4DS Memory Limited announced that Drs. Wilbert van den Hoek has agreed to join the Board of 4DS at the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting in November 2020. Drs. Van Den Hoek will assume the role of Chairman of the Board, with Mr. Jim Dorrian remaining on the Board as a non-executive director. Drs. van den Hoek was on the Board of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation from 2011 to 2017. Cypress was a leader in advanced embedded solutions for the world's most innovative automotive, industrial, smart home appliances, consumer electronics and medical products. Cypress was acquired by Infineon Technologies AG at an enterprise value of approximately USD 10 billion in a transaction that was announced in June 2019 and completed in April this year. Drs. van den Hoek also spent 17 years of his career at Novellus Systems Inc. Novellus was a leading provider of advanced process equipment for the world's semiconductor industry. From 1999 until 2005, he served as Novellus' Chief Technical Officer and Executive Vice President, Integration and Advanced Development. From 2005 until 2008, he was President and CEO of Novellus Development Company, LLC, the venture arm of Novellus. Novellus was acquired by Lam Research Corp. in a transaction valued at approximately USD 3.3 billion and announced in December 2011. Drs. van den Hoek currently serves as Executive Chairman of Neocera LLC, as Chairman of Jiaco Instruments BV, and as a member of the board of directors of Innovent Technologies, LLC. Drs. van den Hoek graduated Cum Laude from the Rijks Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands in December 1979 with a Doctorandus degree in Chemistry. He is the author of more than 30 technical papers and holds 24 US patents.