ALK 10-K Fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2019

Mr. Sullivan has been a director of Maxim Integrated since December 2015 and has been Chairman of the board of directors since May 2016. Mr. Sullivan served as chief executive officer of Agilent Technologies, a global provider of scientific instruments, software, services and consumables in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets, from 2005 to March 2015. Mr. Sullivan was Agilent’s president from 2005 to 2012 and 2013 to 2014. Prior to that, he served as executive vice president and chief operating officer from 2002 to 2005 and senior vice president and general manager of Agilent’s Semiconductor Products Group from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Sullivan is currently the Chairman of the board of directors for Edison International and was previously a director of Agilent, Avnet, Inc., and URS Corporation. He is a graduate of the University of California, Davis. In nominating Mr. Sullivan to serve on the board of directors, the Governance Committee considered as important factors, among other items, Mr. Sullivan’s experience as president and chief executive officer of a large public company, significant operational experience, and his leadership skills.

Mr. Watkins has served as a director of Maxim Integrated since August 2008. From December 2013 to 2016, Mr. Watkins was the Chief Executive Officer of Imergy Power Solutions, a leader in battery storage technology, and served as Chairman of the Board from December 2013 to December 2016. From February 2010 to April 2013, Mr. Watkins was the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Bridgelux, Inc., a leading light emitting diode (LED) developer. Mr. Watkins was Seagate Technology’s Chief Executive Officer between July 2004 and January 2009 and was a member of its board of directors between 2000 and January 2009. Previously, Mr. Watkins was Seagate’s President and Chief Operating Officer, a position he had held since 2000, and in this capacity was responsible for the company’s global hard disc drive operations. Mr. Watkins joined Seagate in 1996 as part of the company’s merger with Conner Peripherals. In addition to Maxim Integrated, Mr. Watkins currently serves on the board of directors of Flextronics International Ltd. and serves as the Chair of the board of directors of Avaya Holdings. Watkins holds a B.S. degree in political science from the University of Texas. In nominating Mr. Watkins to serve on the board of directors, the Governance Committee considered as important factors, among other items, Mr. Watkins’ operational and management experience, his experience as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer of Seagate, his understanding of the electronics and semiconductor industries, as well as his expertise and familiarity with financial statements.

Ms. Accardi has been a director of Maxim Integrated since August 2016. Ms. Accardi has served as Vice President of R&D, Surgical Robotics at Medtronic since April 2019. Previously, Ms. Accardi was Vice President of Global Research and Development, Breast and Skeletal Health Solutions at Hologic from September 2014 to April 2019. Ms. Accardi was Chief Technology Officer at Omniguide Surgical from 2012 to 2014, and Executive Consultant at Mednest Consulting from 2011 to 2012, after having held senior research and development positions at Covidien from 2007 to 2011, Johnson & Johnson Company from 2003 to 2007, and Philips Medical Systems from 2001 to 2003. In prior experience, she served in various managerial roles in Corporate Research and Development, Healthcare and Aerospace at General Electric from 1981 to 2001. She received a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. In nominating Ms. Accardi to serve on the board of directors, the Governance Committee considered as important factors, among other items, Ms. Accardi’s extensive experience and knowledge of the medical device industry and her demonstrated expertise in technology development, strategic technology planning, program management, licensing and acquisition integration, clinical relationship management and all phases of product commercialization.

Mr. Grady has served as a director of Maxim Integrated since August 2008. Since March 2015, Mr. Grady has been a Partner and Member of the Investment Review Committee at Gryphon Investors, a middle market-focused private equity investment firm. From 2010 to 2014, Mr. Grady was a Managing Director and Member of the Investment Committee at Cheyenne Capital Fund, a private equity investment firm, and served as the volunteer Chairman of the New Jersey State Investment Council (which oversees the state’s $79 billion pension fund). From 2000 to 2009, Mr. Grady was a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest alternative asset management firms, where he served as a member of the firm’s Management Committee as Chairman and Fund Head of Carlyle’s U.S. venture and growth capital group, Carlyle Venture Partners (CVP); on the investment committees of CVP, Carlyle Asia Growth Partners, and Carlyle Europe Technology Partners; and as a director of multiple Carlyle portfolio companies. Between 1993 and 2000, he was a Partner and Member of the Management Committee at Robertson Stephens & Company, an emerging growth-focused investment banking firm. Previously, Mr. Grady served in the White House as Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States of America, as Executive Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”), and as Associate Director of OMB for Natural Resources, Energy and Science. Mr. Grady is a former director of the National Venture Capital Association (“NVCA”), and he served as Chairman of the NVCA in 2006 and 2007. From 1993 to 2004, Mr. Grady served on the faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business as a Lecturer in Public Management. In addition to Maxim Integrated, Mr. Grady currently serves on the board of directors of Stifel Financial Corp., a financial services firm focused on investment banking and wealth management, of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, and of Gryphon portfolio companies Pacur, Potter Electric Signal and Transportation Insight. From July 2004 to June 2010, Mr. Grady also served on the board of directors of AuthenTec, Inc., a maker of fingerprint identification semiconductors, and from September 2009 to July 2010, Mr. Grady served on the board of directors of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc., which was acquired by Stifel Financial Corp. Mr. Grady has also been a director of multiple privately held companies and non-profit organizations over the past 25 years. Currently, Mr. Grady is a Trustee of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and of the St. John’s Hospital Foundation; a member of the Wyoming Business Alliance; a member of the Investment Committee of the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole and of the Daniels Fund, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Grady holds an A.B. degree, cum laude, from Harvard College and an M.B.A. degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In nominating Mr. Grady to serve on the board of directors, the Governance Committee considered as important factors, among other items, Mr. Grady’s extensive experience in the financial services industry, including his leadership roles at several large financial services firms, his expertise with strategic business combinations and corporate strategy development, his corporate governance experience as the chairman of a large public pension fund, and his experience as a company director.

