Keith Barnes Biography and Net Worth

Director of Knowles

Keith Barnes is the retired Chairman and CEO of Verigy Pte. Ltd. which was domiciled in Singapore with US headquarters in Cupertino, California. He has been chairman and chief executive officer of three publicly traded technology companies and has served on eight public technology company boards, on the NASDAQ and NYSE exchanges, over the last 25 years. Mr. Barnes served as Chairman and CEO at Verigy Ltd. (from 2006 to 2010); Chairman and CEO of Electroglas, Inc., (from 2003 to 2006); President and CEO of Integrated Measurement Systems, Inc., (from 1995 to 2001). Prior to this, he was a division president at Cadence Design Systems, Inc., and a division president at Valid Logic Systems, Inc.

Mr. Barnes has had extensive experience in maximizing shareholder value, leading companies through complex systems development, worldwide distribution, public offerings and debt financings. At Verigy, he led the company in a successful spinoff from Agilent Technologies and through a successful IPO in 2006. In 2011, as chairman of the board, he led the merger of Verigy to Advantest Corporation. He graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science. He was selected as alumni of the year in 2010.

Mr. Barnes also serves as a director of Viavi Solutions Corporation (previously JDS Uniphase) (since 2011) and Rogers Corporation (since 2015). Mr. Barnes previously served as director of Mentor Graphics (2012-2017); Spansion, Inc. (from 2011 to 2015); Intermec Inc. (from 2012 to 2013), Cascade Microtech, Inc. (from 2004 to 2010), Electroglas Inc. (from 2003 to 2006), and DATAIO Corporation (from 1996 to 2001). He was also vice chairman of the board of directors State of Oregon Growth Account, venture capital fund (2002-2003).

What is Keith Barnes' net worth?: The estimated net worth of Keith Barnes is at least $1.39 million as of September 30th, 2024. Mr. Barnes owns 86,192 shares of Knowles stock worth more than $1,392,001 as of March 25th. This net worth approximation does not reflect any other assets that Mr. Barnes may own. Learn More about Keith Barnes' net worth.
How do I contact Keith Barnes?: The corporate mailing address for Mr. Barnes and other Knowles executives is 1511 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE, ITASCA IL, 60143. Knowles can also be reached via phone at (630) 250-5100 and via email at [email protected]. Learn More on Keith Barnes' contact information.
Has Keith Barnes been buying or selling shares of Knowles?: Keith Barnes has not been actively trading shares of Knowles within the last three months. Most recently, Keith Barnes sold 6,725 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.88, for a transaction totalling $120,243.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 86,192 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,541,112.96. Learn More on Keith Barnes' trading history.
Who are Knowles' active insiders?: Knowles' insider roster includes John Anderson (CFO), Keith Barnes (Director), Air Bastarrica, Jr. (VP), Raymond Cabrera (Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer), Daniel Giesecke (COO), Jeffrey Niew (President & CEO), Robert Perna (Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary), and Cheryl Shavers (Director). Learn More on Knowles' active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Knowles?: In the last twelve months, insiders at the communications equipment provider sold shares 7 times. They sold a total of 217,475 shares worth more than $4,057,943.95. The most recent insider tranaction occured on November, 7th when VP Air A Jr. Bastarrica sold 3,762 shares worth more than $73,208.52. Insiders at Knowles own 2.7% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Knowles.
Information on this page was last updated on 11/7/2024.

Keith Barnes Insider Trading History at Knowles

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
9/30/2024	Sell	6,725	$17.88	$120,243.00	86,192
5/31/2024	Sell	5,186	$17.45	$90,495.70	92,917
6/3/2021	Sell	6,725	$20.28	$136,383.00	67,674
5/4/2018	Sell	3,976	$13.32	$52,960.32	43,690
8/12/2016	Sell	1,693	$13.73	$23,244.89	28,014

Keith Barnes Buying and Selling Activity at Knowles

Knowles Company Overview

Knowles Corporation offers capacitors, radio frequency (RF) filtering products, balanced armature speakers, micro-acoustic microphones, and audio solutions in Asia, the United States, Europe, other Americas, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Precision Devices (PD); Medtech & Specialty Audio (MSA); and Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM). The PD segment designs and delivers film, electrolytic, and mica capacitor products for use in power supplies and medical implants; electromagnetic interference filters; and RF filtering solutions for use in satellite communications and radar systems for defense applications. The MSA segment designs and manufactures balanced armature speakers and microphones for the hearing health, audio, and True Wireless Stereo (TWS) markets. The CMM segment designs and manufactures micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) microphones and audio solutions used in applications that serve the ear, mobile, TWS, Internet of Things, computing, and smartphones markets. The company serves the defense, medtech, electric vehicle, industrial, communications, and consumer electronics markets through original equipment manufacturers, their contract manufacturers, suppliers, sales representatives, and distributors. Knowles Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois.

Today's Range

Now: $16.15

$16.07

$16.33

50 Day Range

MA: $17.89

$15.82

$20.58

2 Week Range

Now: $16.15

$15.13

$20.86

Volume

684,674 shs

Average Volume

615,514 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.42 billion

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

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Beta

1.42