Mark Adams

Mark Adams

Director/Board Member at CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.

Net worth: 62 M $ as of 2026-05-30

62 year
Electronic Technology
Technology Services
Consumer Durables

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Founder of Whistle Sports, Inc., Mark W. Adams presently is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at SMART Global Holdings, Inc. He is also on the board of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Seagate Technology Plc, Seagate Technology LLC and Whistle Sports, Inc. In the past Mr. Adams held the position of President & Chief Executive Officer for Coresma, Inc., President of Micron Technology, Inc. and Chief Operating Officer for Lexar Media, Inc. (a subsidiary of Micron Technology, Inc.), Chief Executive Officer & Director at Lumileds Holding BV and Vice President-Sales & Marketing at Creative Labs, Inc. Mr. Adams received an undergraduate degree from Boston College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
2026-01-19 992,823 ( 1.96% ) 55 M $ 2026-05-30
2026-05-06 13,641 ( 0% ) 5 M $ 2026-05-30
2025-10-24 2,046 ( 0% ) 2 M $ 2026-05-30

Mark Adams active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. Director/Board Member 2015-02-09
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC Director/Board Member 2024-10-18
Founder 2013-12-31

Former positions of Mark Adams

CompaniesPositionEnd
PENGUIN SOLUTIONS, INC. Chief Executive Officer 2026-01-31
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC Director/Board Member 2022-10-23
Lumileds, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer 2019-02-28
Chief Executive Officer 2019-01-31
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. President 2016-01-31
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Coresma, Inc.

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Lumileds, Inc.