Redmond-based programming company Data I/O Corp. (Nasdaq: DAIO) has appointed Cheemin Bo-Linn to its board of directors.
Bo-Linn is the CEO of Peritus Partners, a consulting firm headquartered in San Jose, California. She has been with the company for about nine years, according to her LinkedIn profile.
“Her technical knowledge and experience in security, automotive and semiconductors, combined with her outstanding track record in public company governance, make her an ideal selection to the board for Data I/O,” Anthony Ambrose, president and CEO of Data I/O, said in a news release.
Data I/O is listed on the Nasdaq, which introduced rules in 2021 that require companies on the exchange to have at least two diverse directors or explain why there isn't at least one woman and one member of an underrepresented community on their respective boards.
Before joining Peritus, Bo-Linn was chief marketing officer and chief revenue officer at NetLine Corp., a lead generation company headquartered in Campbell, California. Bo-Linn also spent more than 20 years at IBM, according to Data I/O, serving as vice president of the industrial sector and electronics at one point.
Data I/O, founded in 1972, specializes in programming solutions designed for the automotive, wireless, medical and consumer electronics sectors, among others. According to Data I/O's third quarter financial results, the company had net sales of $6.7 million for the quarter, up from $5.9 million during the third quarter of 2020.
Bo-Linn puts Data I/O's board at five directors, according to the company's website. Other directors include Ambrose and Mark Gallenberger, chief financial officer of the Massachusetts-based Cerence, a company that makes voice assistants for the automotive industry.
“I am excited to join the board of Data I/O. The company is the longtime global leader in data programming and is poised to lead the vast emerging category of security provisioning. I look forward to working with the board and management to accelerate the positive momentum in automotive and (internet-of-things) security,” Bo-Linn said in a news release.
