Louis Dinardo

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Biography

Mr. Louis Dinardo, has a strong track record of growing publicly listed and privately owned technology businesses and has worked in venture capital firms where he has successfully backed a number of emerging technology companies. Some of his recent past roles include the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Exar Corporation, where he was credited for turning around the underperforming NYSE-listed mid-cap semiconductor company by revamping the management team, cutting operating expenses and growing revenue and profit. His efforts helped Exar achieve 16 consecutive quarters of revenue and EPS growth. Before Exar, Mr DiNardo was responsible for investing in and overseeing a portfolio of companies, including programmable logic companies, while he served as a partner at Crosslink Capital from 2008 to 2012 and the Managing Director at Vantage Point Venture Partners from 2007 to 2008. Mr DiNardo also served as President and Chief Executive Officer, as well as Co-Chair of the Board of Directors, at Xicor Corporation from January of 2001 until NASDAQ-listed Intersil Corp acquired the company in July of 2004. He subsequently held senior executive positions at Intersil and became its President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr DiNardo has held no other public company directorships in the past three years.