc. and Philips Electronics.

Murthy has served as a member of the board of directors at Accenture Plc. since April 2018 and as a member of the board of directors at First Solar Inc. since May 2024.

At Accenture, Murthy serves as a member of the Audit and Finance committees. At First Solar, Murthy chairs the Technology committee; he will retain these roles in addition to his directorship at Pragmatic.

CEO David Moore said: “We are delighted to have an industry veteran of Murthy’s calibre join the Board in support of the company’s successful navigation of a period of hyper-growth powering AI-enabled IoT applications and servicing global customer demand.

“Murthy’s immense industry experience and track record of delivering at scale across technology, engineering and commercial disciplines will be of tremendous strategic value to both the board and the executive management team.”