Biography

Patrick J. Byrne has served as a member of our Board since November 2020 and Chairman of the Board since 2022. Mr. Byrne also serves as chairman of the board of directors for Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), and Stronvar Aerospace. Previously, Mr. Byrne served as an independent director of Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), including as a member of Micron’s audit, nominating and governance, and compensation committees.

Mr. Byrne previously served as Senior Vice President of Operational Transformation at General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). He also previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of GE Renewable Energy’s Onshore Wind business, leading the innovation, manufacturing, installation, and servicing of an installed base of more than 50,000 onshore wind turbines, and as Chief Executive Officer of GE Digital, where he led the company’s software business focused on digital transformation in grid operations, power generation, oil and gas, manufacturing, and aviation markets. Before joining GE, Mr. Byrne served as the Senior Vice President of Fortive’s (NYSE: FTV) Product Realization business, Chief Technology Officer for Danaher’s (NYSE: DHR) test and measurement business, President of Tektronix, a leading worldwide provider of measurement solutions, and President and CEO of Intermec Technologies and Agilent’s electronic measurement group. Mr. Byrne began his career at Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), holding various leadership roles in R&D, technology development, marketing, quality, and general management. Mr. Byrne holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.