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Allegro MicroSystems Appoints Robert Willett to its Board of Directors
MANCHESTER, N.H., May 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGM) today announced the appointment of Robert J. Willett to Allegro’s Board of Directors (“Board”) as an independent director. Mr. Willett’s appointment is effective on May 13, 2026. With a distinguished career spanning over two decades in industrial technology and automation, Mr. Willett brings deep operational expertise to the Allegro Board. Most notably, he spent 14 years as Chief Executive Officer of Cog
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