Mark W. Adams

Mark W. Adams has served as a director of Cadence since 2015. Mr. Adams has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of SMART Global Holdings, Inc., a compute, memory and LED solutions provider, since August 2020. Mr. Adams served as Chief Executive Officer of Lumileds Holding B.V., a light engine technology company, from February 2017 to February 2019. Mr. Adams served as President of Micron Technology, Inc., a semiconductor solutions company, from February 2012 to February 2016. From 2006 to February 2012, Mr. Adams served in several positions at Micron Technology, Inc., including interim Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Worldwide Sales, and Vice President of Digital Media. Prior to joining Micron Technology, Inc., Mr. Adams served as Chief Operating Officer of Lexar Media, Inc. in 2006 and as Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Creative Labs, Inc. from 2002 to 2006. Mr. Adams also serves as a director of SMART Global Holdings, Inc.