The estimated Net Worth of James L Whims is at least $10.2 Million dollars as of 7 December 2021. Mr. Whims owns over 8,498 units of Synaptics Inc stock worth over $1,071,231 and over the last 17 years he sold SYNA stock worth over $8,899,740. In addition, he makes $259,570 as Independent Director at Synaptics Inc.
James has made over 13 trades of the Synaptics Inc stock since 2013, according to the Form 4 filled with the SEC. Most recently he sold 8,498 units of SYNA stock worth $2,408,248 on 7 December 2021.
The largest trade he's ever made was selling 31,000 units of Synaptics Inc stock on 18 August 2014 worth over $2,490,540. On average, James trades about 5,821 units every 97 days since 2007. As of 7 December 2021 he still owns at least 14,837 units of Synaptics Inc stock.
You can see the complete history of Mr. Whims stock trades at the bottom of the page.
James L. Whims serves as Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Whims has been a director of our company since October 2007. Mr. Whims has been a partner at Alsop-Louie Partners, a venture capital firm focused on identifying promising entrepreneurs, since February 2010. From 1996 to 2007, Mr. Whims was a Managing Director of Techfund Capital l, LP and Techfund Capital II, LP and since 2001, a Managing Director and Venture Partner at Techfund Capital Europe, which are venture capital firms concentrating on high-technology enterprises. Mr. Whims is a member of the Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee of DigiLens, a diffractive waveguide optical company, and a member of the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee at each of Kuprion, Inc. a nano-copper materials company, Keyssa, a wireless connectivity company, and Phizzle, an engagement automation software company. Mr. Whims was formerly a member of the Board of Directors of THQ, Inc., Portal Player, and 3DFX, all of which were NASDAQ Global Select Market-listed companies, and of Twitch TV, which was a private company. Mr. Whims was Executive Vice President of Sony Computer Entertainment of America from 1994 to 1996, where he was responsible for the North American launch of the Playstation and was the winner of the Brandweek/Ad Week marketing executive of the year. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Whims was Executive Vice President of Software Toolworks. Mr. Whims co-founded Worlds of Wonder, an American toy company that launched Teddy Ruxpin, Lazer Tag and the United States launch of Nintendo, where he was an executive from 1985 to 1988. Mr. Whims holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Arizona. Whims’ senior executive positions with major companies,
As the Independent Director of Synaptics Inc, the total compensation of James Whims at Synaptics Inc is $259,570. There are 12 executives at Synaptics Inc getting paid more, with Michael Hurlston having the highest compensation of $23,411,600.
James Whims is 65, he's been the Independent Director of Synaptics Inc since 2007. There are 1 older and 14 younger executives at Synaptics Inc. The oldest executive at Synaptics Inc is Keith Geeslin, 67, who is the Independent Director.
James's mailing address filed with the SEC is 14573 BIG BASIN WAY, , SARATOGA, CA, 95070.
Over the last 21 years, insiders at Synaptics Inc have traded over $116,674,202 worth of Synaptics Inc stock. The most active insiders traders include Francis F Lee, Rick Bergman, and Russell J Knittel. On average, Synaptics Inc executives and independent directors trade stock every 20 days with the average trade being worth of $891,887. The most recent stock trade was executed by Vikram Gupta on 28 August 2024, trading 1,008 units of SYNA stock currently worth $80,640.
synaptics is the pioneer and leader of the human interface revolution, bringing innovative and intuitive user experiences to intelligent devices. synaptics’ broad portfolio of touch, display, and biometrics products is built on the company’s rich r&d, extensive ip and dependable supply chain capabilities. with solutions designed for mobile, pc and automotive industries, synaptics combines ease of use, functionality and aesthetics to enable products that help make our digital lives more productive, secure and enjoyable. (nasdaq: syna)
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