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Robert W. Dean II

  • Interim Chief Financial Officer, MPWR since 2026-02src

MPS Corporate Controller since 2016; interim CFO since February 2026

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Scouting sheet

as of 24 Sep 2026
Delivers guidance—no promises on the record yet
Answers the question—no call reviewed yet
Capital allocation—company not reviewed yet
Pay design—no proxy read yet
Skin in the game—no holding or price on file
In the role
7 mo
Promises scored
0
Hit rate
—
Dodges / 100 answers
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Airtime on calls
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Every promise, oldest firstno scored promises yet

What to weigh

Watch 5

  • Still interim seven months on. No permanent CFO appointment appears in any 8-K through 2026-09-10src
  • The restated periods (FY2024 and the 2025 quarters) fall inside his time as Corporate Controller. The filings blame deferred-tax accounting on a foreign tax incentive, name no individual and say there was no misconductsrc
  • As of 2026-06-30 the deferred-tax material weakness was still not remediated, per the 10-Q he signedsrc
  • Rarely speaks on calls. He had one turn on the Q4 2025 call (a thank-you to Blegen), none on Q1 2026 and one short gross-margin answer on Q2 2026, while VP Finance Tony Balow gives the finance commentarysrc
  • No pay disclosure: he was not a 2025 NEO, and the 2026 proxy carries no pay table for himsrc

Career

  1. 2026 – now
    Monolithic Power Systemssrc
    Interim Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)
    Effective 2026-02-27; signed the Q1 and Q2 2026 10-Qs
  2. 2016 – 2026
    Monolithic Power Systemssrc
    Corporate Controller
    Start month June 2016 from the Equilar summary. The company's release says he had been Corporate Controller for nine years
  3. 2008 – 2010
    Varian, Inc.src
    Controller (Section 16 officer)
    Form 3 event date 2008-09-15. His last Varian Form 4 was filed 2010-05-14 (EDGAR-1445300); he may have joined before September 2008

Not located: 2010-05 to 2016-06 not dated in any source: search summaries name Netflix and Applied Materials as earlier employers but give no years or titles. No age, and no pre-2008 career, is disclosed anywhere (he is not a proxy NEO)

Achievements

  • Named interim CFO on 2026-02-03 from inside, as Corporate Controller of about nine years, and took the seat on 2026-02-27src
  • Signs MPS's 10-Qs as principal financial and accounting officer (Q1 and Q2 2026)src
  • Was Controller and a Section 16 officer of Varian, Inc. from 2008src
  • His 2023 MSU award was certified on 2026-07-25 for 1,359 shares, vesting in thirds over 2027-2029src

Education

  • San Jose State University, BS Accountingsrc
  • Santa Clara University, MBA Business Administrationsrc

Background

  • Family The 8-K appointing him states he has no family relationship with any director or executive officer and no Item 404(a) related-party interestsrc
  • Other An internal pick from the controllership, as his predecessor was: Bernie Blegen was Corporate Controller 2011-2016 and interim CFO before being made CFO in July 2016src

The promise ledger

No promise on the record yet: the research routine has not scored this company's guidance.

Sources

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  1. Filing Monolithic Power Systems 8-K Item 5.02, CFO retirement and interim appointment (0001437749-26-003191) · 2026-02-05
  2. Filing Monolithic Power Systems press release 'Announces CFO Transition', Exhibit 99.3 to the 8-K of 2026-02-05 · 2026-02-05
  3. Filing Monolithic Power Systems 10-K for FY2025 (0001437749-26-006113), Information About Executive Officers; Item 9A · 2026-02-27
  4. Filing Monolithic Power Systems 8-K Item 4.02, non-reliance on FY2024 and 2025 quarterly statements (0001437749-26-006112) · 2026-02-27
  5. Filing Monolithic Power Systems 10-Q for the quarter ended 2026-06-30 (0001628280-26-053275), Item 4 and signatures · 2026-08-05
  6. Filing Monolithic Power Systems DEF 14A (0001437749-26-014084); NEOs are Hsing, Blegen, Xiao, Sciammas, Tseng · 2026-04-30
  7. Filing Form 3, Robert W. Dean II (reporting CIK 1445300), Interim CFO, event date 2026-02-27 (0001214659-26-003030) · 2026-03-09
  8. Filing Form 4, Robert W. Dean II, 2023 MSUs certified 2026-07-25 (0001214659-26-009117) · 2026-07-28
  9. Filing Form 4, Robert W. Dean II, tax-cover sale and transfer of 2026-08-24 (0001214659-26-010932) · 2026-08-26
  10. Filing Form 4, Robert W. Dean II, sale of 2026-08-05 (0001214659-26-009739) · 2026-08-06
  11. Filing Form 3, Robert W. Dean II as Controller of Varian, Inc. (issuer CIK 1079028), event date 2008-09-15 (0001079028-08-000040) · 2008-09-16
  12. Filing SEC submissions for reporting CIK 1445300 (Dean Robert W II): Varian, Inc. Forms 3/4 from 2008-09-16 to 2010-05-14, then none until MPS in 2026 · 2026-09-24
  13. Web search result WebSearch: Equilar ExecAtlas, Robert W. Dean II (Corporate Controller June 2016 to February 2026; earlier Netflix, Varian, Applied Materials; BS Accounting San Jose State, MBA Santa Clara) · 2026-09-24
  14. Call transcript MPWR Q4 2025 earnings call, ROIC.ai
  15. Call transcript MPWR Q1 2026 earnings call, ROIC.ai
  16. Call transcript MPWR Q2 2026 earnings call (2026-07-30), ROIC.ai