Exar Delivers

Delivering highly differentiated silicon, software and subsystem solutions for industrial, datacom and storage applications.

Corporate Governance

The Board of Directors

A short biography of each Board member is available by clicking on the Board member's name.

  Behrooz Abdi Director
  Izak Bencuya Director
  Louis DiNardo Director
  Pierre G. Guilbault Director
  Brian Hilton Director
  Richard L. Leza Chairman
  Gary Meyers Director


The Company currently has three standing committees which are listed below. Each committee charter is available as a pdf file by clicking on the committee name.

  Audit Committee Chairperson: Brian Hilton
    Member(s): Behrooz Abdi, Brian Hilton, Izak Bencuya, Gary Meyers  
  Compensation Committee Chairperson: Izak Bencuya
    Member(s): Izak Bencuya, Richard L. Leza, Gary Meyers, Pierre G. Guilbault (Observer)
  Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Chairperson: Richard L. Leza
    Member(s): Richard L. Leza, Behrooz Abdi, Brian Hilton, Pierre G. Guilbault (Observer)


The Company's Corporate Governance Principles are available as a PDF file by clicking the link below.

  Corporate Governance Principles  


The Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available as a PDF file by clicking the link below.

  Code of Business Conduct and Ethics  


The Company's Certificate of Incorporation of Exar Corporation is available as a PDF file by clicking the link below.

  Certificate of Incorporation of Exar Corporation  


The Company's Bylaws of Exar Corporation (a Delaware Corporation) is available as a PDF file by clicking the link below.

  Bylaws of Exar Corporation (a Delaware Corporation)   



Executive Officers

A short biography of each Executive Officer is available by clicking on the officer's name.

  Louis DiNardo President and Chief Executive Officer
  Steve Bakos Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing
  Ryan A. Benton Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  Diane Hill Vice President, Human Resources
  Carlos A. Laber Senior Vice President, Worldwide Research and Development
  Thomas R. Melendrez General Counsel, Secretary and Executive Vice President,
Business Development
  Todd Smathers Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations



The Company has adopted a Policy Code of Ethics for Principle Executives, Executive Management and Senior Financial Officers which is available as a pdf file by clicking the link below.

  Executive Ethics Policy  


The Company has adopted a Financial Integrity Compliance Policy which is available as a pdf file by clicking the link below.

  Financial Integrity Compliance Policy  



Annual Meeting 

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Exar Corporation was held on September 6, 2012. The meeting took place at the Company's Corporate Headquarters, 48720 Kato Road, Fremont, CA 94538.


Independent Auditors

BDO USA, LLP
50 West San Fernando Street
Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95113

Outside Counsel

O'Melveny & Myers LLP
2765 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025-7019


Registrar and Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021