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Synaptics selects new CFO

October 16, 2019

Synaptics Inc., a touchscreen, display and multimedia solutions provider, has selected Dean Butler as its new chief financial officer effective Oct. 21. Butler previously served as VP of finance at Marvell along with jobs in corporate finance, financial planning and risk management, according to a press release.

Kermit Nolan, who served as interim CFO, will step down from this position and resume his previous role as corporate VP and chief accounting officer.

"I am honored and very excited to be given the opportunity to join Synaptics, and believe I can help the company on its journey towards expanded gross margins and help drive an increasingly differentiated product portfolio," Butler said in the release. "Synaptics is an innovative global leader, and I’m looking forward to leveraging my experience in driving financial operations to enhance efficiencies and increase shareholder value."