Pragmatic Semiconductor Appoints Murthy Renduchintala to Board of Directors

Pragmatic Semiconductor Ltd. announced the appointment of Dr. Venkata “Murthy” Renduchintala, as a non-executive director to Pragmatic’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Dr. Renduchintala brings a wealth of semiconductor knowledge, with more than 30 years technology industry experience. This includes, most recently, half a decade at Intel Inc,. where he served as Intel’s chief engineering officer and global group president of Intel’s Technology, Manufacturing and Systems Architecture Group.

Prior to Intel, Murthy spent over a decade at Qualcomm Inc. as EVP, 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.

“On behalf of the Pragmatic Board of Directors, I wish to extend a warm welcome to Murthy as a non-executive director,” said Erik Langaker, chairman of the board, Pragmatic Semiconductor. “His vast management experience and deep understanding of the semiconductor sector will bring invaluable additional perspective and strategic insight.”

“I am really energized to join the Pragmatic team at such an exciting point in its growth phase,” Dr. Renduchintala added. “I look forward to supporting David, Erik and the Pragmatic leadership team in fulfilling our collective ambition to make this company a significant and important part of the UK and global semiconductor industry.”