Michael Hurlston was appointed President and CEO of Synaptics in August 2019. Before joining Synaptics, Mr. Hurlston was the CEO at Finisar Corporation where he was also a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to Finisar, he served as senior vice president and general manager of the Mobile Connectivity Products/Wireless Communications and Connectivity Division at Broadcom Limited, as well as other senior leadership positions in sales, marketing and general management. Prior to joining Broadcom in 2001, Michael held senior marketing and engineering positions at Oren Semiconductor, Inc., Avasem, Integrated Circuit Systems, Micro Power Systems, Exar and IC Works from 1991 until 2001. Mr. Hurlston is also a member of the board of directors of Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. and Vilynx Inc. he received a B.S.E.E., an M.S.E.E. and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Davis.

Mr. Saleel Awsare is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the IoT Division since April 2019. Before joining Synaptics as CVP & GM of Audio & Imaging Products, he was President of Conexant which was acquired by Synaptics in July 2017. At Conexant, Awsare led the growth of its audio, voice and imaging business while successfully executing a turnaround by becoming a market leader in audio and voice technologies. Mr. Awsare served as president of Nuvoton's U.S. operations and general manager of the its audio and voice divisions. In 2008, he started the audio product line within Nuvoton, a spin-off of Winbond Electronics, significantly growing that business by delivering new products focused on large customers in the consumer market. Prior to Nuvoton, he was the executive vice president and general manager of mixed signal products for Winbond Electronics Corporation America. Before Winbond, he was director of engineering for Information Storage Devices, where he was part of the team that developed the first single chip analog voice playback and record product based on embedded flash technology. He holds a B.S. from Stevens Institute of Technology and an M.S. from Santa Clara University. He has five patents and has written for multiple publications. Mr. Awsare is also a Director of Sigma Designs, Inc. since February 25, 2018 and member of the Board of Trustees of Stevens Institute of Technology since September of 2017.

Michael Brooker joined Synaptics in December 2014 and now serves as Corporate Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer. Prior to Synaptics, Michael was Vice President of Information Technology Operations at Atmel Corporation. Prior to joining Atmel, Michael was president of his own technology consulting company and prior to that was Vice President of Strategic Projects at Idea Integration. Michael has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Griffith University (Australia); a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Curtin University of Technology (Australia), and is a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA).

Dean Butler joined Synaptics in October 2019. Before joining Synaptics, he served as Vice President of Finance at Marvell Technology Group Ltd. from July 2016 to October 2019. Prior to joining Marvell, he served as Controller of the Ethernet Switching Division at Broadcom Limited from January 2015 through July 2016. Prior to joining Broadcom, Mr. Butler held senior finance positions at Maxim Integrated from May 2007 to December 2014. Mr. Butler received his Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Satish Ganesan joined Synaptics in November 2019 as Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to Synaptics, Satish served as Chief Product Officer of Keyssa, a wireless startup focused on short range connectivity. Before that, he held several executive positions at Broadcom where he led IoT and mobile strategy at different times. Prior to Broadcom, he held various senior product marketing positions at Tilera and Broadcom. He spent his early career in various engineering roles at Xilinx, and holds more than 10 US patents. He received his Bachelors degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from BITS, India and MS in Computer Engineering from University of Cincinnati.

Venkat Kodavati joined Synaptics in April 2020 as Senior Vice President, Engineering. Prior to Synaptics, Venkat ran the emerging 60GHz wireless business at Broadcom, successfully launching products into the backhaul market with tier-1 customers. Prior to Broadcom, Mr. Kodavati was the CEO and co-founder of Posedge, a company that grew into multi-million-dollar enterprise by developing and selling IP cores, including Wi-Fi and ethernet switch. In 2013, he successfully sold the company to Imagination Technologies. Venkat also held various senior engineering management roles at Broadcom and participated in the growth of the wireless connectivity business from 0 to nearly $3B. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from BITS Pilani, India, an MS in Computer Engineering from University of California, Santa Cruz, and has more than 10 patents with papers published multiple journals.

