The Linux Foundation Announces the Election of Renesas’ Takehisa Katayama and GitHub’s Stormy Peters to the Board of Directors

Today, the Linux Foundation announced that Renesas’ Takehisa Katayama has been elected to its board, representing the Gold Member community. GitHub’s Stormy Peters has been elected to represent the Silver Member community.

The Linux Foundation expands the open collaboration communities it supports with community efforts focused on building open standards, hardware, and data. It is dedicated to improving diversity in open source communities and working on processes, tools, and best security practices in open development communities. 

Directors (who serve 2-year terms) elected to the Linux Foundation’s board are committed to building sustainable ecosystems around open collaboration to accelerate technology development and industry adoption. 

Takehisa Katayama, Renesas (Gold Member)

Takehisa Katayama is a Director at Renesas Corporation, a global semiconductor supplier.

He has been with Renesas for seven years and is responsible for developing and maintaining Linux and OSS-based embedded software for RZ MPUs that Renesas' high-end Arm and RISC-V-based processors designed for the IoT and industrial markets.

Renesas, based in Tokyo, Japan, joined the Linux Foundation in 2011 and is a global semiconductor manufacturer that provides cutting-edge SoC (system-on-chip) devices for the automotive industry and infrastructure. Renesas has contributed to the kernel development from the early version 2x time and has consistently ranked among the top 20 companies in the LF Kernel Report.

Takehisa has been an open-source enthusiast for over 15 years. Now, he serves in the board of directors role at the LF CIP project. 

Prior to Renesas, he was a Director at Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited (Currently known as Socionext Inc.) and was a member of the Linaro TSC from 2012 to 2015 as a representative from Fujitsu Semiconductor.

Takehisa has extensive experience in dealing with the processor business through the provision of Linux and OSS-based software and in dealing with legal issues around OSS licenses due to being in a business unit.

Stormy Peters, GitHub (Silver Member)

Stormy Peters, VP of Communities at GitHub, is a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of industry experience and a proven track record of driving growth and innovation in various organizations. Her expertise lies in open source software, community building, and product management. She leads the teams responsible for enabling the online creators and open source communities on GitHub, including GitHub’s community product efforts, developer relations, education, and other strategic programs. Throughout her career, Stormy has been passionate about open source software and has worked to educate companies and communities on how open source software is changing the software industry.

Prior to GitHub, Stormy was the Director of the Open Source Programs Office at Microsoft, enabling 30,000+ developers to consume and contribute to open source effectively. She has helped initiate programs such as Microsoft’s FOSS Fund and the Azure Credits for Open Source projects. She’s also held leadership positions working with the open source community at Mozilla, Red Hat, GNOME Foundation, OpenLogic, and others.  

Stormy is passionate about making technology more accessible and inclusive and has been a strong advocate for diversity and inclusivity in the tech industry. She is a sought-after speaker and has presented at numerous conferences and events worldwide.

With her extensive field experience and deep understanding of the open source community, Stormy is well-equipped to lead the Linux Foundation into its next phase of growth and development.