Guiding the Bluetooth SIG
and Bluetooth Wireless Technology
The Bluetooth SIG is led by an independent Board of Directors composed of one representative from each Promoter member company plus up to four Associate Member Directors (AMD). The primary responsibilities of the board include:
- Operational oversight, including approval of the annual budget, significant expenditures, and member fees
- Process oversight, including adoption of specifications, establishment of groups and committees, and approval of new specification work
- Strategic oversight, including approval of future plans, governing documents, and key agreements
The board meets face-to-face once per quarter and via phone twice per month. If you would like to see the details of all the board minutes, please visit our board minutes archive.

Robert D. Hughes
Chair of the Board of Directors
Director of Bluetooth Standards
Intel Corporation

Alain Michaud
Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
Senior Staff Software Engineer and Connectivity Area Tech Lead
Google

Katsumi Adachi, Ph.D.
Chief Specialist, Corporate Technology Planning Division
Toshiba Corporation

Haipeng Jin
Chief Operating Officer
Telink Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

Antti Lappeteläinen
Lead Architect, Local Area Technologies
Nokia Corporation

Magnus Olsson
Standards Management, Group Function Technology
Ericsson AB

Michael Russell
Advisory Engineer
Motorola Mobility, LLC (a Lenovo Company)

Brian Tucker
Director, Wireless Engineering
Apple

Frank Yerrace
Principal Architect, Azure Edge + Platform
Microsoft Corporation
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