Nextracker announced the appointment of Charles Chuck Boynton as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective after he completes his tenure with his current employer, which is expected in May 2024. In connection with Mr. Boynton?s appointment, David Bennett will step down as Chief Financial Officer and will continue to serve the Company as its Chief Accounting Officer, effective as of Mr. Boynton?s first day of employment with the Company. In connection with his acceptance of his employment offer, Mr. Boynton has resigned from the Board of the Company, effective immediately.

Prior to his resignation from the Board, Mr. Boynton was the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board, and a member of the Nominating, Governance and Public Responsibility Committee of the Board. Mr. Boynton, 56, had served as a member of the Board since February 2023. Mr. Boynton?s resignation from the Board and its committees was in connection with his new position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and was not due to any disagreement with the Company?s operations, policies or practices.

Mr. Boynton, 56, has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Logitech International S.A., since February 2023. Mr. Boynton previously served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Plantronics Inc. (dba Poly) (acquired by HP Inc. in October 2022) from March 2019 to October 2022. From March 2012 to May 2018, Mr. Boynton served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of SunPower Corporation and continued as an Executive Vice President until July 2018.

Mr. Boynton served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of 8point3 Energy Partners, from March 2015 to June 2018 (acquired by Capital Dynamics in July 2018). He also served as SunPower?s Principal Accounting Officer from October 2016 to March 2018. In March 2012, Mr. Boynton served as SunPower?s Acting Chief Financial Officer and as SunPower?s Vice President of Corporate Finance and Corporate Development from June 2010 to March 2012.

Before joining SunPower, Mr. Boynton served as Chief Financial Officer of ServiceSource International Inc. and Intelliden and previously held key financial positions at Commerce One Inc., Kraft Foods Inc. and Grant Thornton, LLP. Mr. Boynton was a certified public accountant, State of Illinois, and a Member FEI, Silicon Valley Chapter. Mr. Boynton received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Indiana University?s Kelley School of Business and his Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University?s Kellogg School of Management.