Pragmatic Semiconductor Ltd. announced the appointment of Peter Herweck as Chair to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Herweck succeeds Erik Langaker, who has served as Chair since 2020, and transitions from his role after five years of leadership and invaluable service.
Herweck is a highly experienced global executive and board member with more than four decades in technology, industrial automation and advanced manufacturing. Most recently, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electric SE, where he led the strategic transformation of the business, harnessing opportunities unlocked by megatrends such as digitisation, electrification, and sustainability to achieve record growth.
Impressive career path
Herweck’s prior roles include Chief Executive Officer of AVEVA plc, a FTSE 100 industrial software leader, where he spearheaded the transition to cloud-first SaaS models and oversaw the landmark acquisition of OSIsoft. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership positions at Siemens AG, including Chief Executive of the Process Industries and Drives Division, leading industrial automation technology and manufacturing on a global scale, and also served as Chief Strategy Officer of the group, shaping the company’s digitisation and portfolio strategy. Herweck is also a long-standing non-executive director of Teradyne Inc. (NASDAQ: TER), a global leader of semiconductor test equipment and industrial automation and has a wealth of global experience, having lived and worked in Germany, China, Japan, Switzerland, and the US.
The board thanked Langaker for his invaluable leadership and extensive contributions. During his tenure as Chair, he oversaw a period of significant growth and transformation, including the company’s $231m Series D funding round – Europe’s largest ever venture raise for a semiconductor business – and the expansion of the company’s global manufacturing footprint and commercialisation of its pioneering FlexIC technology. Langaker will remain a director of the company through 31 October 2025, and support the transition of the Chair role to Herweck.
David Moore, CEO, Pragmatic Semiconductor, said: “I am thrilled to welcome Peter as our new Chair. His extensive global leadership and experience across industrial automation, advanced technology and manufacturing make him perfectly positioned to support Pragmatic’s tremendous growth as we scale our unique FlexIC technology to accelerate the growth and success of our global customers and positively impact people’s lives and our planet. Personally, and on behalf of the leadership team and the entire company, I want to thank Erik for his dedicated service as Chair. His stewardship and support have been instrumental in guiding Pragmatic from an early-stage technology innovator into a scaling semiconductor leader.”
Supporting the company’s growth journey
Peter Herweck, Chair of the Board, Pragmatic Semiconductor, said: “I am excited to join Pragmatic’s Board and support the company’s growth journey, scaling item-level intelligence to the trillions. It is my great honour to contribute my passion for technology, paired with industrial experience, as we grow. I thank Erik, the Board, and David for their trust.”
Erik Langaker, Former Chair of the Board, Pragmatic Semiconductor, said: “It has been an extraordinary privilege to witness the company’s journey—from raw technology to designing and manufacturing commercial products at scale. Accountability and transparency never go out of style, and I want to express my sincere thanks to our shareholders, the Board, and, not least, David and his team for making my time with the company so rewarding. I am truly honoured that someone of Peter’s calibre will take on the role of Chair as we embark on the next stage of growth.”