On September 13, 2023, the Board of Directors of SkyWater Technology, Inc. appointed John Sakamoto to serve as the Company?s President and Chief Operating Officer, effective September 25, 2023. Thomas J. Sonderman, the Company?s current President and Chief Executive Officer, will continue to serve as the Company?s Chief Executive Officer following Mr. Sakamoto?s appointment. Mr. Sakamoto, age 55, has served as Vice President, Processing Business Unit of Marvell Technology Group, since October 2019.

Prior to joining Marvell, Mr. Sakamoto served Intel Corporation, as Vice President and General Manager, Data Center and Communication Division, Programmable Solutions Group, from January 2017 to October 2019, and Vice President, Operations and Engineering, Programmable Solutions Group, from December 2015 to December 2016. Prior to Intel, Mr. Sakamoto held numerous leadership positions of increasing responsibility with Altera Corporation. He has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University.