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indie Semiconductor Announces Retirement of Bill Woodward and Appointment of Diane Biagianti to Its Board of Directors
Original indie Investor and Partner Steps Down post IPO while Adding Legal Executive who Brings Broad Corporate Governance Experience ALISO VIEJO,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nOriginal indie Investor and Partner Steps Down post IPO while Adding Legal Executive who Brings Broad Corporate Governance Experience\n\n ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nindie Semiconductor (Nasdaq: INDI), an Autotech solutions innovator, today announced that Bill Woodward has retired and Diane Biagianti has been appointed to its board of directors. Biagianti currently serves as senior vice president and general counsel for Glaukos Corporation, a publicly traded medical technology and pharmaceutical company. Prior to joining Glaukos in 2020, Biagianti was chief responsibility officer for nine years at Edwards Lifesciences, a global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease and critical care and surgical monitoring, responsible for global ethics and compliance, corporate sustainability and information security. Previously, she was with Advanced Medical Optics from 2002 to 2009, serving in various leadership positions, including as senior vice president and general counsel, and division vice president, legal section head upon Abbott Laboratories’ acquisition of Advanced Medical Optics in 2009 until 2011. Earlier, from 1997 to 2002, she served as vice president and assistant general counsel for Experian Information Solutions, Inc. She has also worked as a labor and employment attorney for O’Melveny & Myers LLP and a senior accountant for M.J. Seby & Associates, Ltd., CPAs.\n\n“It has been an honor to be part of indie’s early journey, delivering and leading the original funding and helping to guide a talented team of entrepreneurs - now friends - from the very start,” said Bill Woodward, founder and managing director of Anthem Ventures. “indie has an incredible journey ahead of it and I will always be a long-term believer and investor and, as always, will continue to assist indie's outstanding management team and board of directors.”\n\n“Over the past two decades, Bill has provided indie with invaluable advice and guidance and shaped indie into the successful public company we are today,” said Donald McClymont, indie’s co-founder and CEO. “Bill is a visionary and instilled tenacity, a customer-centric focus and financial discipline into our DNA from the launch of indie back in 2007. I thank him for his numerous contributions along the way, which are too long to list within a press release. ...