Phil Kumin is the Senior Vice President of Sales since March 2020. Prior to Synaptics, Phil was the founder and managing partner of Paragon Technical from 1997-2020 where he led the company’s semiconductor line and sales strategy. Mr Kumin has more than 30 years of industry experience with more than 20 semiconductor companies, including leadership roles at Brooktree (acquired by Rockwell) and Texas Instruments. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

John McFarland joined Synaptics in November 2013 and serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to Synaptics, Mr. McFarland served for nine years as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of MagnaChip Semiconductor, where he established the company’s legal department and helped lead the company through a successful initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. He spent his early career at law firms in Palo Alto, California, and Seoul, South Korea. Mr. McFarland holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Asian Studies, conferred with highest distinction, from the University of Michigan, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

Janice Mori has been the Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Mobile Division since December 2019. Ms. Mori joined Synaptics in September 2008, and most recently served as VP of Strategic Programs and Products. Previously she was Vice President and Chief of Staff, Mobile Division, where she drove product development at Synaptics’ largest consumer mobile account as well as leading business operations for the division. Prior to this, she served in various leadership capacities at Synaptics including leading the integration of RSP into Synaptics in 2014, heading the mobile program management team, and leading multiple major product launches at key accounts. Prior to Synaptics she held senior program and marketing positions at Genesis Microchip (later ST Microelectronics), Agilent Technologies and Oak Technologies. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Management Business Administration from San Jose State University.

Stephen Schultis has been the Vice President and General Manager of the PC Division since December 2019. Mr. Schultis joined Synaptics in June of 2007 and most recently served as Sr. Director of Product Marketing and Business Management for the PC Division. Prior to that he served in a variety of senior sales and business development roles at Synaptics. Stephen is a 20 year veteran of the PC Industry having led product marketing teams at HP and starting his PC career at Compaq. He received his Bachelor's degree and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Divyesh Shah joined Synaptics in March 2020 as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations. Prior to Synaptics, Divyesh ran operations for SiTime and was part of the executive team that had a successful IPO in 2019. Before that, Mr. Shah was at Broadcom (formerly Avago, LSI Logic) for 22 years, ultimately managing worldwide IC operations. He has also held positions at Integrated Device Technology, National Semiconductor and a MEMS startup. Divyesh has served on the boards of industry and community organizations including the Global Semiconductor Alliance and Notre Dame High School. He holds a dual Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and Industrial & Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Nicole Singer joined Synaptics in January 2018 and is Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Ms. Singer brings more than 20 years of varied professional experience with technology companies to her role including serving as Vice President of Human Resources at Xilinx. Prior to joining Xilinx, she served in various technology sales and customer implementation roles at management consulting and software companies such as Accenture, Deloitte Consulting and PeopleSoft. Ms. Singer received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology, with a minor in Psychology and Business, from George Washington University in Washington, DC, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) plus Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Boston University in Boston, MA.

Sunil Thomas joined Synaptics in 2015 and serves as Vice President and General Manager of the Automotive Business. Prior to Synaptics, Mr. Thomas was the General Manager of the Automotive Business at Cypress Semiconductors where he led the early introduction of advanced HMI technologies for passenger cars. Prior to Cypress, Sunil was General Manager for several business units at Texas Instruments including Custom Networking ASICs, Consumer ASICs, Analog TV Tuners, and Medical CCDs. He has more than 20 years of experience in semiconductors with over seven years focused on automotive. Sunil has a BSME from the University of Calicut India, an MSIE from State University of New York at Binghamton, and an MBA from Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business.

Patrick Worfolk joined Synaptics in March 2009 and ascended to the Chief Technology Officer role in April 2014. Dr. Worfolk held various management positions at Synaptics, most recently serving as Senior Director of Research. Prior to joining Synaptics, he spent 12 years leading technology development at several Silicon Valley high-tech startups in the wireless communications industry, including W5 Networks, Tzero Technologies, and Caly Networks. Early in his career, Dr. Worfolk held academic and research positions at Brown University, the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, and the University of Minnesota. Dr. Worfolk holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from MIT and Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Applied Mathematics from Cornell University.