Ms. Wright has been a director of Maxim Integrated since August 2016. Ms. Wright served in senior executive roles at Johnson Controls from 2007-2017, including VP/GM and CEO of Johnson Controls-Saft, Group Vice President Engineering and Product Development and Group Vice President Technology and Industry Relations. Before joining Johnson Controls, Ms. Wright was Executive Vice President of Engineering, Product Development, Commercial and Program Management at Collins & Aikman Corporation from 2006 to 2007. Prior to that, she served in several executive management positions at Ford Motor Company during her tenure from 1988 to 2005. Ms. Wright has served as a director of Group 1 Automotive, Inc., Delphi Technologies PLC, and Micron Inc. since 2014, 2017, and 2019, respectively. She received a Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan, her Master of Business Administration from Wayne State University and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Economics from the University of Michigan. In nominating Ms. Wright to serve on the board of directors, the Governance Committee considered as important factors, among other items, Ms. Wright’s extensive experience and knowledge of the automotive industry, her work in the area of energy storage solutions and a variety of advanced powertrain technologies, and her deep technical background.

Mr. Bronson has served as a director of Maxim Integrated since November 2007. Since June 2014, he has been Managing Director, Strategic Advisor for Cowen & Co., a New York City based investment bank. From May 2011 to March 2014 he served as an Advisory Director at GCA Savvian, LLC, a financial advisory services firm. Mr. Bronson is Principal and Chief Executive Officer of The Bronson Group, LLC, which provides financial and operational consulting services. Mr. Bronson served as the Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Valley Technology Corporation, a private company that provides technical services to the semiconductor and solar industries from 2009 to March 2010. Mr. Bronson served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Sanmina-SCI, a worldwide contract manufacturer, between August 2007 and October 2008, and he also served on Sanmina-SCI’s board of directors between August 2007 and January 2009. Before joining Sanmina-SCI, Mr. Bronson served as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of FormFactor, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced semiconductor wafer probe cards, between 2004 and 2007. Prior to 2004, Mr. Bronson spent twenty-one (21) years at Applied Materials in senior level operations management, concluding with the positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In addition to Maxim Integrated, Mr. Bronson currently serves on the boards of directors of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., and PDF Solutions, Inc. In nominating Mr. Bronson to serve on the board of directors, the Governance Committee considered as important factors, among other items, Mr. Bronson’s expertise and familiarity with financial statements, financial disclosures, auditing and internal controls, senior management level experience at large publicly traded companies and understanding of board best practices.

Mr. Bergman has served as a director of Maxim Integrated since 1988. Mr. Bergman was a founder and has been General Partner of DSV Associates since 1974 and a founder and General Partner of its successors, DSV Partners III and DSV Partners IV. These firms provide venture capital and management assistance to emerging companies, primarily in high technology. Since July 1997, he has also served as a Special Limited Partner of Cardinal Health Partners and Cardinal Partners II, which are private venture capital funds. Mr. Bergman attended UCLA where he graduated with honors with a BS in Engineering and later received an MBA with distinction. In nominating Mr. Bergman to serve on the board of directors, the Governance Committee considered as important factors, among other items, Mr. Bergman’s experience as a venture capitalist in technology companies, his experience and familiarity with financial statements, and his deep and fundamental understanding of Maxim Integrated’s culture, employees and products as a result of service on the board of directors for over thirty (30) years.