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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. |
(d) Exhibits
| 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 | |||||