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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On November 15, 2022, Teradyne, Inc. (the “Company” or “Teradyne”) was notified of the decision by Mark E. Jagiela to retire as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors effective February 1, 2023.
On November 15, 2022, the Company appointed Gregory S. Smith the Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective February 1, 2023, replacing Mark E. Jagiela. Mr. Smith also has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors effective February 1, 2023. Mr. Smith, 59, joined Teradyne in 2006 and has served as President of the Company since July 2022 and President of the Company’s Industrial Automation Group since 2020. Mr. Smith served as President of the Company’s Semiconductor Test Division from 2016 to 2020. In January 2023, as part of its annual review of executive compensation, the Company’s Board of Directors will review Mr. Smith’s compensation in connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On November 15, 2022, Teradyne issued a press release announcing the retirement of Mr. Jagiela as Chief Executive Officer and the appointment of Mr. Smith as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Teradyne, Inc. on November 15, 2022. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| TERADYNE, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: November 16, 2022 | By: | /s/ Sanjay Mehta | ||||
| Name: | Sanjay Mehta | |||||
| Title: | V.P., Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||
Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Andrew Blanchard
Investor Relations
Tel 978.370.2425
investorrelations@teradyne.com
Teradyne Announces CEO Succession
NORTH READING, Mass. – November 15, 2022 – The Teradyne (Nasdaq: TER) Board of Directors today named Gregory Smith to succeed Mark E. Jagiela as CEO effective February 1, 2023. Mr. Smith will join the Board of Directors on the same date.
Mr. Smith is currently the Company’s President and a sixteen year veteran of Teradyne. Prior to his promotion to Company President earlier in 2022, he held a variety of management roles until his appointment in 2016 as President of the Semiconductor Test Division, the company’s largest operating unit. In 2020, Greg became President of Teradyne’s newly created Industrial Automation Group to further the company’s leadership in the emerging markets for collaborative robots and autonomous mobile robots.
Mr. Jagiela’s forty-plus year career at Teradyne started right out of college as a design engineer for semiconductor test equipment. He subsequently held a variety of roles in the company, including ten years as General Manager of Teradyne’s Japan Division and ten years as the Semiconductor Test Division President. Mr. Jagiela became Teradyne CEO in 2014 and will retire effective February 1, 2023.
“Mark has been an incredibly effective leader of Teradyne and leaves the company on a solid footing for future growth,” said Teradyne Chairman Paul Tufano. “Through his leadership the company delivered a steady progression of industry leading products and improved financial performance in its core test businesses and added a new growth vector to the company with its entry into the Industrial Automation industry. As Greg takes over as CEO, he does so with a deep understanding of the technical and commercial aspects of our test and Industrial Automation businesses and with a proven track record as a company leader.”
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“Teradyne’s success has come through the creative innovation, operational excellence and customer focus of our world class team of employees,” said Mr. Smith. “I am proud to lead this talented and dedicated team as we work together to deliver increased value to our customers and shareholders.”
About Teradyne
Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) brings high-quality innovations such as smart devices, life-saving medical equipment and data storage systems to market, faster. Its advanced test solutions for semiconductors, electronic systems, wireless devices and more ensure that products perform as they were designed. Its Industrial Automation offerings include collaborative and mobile robots that help manufacturers of all sizes improve productivity and lower costs. In 2021, Teradyne had revenue of $3.7 billion and today employs over 6,500 people worldwide. For more information, visit teradyne.com. Teradyne® is a registered trademark of Teradyne, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
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