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Ben Lee is President and Chief Executive Officer of Movella. He has over 25 years of senior management experience in the technology industry, with a successful track record of driving rapid revenue and profit growth. As CEO, Ben is responsible for shaping the strategic direction of Movella and leading the organization to increase shareholder value.

Prior to Movella, he served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, where he delivered historic consecutive quarters of growth. Prior to Cypress, he served as Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Trident Microsystems and Chief Operating Officer at Apexone Microelectronics. Mr Lee has also served as Vice President Asia Pacific Sales at Altera Corporation, General Manager of China at National Semiconductor Corporation, and Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing.

Steve Smith is the Chief Financial Officer of Movella. He has over 25 years of senior management experience, and has a track record of rapidly increasing shareholder value.

Steve most recently served as EVP and CFO for Inseego Corp; as part of the turnaround team brought in in 2017 he was instrumental in the market cap increase from $50m to $1.5bn. Prior to Inseego, he served as a financial consultant serving multiple software-as-a-service, medical technology, and technology device businesses, and served as interim CFO of TetraVue Inc., a developer of high definition 4D LIDAR technology, since February 2017. From 2012 to 2016, Steve served as CFO and Head of Operations for Micropower Technologies, a private-equity-backed business engaged in the development and sale of platforms enabling extreme low-power wireless video surveillance systems. From 2005 to 2012, he ran his own consulting business and also served as President of XiTron Technologies, a development stage biotech firm that was sold to ImpediMed Ltd, a publicly-traded medical device company, in 2007. From 1999 to 2005, Mr Smith served as SVP and CFO of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, a publicly-traded semiconductor company that designs network and embedded power architecture, optical transport and storage solutions.

Boele de Bie is the Chief Operating Officer of Movella and General Manager of Movella Holdings B.V. He is responsible for all operations of business units and product lines at Movella globally. He is also responsible for the company’s legal entity in The Netherlands, with a focus on people and all aspects of business growth. Prior to joining Movella, Boele held several roles as CEO of start-ups and growth companies within Philips Consumer Electronics in Asia, and in companies in The Netherlands, in emerging technology domains.

In total, he has more than 25 years of experience in general management, sales, and product management in international operating companies, primarily in high-tech products and systems.

Vijay Nadkarni is Chief Technology Officer and the Head of Artificial Intelligence at Movella. He is responsible for the company’s technology strategy advancement and the alignment of the company’s business goals and strategic plan with its technological vision and roadmap, encompassing AI, SaaS, and motion sensing.

Vijay has over 25 years in technology leadership and management across a wide range of industries. Prior to Movella, he served as VP of Artificial Intelligence at Tech Mahindra, where he headed its AI Practice across 10 diverse verticals. Before that, Vijay was VP of Artificial Intelligence at Visteon, with ownership of AI across its product lines, notably autonomous driving and infotainment. A veteran of Silicon Valley, Vijay has co-founded multiple startups in AI, motion-analytics, and cloud, of which Veraz Networks – a VoIP company – had a NASDAQ IPO, Wellcore a pioneer in fall-detection wearables, and Mobiplex a leader in real-time remote coaching and sports/fitness analytics.

Geoff Charubin is the Chief of Staff (CoS) to the CEO at Movella. He has over 20 years of senior management experience in high-tech spanning leading business units, global sales channels, and worldwide marketing teams. As CoS, Geoff plays a critical role in the company’s growth by driving increased efficiency and productivity with the executive team.  He has a direct impact on productivity by streamlining strategic planning, overseeing program management, and communicating objectives across the company’s functional groups.

Prior to Movella, he served as Vice President of Business Development at Ten Degrees, an SaaS indoor micro-location provider. Prior to that, he served in a variety of leadership roles at Cypress Semiconductor, including Vice President of Worldwide Distribution, Vice President of Global Marketing and Applications, and Managing Director of the PC Clock Business Unit.

CJ Hoogsteen is Vice President of Sales at Movella. He has over 20 years of international sales & marketing leadership experience, serving in several CCO, CRO and MD roles across a wide range of business sectors. 

Prior to Movella, CJ served as CCO and member of the Executive Board and MD of Spain, Italy, and the Philippines of MeteoGroup, one of world’s leading big data private weather companies, where he successfully transformed teams, delivering double digit growth. At MeteoGroup, CJ also served as S&M Director and Operational and R&D Director for The Netherlands and Belgium. Prior to that, he served as Regional Sales & Marketing Director for Central and North Europe at Honeywell, based in Frankfurt, Germany.

Peter Xie is the Vice President of Industrial Sensor Module products at Movella. He also serves as President of Movella China, and leads North Asia Sales and Marketing. Peter has over 20 years of experience in technology company leadership and management. He has served in numerous CEO, President and GM roles, with strong focus in sales, broad technology, and operational management in cross-border business environments.

Prior to Movella, he served as President of China Operation at Bartec group, a world market leader in explosion protection, based in Germany. Prior to that, he was CEO of China Operation at Dematics, a global leading supplier of advanced automated logistics and materials handling solutions, software, and services. He also served in executive management of several solar companies, including as President and CEO of Hanwha SolarOne Co. Ltd, a manufacturer of solar PV cells and modules based in China (listed in NASDAQ). At Hanwha SolarOne, Peter helped to create a core group of international customers, doubling revenue in two years. Prior to that, Peter was at NeoPhotonics Corporation, where he was the General Manager of their China business as well as serving as Global CTO.

Dale has over 30 years of senior marketing leadership experience in high-growth tech categories including smart home, creative tech and connected consumer electronics. Dale has successfully developed and executed growth and branding strategies, built effective communications and demand generation programs and scaled ecommerce operations for both B2C and B2B businesses.

Prior to Movella, Dale was SVP of Glowforge, the pioneer of desktop laser cutting systems for prosumers and educators. Previously, Dale was the VP of Sales and Marketing for August Home, leader of the smart lock category, which was acquired by Assa Abloy. Dale was also EVP of Sales and Marketing for Cricut (NASDAQ: CRCT) and led the restart of this electronic crafting brand leading to rapid growth and an IPO.

Dale previously held leadership roles in marketing and business development as a VP at Western Digital and a Director at Logitech where he developed new businesses in advanced remote controls, wireless music, media players and portable storage.

Dale earned his MBA in Marketing from the Wharton School and a BS in Computer Science from Duke University.