SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland,
March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The
shareholders of TE Connectivity (NYSE: TEL), a world leader in
connectivity and sensors, elected Syaru Shirley Lin, Compton
Visiting Professor in World Politics at the University of Virginia and former executive of The
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., to TE's board of directors during the
2022 Annual General Meeting on March
9.
"We are very pleased to have Dr. Lin join as a new director to
TE's board," said TE Connectivity Chairman Tom Lynch. "She has extensive global experience
in international relations, international and comparative political
economy in the United States and
Asia, as well as over a decade of
analytical and investment experience in the investment banking
industry. Her experience and vast skills in a variety of marketing,
operations, technology and strategy leadership roles make her a
valuable new member of our board."
Lin has been the Compton Visiting Professor of World Politics at
the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia since 2019 and a lecturer in
the Department of Politics at the University
of Virginia since 2012. She is also a nonresident senior
fellow in the Foreign Policy Program of the Brookings Institution
and adjunct professor at The Chinese
University of Hong Kong, where she has taught since 2010.
She chairs the Asia-Pacific Hub of the Reform for Resilience
Commission and recently taught at Tsinghua University (Beijing), National Chengchi University
(Taipei) and Waseda University (Tokyo). Previously, she was a partner at
Goldman Sachs, where she led the firm's private equity and venture
capital efforts in Asia,
spearheading the firm's investments in technology startups, ranging
from internet commerce companies to semiconductor foundries.
Previously, she specialized in the privatization of state-owned
enterprises in Asia.
Lin currently serves on the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs
Asia Bank and Langham Hospitality Investments, on the Board of the
Focused Ultrasound Foundation and on the Hong Kong Committee for
Pacific Economic Cooperation. She graduated from Harvard College and earned her master's in
international public affairs and Ph.D. in politics and public
administration from the University of Hong Kong.
About TE Connectivity
TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial
technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and
connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor
solutions, proven in the harshest environments, enable advancements
in transportation, industrial applications, medical technology,
energy, data communications, and the home. With more than 85,000
employees, including over 8,000 engineers, working alongside
customers in approximately 140 countries, TE ensures that EVERY
CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn,
Facebook, WeChat and Twitter.
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